Long-form essays on startup strategy, marketplaces, competitive moats and career growth, written by a former Chief Strategy Officer of Faire. Readers get structured frameworks and first-hand operating lessons applied to current topics like AI agents and AI startup valuations.

A leadership coach shares practical career advice for mid-career leaders, such as how to decide which non-promotable tasks are worth doing for influence and how performance calibration works at large companies. Issues mix substantive frameworks with frequent promotion of the author's coaching courses and 1:1 services.

A public accountant shares a personal blueprint for losing over 30 pounds through food tracking and weekly calorie adjustments, alongside reflections on productivity and mindset. The newsletter also runs a weekly wisdom series and a one-year test of an AI-selected stock portfolio against the S&P 500.

Cat, a design leader with 20+ years at Amazon, shares candid career advice on design craft, influence, and growth in big tech, including frameworks like her five tenets and accounts of shipped work. Readers get practical, personal takes on navigating corporate politics, job searching and the value of outcomes over process.