David Friedman

Nov
06

The problem with giving advice on the internet

One of the amazing things about the internet is that it lets anyone and everyone communicate at a scale heretofore
2 min read
Nov
05

How to deal with ambiguity in startups

Tech startups are pretty ambiguous enviornments. This is especally true the earlier the company is in its lifecycle. If your
3 min read
Nov
01

How to Use Ahrefs' Backlinks Checker to find Your Competitor's Customers

Ahrefs' Backlinks Checker tool is a pretty powerful tool. And one very interesting thing it can be used for
3 min read
Oct
31

10 Tactical Marketing Tips to Grow Your Business

I like to think of marketing as all those activities which grow your customer or partner acquisition funnels. Good marketing
6 min read
Oct
30

Tacit Knowledge & the Future of Work

Lots of people are talking about the future of work these days, by which they usually mean remote work, or
4 min read
Oct
24

How to scalably and rapidly create AI-generated content for a marketing blog

One standard growth marketing trick for startups is to generate a lot of blog content. This can do two things:
5 min read
Oct
22

Crypto regulation is inevitable. You might as well have a seat at the table.

It's probably no surprise to anyone reading this that a lot of people involved in the cryptocurrency industry
4 min read
Oct
14

Three Things That Need to Happen for me to be More Bullish About Crypto

Three things need to happen to crypto for me to be more bullish: (1) blockchain scalability must improve; (2) regulatory
2 min read
Oct
13

How to Build a Growth Plan for Your Startup

Finding growth opportunities for a tech startup is always top of mind. This post lays out some strategies to consider.
3 min read
Oct
12

All Art is Combinatorial and Pastiche

Tyler Cowen writes, in his inimitable way, that a weakness of AI-generated art is that it is combinatorial and pastiche:
1 min read