Polina Marinova Pompliano is the author of The Profile, a newsletter that profiles the world's most successful people.
 She spent five years at FORTUNE, where she was the author + editor of Term Sheet, an industry-leading newsletter on dealmaking.
 Polina has interviewed some of the most influential dealmakers in the world, including: Melinda Gates, Steve Case, Chamath Palihapitiya and others.
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 Full show notes on creatorlab.fm In the conversation, you'll learn about:
  - the rise of independent writers + the creator economy
  - evolution of the media landscape
  - future of media monetization
  - her writing process + the art of the edit
  - actionable lessons from The Profile, featuring: Malcolm Gladwell, Charlie Munger, Anthony Bourdain, Ira Glass, Elon Musk + more
  
 Timestamps:
  - 2:47 Intro
  - 5:03 "Oprah is not JUST Oprah"
  - 9:54 Leaving Fortune Magazine
  - 15:44 Background On The Profile
  - 19:09 Expectations vs Reality
  - 23:43 Why Polina Uses Substack For Her Newsletter
  - 27:13 Evolution of Monetization in New Media
  - 36:20 Writing Process: Summarizing 128 Books
  - 40:53 The Art of The Edit
  - 44:13 Building Your Initial Audience
  - 45:50 Growing An Audience
  
 Lessons From The Profile:
  - 48:30 Gladwell: "3 Hours of Thinking for 1 Hour of Writing"
  - 51:55 "Interesting, Not Perfect"
  - 53:54 How To Find Meaning In Your Work
  - 55:32 Ira Glass: "Great Stories Happen To Those Who Can Tell Them"
  - 58:00 Charlie Munger: Inversion + Avoidance of Stupidity
  - 59:29 Survivor vs Victim
  - 1:00:46 The Bourdain Principle
  - 1:05:46 Lessons From Shonda Rhimes
  - 1:09:02 "I'm No Longer Looking For An Enemy..."
  - 1:11:23 Guy Raz: Stories We Tell Ourselves
  - 1:13:32 Elon Musk: The Chef vs The Cook
  - 1:16:34 Thinking From First Principles
  - 1:19:04 Unconcious Bias
  - 1:20:25 Human Hardware vs Software
  - 1:22:16 Wrap Up