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Show Notes
(00:03:03) - (First question) - Institution building allows scale and market expansion while preserving individual influence

(00:06:40) - Workweek focuses on individual brands to enhance recognition and attract talent

(00:08:13) - Prioritizing fair pay, early creator partnerships, and career stability

(00:12:58) - Identifying talent requires gauging industry fit, expertise, and ambition

(00:17:17) - Guiding creators in audience growth, and amplifying their strengths

(00:21:19) - Influence and market valuation gap is due to business model issues in media

(00:24:23) - Disrupting the media industry by sharing net margins with talent for top attraction

(00:27:09) - Expanding with talent search and franchise financial planning platforms

(00:29:30) - Creating shared entities with tailored cap structures for long-term alignment

(00:30:49) - Substack has simplified content creation, but their business model has flaws

(00:33:07) - Incentivized growth can lead to misleading metrics and detrimental ecosystem effects

(00:36:50) - Niche media is still in its early innings with high barriers to entry

(00:41:29) - Rising tide lifts all boats in the content industry, not winner take all

(00:44:35) - Newsletters drive intention, podcasts engage

(00:45:20) - Companies that stand out to him moving forward

(00:47:37) - The optionality of building complimentary businesses exists for those with audience retention
(00:50:05) - Debrief