what emerges in early stage companies, discovering founder identities, and launching and relaunching Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts Starting a new company? Let’s be honest – it’s hard. In the midst of a global pandemic? Yep, definitely hard. Compared to a…
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non-linear careers, sharing work in public, and dealing with self doubt Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts Back in 2008, Kevin Kelly wrote a now legendary article on the long tail, and the concept of 1000 true fans. It’s a concept that’s…
Under the Current Podcast: #4 – Taneshia Nash-Laird
how cultural institutions help shape cities, creating platforms for others, and rediscovering deferred dreams Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts For the Englishman in New York, JFK airport is the well-known touchdown point, sitting at the intersection of Brooklyn and Queens. But…
7 podcast hosting lessons
The last few weeks have been filled with writing scripts, relearning software, and rigging up soundproofing materials. It’s podcast time again. The first episode of the ‘Tickets‘ podcast feels like a long time ago now. Since then I’ve produced 40 or podcast episodes, but with a 12-month gap since last…
Under the Current Podcast: #3 – Dave Clarke
engineering as procrastination, what it means to be punk, and the future of the electronic music scene Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts From his first release on XL Recordings in 1990, through to being called ‘The Baron of Techno’ by legendary…
Under the Current Podcast: #2 – Luciana Rozenberg
going from prototype to products, form and function, and why big cities matter Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts Split between the western Andes Mountains and eastern Gran Chaco lowlands of Argentina is the province of Tucaman. Just over 1200km north of…
Under the Current Podcast: #1 – Joey Cofone
the mirage of failure, recognising the spectrum of what’s difficult, and alternative approaches to rebranding Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts Think of a Thinker. Who comes to mind? Maybe Seneca, Aristotle, Newton, de Beauvoir? Ayn Rand, Bill Gates? Indeed, all great…
Do you remember your first 10?
Every business starts somewhere. There are very few that got off the ground with hundreds or thousands of customers rather than ten, one, or none. The first ten are a huge deal for a bunch of reasons. They validate the business and the founders’ reason for starting up. They inform…
Back to The Tension
In the embers of last year’s summer, I started a new podcast. Unlike my first podcast series, Tickets, it was bitesize, one-way, and a little oblique and esoteric. I called this new podcast series The Tension. Although the idea ostensibly came about from my work with others, it was just…
The Tension: Chaos / Order
What we can learn from the world of talent agencies, and why invisible order can power our infinite loop. Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | PocketCasts | Breaker | Overcast