Episodes
The show. Each one argues something specific — the line under the title is the argument, not a summary.
The Firm That Bets on Collisions
Most venture firms are built around a fund. Collide Capital is built around a firm
The Man Behind Kevin Hart's $50M Business
Attention is cheap — and getting cheaper.
How Jamelia Donaldson Built the Largest Beauty Box in Europe and the Middle East
Black women are an "invisible demographic"
Our Favorite Things 2025 — Signal, Not Noise
Year-end lists are participation trophies. The creators, deals, and platforms that matter are the ones setting infrastructure for the next 18 months
$14 Million in One Week… By Flashing Products Super Fast?! Why Shopping Now Feels More Addictive.
Shopping has always been about people buying from people. Live commerce didn't invent that
Catalogs Are Currency for Creators. Here's How to Profit on Yours.
Music catalogs have become a legitimate financial asset class
Stablecoins Will Get Creators Paid. Here's How.
The GENIUS Act turned stablecoins from a gray area into regulated payment infrastructure.
How Beauty Brands Became the Most Innovative Industry
Beauty went first. The innovations that are "new" in other industries
How Events Become Big Businesses
Events are the most underrated asset in the creator economy.
How the Smartest Artists Protect Their Ideas (and Get Paid)
Creators are losing money and control not because they lack talent, but because they lack legal structure.
Why Creators Are Worth Billions
Wall Street is financializing the creator economy the same way it financialized radio, TV, and Hollywood
$300M and Counting
Jay-Z sold Rocawear for $204 million in a three-step process
Jay-Z Flipped Rocawear
Jay-Z walked out of the financial crisis with $100M cash from the Rocawear sale and used it to buy Aspiro (Tidal) for $56M in 2015
Tidal Waves
The Jay-Z trilogy: a sale (Rocawear), a purchase (Aspiro/Tidal), and an acquisition (Square buys Tidal). This episode covers the messy middle
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group isn't a label — it's a conglomerate in the business of accompanying you.