Greg's bookmarks is brought to you by LCA. The design firm that work on your favorite apps. Chances are we worked on your favorite AI app. If you want the world's best design firm on your website, app, product roadmap, reach out here. Space limited. Sweeping the floors In 2021, I launched a podcast that was destined for success. At least, that's what it looked like on paper. We had all the ingredients: a star co-host with over a million followers, producers who handled the biggest shows in...
12 days ago • 5 min read
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19 days ago • 5 min read
Today's newsletter is brought to you by LCA. We help companies build their future. From new products to websites, apps, and AI solutions. We work with businesses doing $10M-$10B in revenue. We're the McKinsey of ideas. Big names like Warner, Fortnite, and Shopify hire us to dream up their next big products. Want to join them? Request a brainstorm here The MrBeast Guide 36 pages A couple nights ago, I stumbled across MrBeast’s leaked production guide. You know MrBeast, right? The guy with 100+...
26 days ago • 7 min read
Today's newsletter is brought to you by LCA. If your company wants to bring your company to the future, hire us. Build your new product, website, app or AI with us. We get hired by Warner to Fortnite to Shopify to dream up what new products they can build. Request a brainstorm here. The Creative Founder Something major is happening in startup land. The nature of startups is changing, and the pace of this change is accelerating. The stereotypical image of two programmers in a Palo Alto garage...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Today's newsletter is brought to you by LCA. If your company wants to bring your company to the future, hire us. We get hired by Warner to Fortnite to Shopify to dream up what new products they can build. See who we work with here and request a brainstorm. We work with only several companies a year. I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of commerce lately. Not the “10% off your next purchase” kind of future. I’m talking about the “your fridge just ordered milk without asking you” kind of...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by BoringMarketing.com. They are the SEO firm with proprietary technology that makes Google notice you. It's that simple. Learn more here. They do these audits that project how much traffic you'll get. Today, let's talk about when is the right time to start a business. In 2016, I was living in San Francisco, between projects and hungry for inspiration. I got invited to a well-known VC's house in Atherton a suburb of SF (and the most expensive zipcode in the...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by BoringMarketing.com. They are the SEO firm with proprietary technology that makes Google notice you. It's that simple. Learn more here. Buttons. You know those little digital things on websites that get people do stuff? The ones that say "Buy Now" or "Add to Cart"? Whenever I was designing websites I just designed them like everyone else. Didn’t think too much about them. An afterthought. Copy and paste. Big mistake. Here's the story: A few weeks ago, I was...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by LCA. I don't talk about LCA often, but its the design/innovation agency behind the world's biggest brands. We turn "what if" into "holy crap, it exists" for a living. Designing apps, websites and AI that you use everyday. Say hello to LCA Sometimes in startups, you've gotta embrace the crazy. Back in 2017, I was neck-deep in building Islands, a Discord competitor. We were getting traction, but something was bugging me. In a sea of chat apps, how do you stand...
2 months ago • 4 min read
You're invited to my team's event next Wednesday August 14th. Join our live business idea roast. RSVP now here (spots limited) and you'll get a free audience/community playbook course. If you can't make it live, RSVP anyways and we'll send you a recap48h later. Brought to you by Community Empire. 98 out of 100 visitors leave most websites without buying. That's not just bad conversion—it's money walking out the door. Why? Because most websites break the golden rule of the internet – give...
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