))
Linda Lebrun | Company culture, evangelism, and the value of a private life online | Ep. #2
Archivierte Serien ("Inaktiver Feed" status)
When?
This feed was archived on January 11, 2025 16:17 (
Why? Inaktiver Feed status. Unsere Server waren nicht in der Lage einen gültigen Podcast-Feed für einen längeren Zeitraum zu erhalten.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 345037686 series 3394431
Inhalt bereitgestellt von Ben Parry. Alle Podcast-Inhalte, einschließlich Episoden, Grafiken und Podcast-Beschreibungen, werden direkt von Ben Parry oder seinem Podcast-Plattformpartner hochgeladen und bereitgestellt. Wenn Sie glauben, dass jemand Ihr urheberrechtlich geschütztes Werk ohne Ihre Erlaubnis nutzt, können Sie dem hier beschriebenen Verfahren folgen https://de.player.fm/legal.
Show Notes:
(0:53) The most interesting Substack you’ve never heard of
(2:58) Why the serial format is experiencing a renaissance on Substack
(5:29) How conventional investing is like Groundhog Day
(7:08) How tech avoids the Groundhog Day problem and how Linda ended up jumping ship
(10:52) The journey from wood panelled Bay Street to remote Slack channels
(13:11) The age divide on tools and how people struggle between MS Office and GDocs
(18:43) Why good advice should always be controversial
(21:11) Substack’s experimental posture
(24:45) The role of a company evangelist and what thoughtful outreach looks like
(29:55) How to walk the line between a Mission Statement and evangelising the product
(33:19) Creating a better future for writer’s through financial independence
(38:06) The secret life of Linda on Twitter
References made in this episode:
- Substack, the only place to write online
- SMIRK, Christie Smythe’s serialised memoir of what happened with Martin Shkreli
- Hardcore Software, Steven Sinofsky’s stories from the PC revoloution
- TechTO, Toronto’s top tech events organiser
- Ben Horowitz’s Books on Management, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, and What You Do is How You Do
- Successories, Whenever you need the reminder to be “Working, Growing, Succeeding, Together” ;)
- Alex Danco, Patio11, Ana Lorena Fabrega, whenever I listen to what these folks say about their companies I'm always convinced there’s no better product or place to work. Masterclass in company evangelism.
- Lenny Rachitsky (Lenny's Newsletter), Lenny writes about some great stories of companies doing unscalable things in this essay. If you haven't read it before, and have any interest the world of startups, the original Paul Graham essay the newsletter references is also essential reading
- Linda's Twitter, if you’re looking for good follows and a window into a great Twitter network you could do a lot worse than perusing the list of accounts that Linda has interacted with
5 Episoden
Teilen
