The best brands are at intersections

Focus is key, but so too if finding different avenues that meet

The unbundling of events

Industry events are going to change to be more focused and more flexible.

The search for the giant switch

There are no home runs in media. Better stick to legging out singles.

Consistency

Building brands and effective organizations means obsessing about details

The best way to make money

The excitement around newsletters and independent micro-media businesses is in many ways a do-over for the Web 2.0 era. The big difference: Web 2.0 was all about building large audiences through platforms that would be monetized with ads. Now, it’s about niche audiences and subscriptions. But that

The power of doing nothing

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies are always crowded

Brevity

Shorter is usually better

Launching new brands

How to expand into new verticals

Making mistakes

Nobody should want to mess up, but at least make adverse outcomes worth it by having a framework to learn and improve. 

Finding your mission

Why figuring out a mission statement is a useful exercise

The 2020 Rebooting Awards

Also a quiz for those thinking of moving to Miami

Building great editorial teams

How to construct an organization that can execute a playbook