J.P. Morgan and the House of Morgan: rise of American banking power

Founders August 9, 2020

• Power came from weak companies — the strong never needed Morgan
• Reorganised so many bankrupt railroads the process was called 'Morganisation'
• Three generations of Morgans were miserable men trapped by dynastic duty

Eight steps to rebuild income and momentum from zero

Noah Kagan August 6, 2020

• Stabilise cash first — bill stress kills the space to think clearly
• Bring proof of work to job applications; most candidates bring nothing
• Start building an audience now — it takes years to compound

Deep work habits: relaxation, time blocking, and managing unpredictable schedules

Deep Questions with Cal Newport August 6, 2020

• Complete mental shutdown is rarely the restoration most people need.
• Revising your time block plan beats abandoning it when chaos hits.
• Teachers' shallow work overload routinely blows past a full working day.

How To Write Headlines That Work - Copyhackers

Joanna Wiebe August 6, 2020

Link building outreach: results and process from 515 emails

Ahrefs August 5, 2020

• 17.55% reply rate — double the industry average for cold outreach
• Most link exchanges and payment requests came from both small and high-authority sites
• Not sending follow-up emails was the single biggest missed conversion lever

How core values become a decision-making engine for scaling companies

Bill Gallagher August 5, 2020

• Generic values on a wall create zero alignment across 18,000 daily decisions
• Scaled 30 to 1,000 people with zero growing pains using values as language
• Core value surveys predict KPI drops before managers spot the problem

Scaling up in uncertainty: stress, thinking time, and business pivots

Bill Gallagher August 5, 2020

• Believing stress is harmful makes it physically harmful — mindset is the lever
• Think time must be scheduled like client work or it disappears
• Separate what you deliver from how you deliver it to find your pivot

Jordan Belfort on Sales, the Stratton Scam, and Rebuilding

Noah Kagan August 5, 2020

• Use a trusted name as a loss leader to open cold accounts.
• Three unknowns against you — reposition to tip the odds.
• Opportunities are everywhere; most people simply fail to act.

How ClassPass used fatal pricing to build a fitness empire

Masters of Scale August 4, 2020

• Bleed your business with low prices to win a winner-takes-all market
• ClassPass discovered the untapped 'fitness dabbler' market by accident
• Price hikes trigger rage — protecting the core promise keeps users anyway

Nine tactics for building a powerful network from home

Noah Kagan August 4, 2020

• Adding value first — without asking — is what makes people respond.
• Reach out to up-and-comers early; relationships compound over decades.
• Hosting an event, even online, lets you meet anyone you want.

Cal Newport answers deep work, tech, and life questions

Deep Questions with Cal Newport August 3, 2020

• Sequentiality — one thing at a time — applies to every role, not just programmers.
• Twitter's political influence comes from less than 1% of the US population.
• Personal improvement and systemic change reinforce each other, not compete.