I’ve hesitated to criticize Prime Minister Justin Trudeau because overall, he’s done a good job and let’s face it, there isn’t a practical pandemic playbook. That said, upon reading that the wage subsidy plan was under-performing (not paying out as much as… Continue Reading →
Have you ever thought: “I think I’m going to die?” Not in a “oh if I see my ex, I’m going to die” or “if I don’t do well in this exam, I am going to die.” I mean literally,… Continue Reading →
Jon Erlichman interviewed me some time ago for his show. I ran into him at Collision where I gave a keynote presentation on the art of going viral vs building a media business through franchises. We chatted about Cheddar’s recent sale to AlticeUSA. He… Continue Reading →
The following is an excerpt from my 3rd book: The 10-Year Overnight Success An Entrepreneur’s Manifesto: How WatchMojo Built The Most Successful Media Brand On YouTube. Published in fall 2016, it captured a decade’s journey and published at a moment in… Continue Reading →
TL;DR – one of the reasons I built a media company with an audience & brand people cared about was to serve as springboard to launch things around it, be it storytelling canvases or soundtracks to our lives. If you’re an artist… Continue Reading →
Seeing Vice Media need to scale back their expansion by reducing headcount by 15% and Defy Media shut down serve as cautionary tales. I will leave the lessons for another day, but here are two excerpts from my third book The… Continue Reading →
Got back from Miami today, spent a week with friends and family to celebrate a few of us turning 40. Had a chance to speak to some aspiring entrepreneurs on Thursday at Venture Cafe. As promised, I’ll be sending them… Continue Reading →
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