I recently sat down with Eric Jorgenson to share my deep dive into the history and economics of book publishing. As someone who worked in strategy consulting at places like McKinsey and BCG, I can’t help but occasionally scratch that analytical itch (as exemplified by this 70+ page slide deck). What I found shocked me … Read More
My entire book journey is one of low expectations, continuous surprises, and seeming enjoyment from others watching me be shocked by book sales. I recently hit 50k books sold. And while book sales seem to be slowing, they are still selling at a steady clip. It blows me away that I’ve sold at least one … Read More
The creator economy has destroyed the walls between creators and their audiences. With the click of a button, people can reach people all around the world via voice, video, and text. People who are sharing ideas across mediums like blogs, YouTube channels, and podcasts are used to having not only creative control over their work … Read More
In this episode, I talk about the time a publisher tried to buy my book The Pathless Path. I shared a thread that seemed to get a lot of attention about turning down a $200k book deal. On the surface, this seems like a HUGE deal but the deal structure made it easy to say no. … Read More
If you want to read my step-by-step journey of how I self-published my book, you can read my 8,000-word post explaining every step of the process. But if you want a more fun PowerPoint-based story (only something a former strategy consultant would ever say), you can check out the deck I put together below.
In December 2020, while living in Mexico, I decided I would write a book. It had been a thought lingering in my mind for quite a while. It wasn’t that I desired to be an author or someone that had written a book but really just something that I assumed would happen if my love … Read More