Founder's Journal

We've got some reader questions to answer: How do I deal with anxiety? What's the future of Social Media Food Influencers? What does an Executive Chairman even do? Today I answer these questions and more from our listeners. Do you have a question about business, media, or just want to say hi? Send an email to [email protected], or my DMs are open @businessbarista on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I reflect on the business of the Olympics & what we can learn from the exorbitant costs & historical unprofitability of the games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I reflect on the ways in which I’ve built deep, meaningful relationships as an entrepreneur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I talk about my current strategy for investing in startups & the principles that guide my decision to say GO or NO GO on a potential investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I talk about my introduction to angel investing & how I approached writing my first three checks in very different early-stage businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I’m breaking down the eight trends that have led to a golden age in Entrepreneurship. There has never been a better time in history to start a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we’re introducing a new segment: “Startup CrossFit,” where I put my ideas & the ideas of others through the business analysis gauntlet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded live in front of Morning Brew referral program VIPs, I ask Shopify president Harley Finkelstein about his journey from teenage DJ to Employee #20 at Shopify, and now to president of a company with 10,000 employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I’ll be talking about a foundational skill that if mastered can drive long-term professional success & personal happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I’ll be talking about the framework I use to get my shit together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I’ll be talking about Amazon Web Services, an oft-forgotten but massive money-making machine living inside of Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I’m talking about Jeff Bezos’ successor as CEO of Amazon and the lessons we can learn from his 24-year ascent at the giant tech company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I celebrate the 50th birthday of Elon Musk by breaking the second powerful mental model that he uses to run his businesses: First Principles Thinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I celebrate the 50th birthday of Elon Musk by breaking down a powerful mental model he uses to build his businesses: Sum Product Thinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I talk about my process for deciding to quit my cushy job in Finance for the uncertainty of building a media business full-time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I talk about why following your passion is bad, anxiety-provoking advice & how thinking about the concept of "passion" differently can open you to greater freedom and success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I ask Morning Brew CEO Austin Rief about his greatest joy, biggest challenge and worst screw-up while we were building the Brew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I talk about the power of switching costs and how companies like Apple, Twitter, and Slack create long-term advantages through them. Past episodes where we covered Helmer’s first two powers: Economies of Scale https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/winning-with-scale/id1509276485?i=1000515105956 Network Effects https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/network-effects/id1509276485?i=1000516069108 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talk about 6 of the steps I've learned over thousands of meetings. How, when, and why you should call them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talk about 4 timeless lessons from Amazon’s 1997 letter to shareholders that established the principles for building an empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking about a supercharged strategy for note-taking, because as a builder your lifeblood is information. It's heavily inspired by David Perell who developed a method for note-taking called The Information Capture Process. Also big thanks to Tiago Forte and his amazing Progressive Summarization technique. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’ll explain how we found the Entrepreneurial Operating System and used it to grow Morning Brew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is about saving money and why that can be a really bad thing in business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is about how you actually go about building a tribe that aligns with your values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I’m talking about what it means to be part of a tribe and what goes into building your tribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talk about my decision to buy bitcoin, why I bought it, and the considerations I made along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking about fighting for every single customer no matter how big your company is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I explain what a learning group is and why I think it can accelerate learning & creative thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I share how to be short term selfish in conversations in order to be long term selfish...in a good way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For today’s journal, I want to help you make the right choices when picking senior people at your company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking about peoples’ opinions and how to help you think through the best way to make them work for you in your career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking about my anxiety and how I approach living with it in a productive and healthy way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todays episode breaks down a business framework that explains why some businesses are so powerful, so defensible, and only get more powerful & defensible with each day that passes. Listen to my episode on Network Effects here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I give you a tool for taking an honest & repeatable approach to how you evaluate major decisions you make. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is about making every decision you make count. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s guest journal, Amanda Goetz, Founder of House of Wise, gives us insight into building intentionally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I break down a four-step process for efficiently learning about any new topic personally or professionally. Liston to The Power of Curation on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I share one of the things I have been perpetually unconfident about…the way I work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I give you a mental model that you can add to your toolkit when making big decisions in business or life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I explain my 7 rules of connecting & networking in a post-COVID, internet world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s guest journal, Darren Rovell shares how carving out his niche in sports allowed him to build a 2,000,000 follower audience on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I talk about the importance of delivering frequent, quality feedback in business & how you can level of your feedback-giving abilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I share the superpower of storytelling, how I’ve used it as a builder, and how you can level-up your storytelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s journal, I speak about my transition from CEO to Executive Chairman of Morning Brew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest journal highlights the Founder and CEO of Hint Water, Kara Goldin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talk about why curation is a superpower, why it’s misunderstood, and why it’s more important than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I tell the founding story of Salesforce, its disruption to computing, and the lessons all builders can learn from its success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nik guides us through the importance of building in public & the impact it’s had on his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I break down “Jobs to be Done” and how to apply it to all of your work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s journal is about what it means to be an independent thinker & what you can do to start thinking for yourself rather than in accordance with others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices