Combat photographer turned tech exec turned film finance assassin. Your distribution model's worst nightmare
Aug 31, 2025
•
8 min read
The Operating System for Creators Who Refuse to Die Broke
Aug 7, 2025
4 min read
Jun 17, 2025
3 min read
Netflix spends $18 billion to own your Thursday nights. What happens when creators realize distribution is the only game?
Capital meets creativity in Marrakesh. Ownership is the agenda. 75 creators, investors, and industry leaders gather in Marrakesh to fund films, retain rights, and build the future of media infrastructure.
What if how you monetize matters more than what you make? We're gathering model innovators to dissect the economics of creation.
Jun 16, 2025
Indigenous people figured out sustainable business before Harvard Business School existed.
Jun 15, 2025
2 min read
Turns out you can't use caveman accounting to measure spaceship assets
90% of startups seeking VC funding shouldn't be seeking VC funding. Customer money validates product-market fit, investor money validates PowerPoint skills.
While you're trying to get on Netflix, smart money already left the building.
Jun 14, 2025
When Instagram lifestyle meets true profit margins, somebody's getting exposed
Jun 12, 2025
Disney's worth $215 billion. The creators who drew Mickey died middle class. Let's talk about why.
Jun 10, 2025
A field guide for creatives building wealth without compromise
Mar 27, 2025
Why Half Your AI Team Quit.
Mar 22, 2025
13 min read
How Most Artists Stay Broke While Mediocre Talent Gets Rich
Jan 18, 2025
6 min read
Meta says AI can replace engineers. They can't even keep the racists out of my DMs.
Jan 4, 2025
5 min read
Why big players still control the future of entertainment and tech, even as creation gets easier.
Dec 24, 2024
7 min read
How the Army, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley taught me success follows service
