Know When to Exit: Cool Factor Vanishes Fast
Prominent media investor told me something a while back that stuck with me (paraphrasing): "two types of founders - ones who know when to sell and ones who hold on for too long. If your company trades on cool, better to know that legitimate cool factor goes away very, very fast."
Depression Often Appears as Anger, Not Just Sadness
I don’t know how to correctly word this so bear with me, but re: this trending topic regarding The Pitt this season — there’s something so refreshing in seeing the characterization of functional, severe depression through the lens of its...
Calling Layoffs “Efficiency” Earns Swift, Repeated Backlash
New rule: if you use the word “efficiency” to try and sound better/smarter/more caring than saying “layoffs” or “jobs lost,” immediate big kick in the butt. Immediate. And repeated.
Mass Media and Tech Layoffs Threaten Economic Stability
Genuine q as I’m no economist: seems like plenty more media/tech layoffs incoming — Paramount/WBD, big tech w/AI, decline of trad media, etc — so an abundance of well paid people fighting for no jobs in markets that don’t want...
Focus on Churn Retention, Not Just Cost Cuts
the only analysis on this, imo, outside of "efficiency savings" through mass layoffs (🤮🤮🤮🤮) and tech stack consolidation is what percentage of "churn and return" customers from these two cohorts would extend their subscription lifetime with very little CAC increases.
CNN's Streaming App Fails; Merge Back to HBO Max
If CNN can't get a decent sub growth push with the recent strikes in Iran, it should be a sign that a standalone CNN streaming app is a Bad Idea, and should be brought back into HBO Max. Then again,...
Mega‑Corp Era Ends: Companies Must Downsize First
The difficult thing is managing the reality that all these companies need to become much smaller to reflect new reality + sell-offs need to happen before expansion. But self-fulfilling profit wheel that allowed for mega co's isn't coming back to...
Low‑budget Procedural Outsells Big‑budget Dramas, Audience Craves Sad Doctors
Streaming executives watching as a $5M an episode procedural beats out their $10M+ an episode shows. The people* desire good hospital shows about sad doctors. *I am people https://t.co/rmuvyhpc0B