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What you can expect from your new source of all things entertainment, tech, and business
Over 600 million blogs exist on the internet today. They give you access to 7.5 million posts every day. Alongside the 4.2 million active podcasts with their more than 70 million episodes between them, you already don’t have the bandwidth to consume and digest it all.
So why another platform that will bring you even more content?
I believe there’s a critical information gap that’s preventing you from staying ahead of the pack when it comes to the three tectonic plates on course for a massive collision, which is already reshaping our economic landscape and what drives consumer behavior: entertainment, technology, and business.
I will explore topics and trends at the intersection of these three areas to help you stay in the know, provide you with perspectives to refine your own, catalyze ideas, and give you specific takeaways and learnings you can apply to your own company and business.
Seasoned executives running a large organization, up-and-coming stars leading strategy, marketing, consumer insights, or product teams, entrepreneurs building their own business, or students about to start their career journey - this is for you. And because you don’t need any more cut and dry articles (there’s enough in the 7.5 million listed each day), we will strive to always keep what lands in your inbox focused, fun, and enjoyable to read.
In content and delivery - this is Technically Entertaining.
Every week, I will share one thought piece at the intersection of entertainment, tech, and business with you (sometimes it’ll be more, but I was socialized in management consulting so I’m following the age old adage to underpromise and overdeliver). I will not simply latch on to the latest piece that’s in the news. If it’s meaningful enough and has substance, I’ll explore what grabs the headlines. The focus will be on lasting ideas and topics that are relevant today, tomorrow, and next year.
Is the future of Netflix to be an experience company and compete with Disney? Can Roblox upend Meta’s and Google’s dominance in the advertising space? Will Epic Games ever IPO? Why are companies with strong IP establishing transmedia strategy teams? Who will buy Big Fish Games? For how long will MAX (or HBO, for the nostalgic folks like me) be able to remain a subscale platform focused purely on quality content? Why is The New York Times continuously investing in making video games? With 99% of US households having at least one streaming subscription and 3.3 billion people globally playing video games almost daily, it’s hard to overstate the importance for companies to understand entertainment as a form of consumer engagement. Throw in rapid advances in technology such as AI (needed to say it at least once!) and you have a melting pot of profound change in the world of business.
This is also the reason why I am dedicating an entire book to this topic (I’m giving you more to read, I know). My upcoming book will be released in September 2025 and explore why every company needs a gaming strategy in order to successfully engage the modern consumer. Occasionally, I will post updates about the book’s publication progress as well as provide some first glimpses of the stories told (they range from one of fashion’s most iconic designers to a multi-award winning CMO).
I have had the opportunity to spend my entire career at the intersection of digital strategy, business model innovation, technology (specifically AI), and gaming. From consulting Fortune 1000 companies, building AI startups before anyone wanted to hear about AI, to co-founding Solsten, where we leverage psychology and AI to help companies understand and resonate with the modern consumers globally, I have the privilege of being exposed to pressing questions and exciting topics that define the times we live on a daily basis.
And I’m humbled that you may consider to be along for the ride.
Let’s go. It’s time to be Technically Entertaining.
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