Harnessing AI for Strategic Insights

David Perell is one of the best known internet writers of his generation. 

He’s amassed almost a half million followers on X, hosts the popular podcast How I Write, and founded Write of Passage, which has taught thousands of students how to be digital writers.

We go deep on using ChatGPT to: 

• Doing deep reading of old books
• Finding anecdotes that spread
• Better understanding your taste
• Finding your heroes
• Understanding your blind spots as a leader
• Unpacking the strategy of your business

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Timestamps:

• Intro 00:53
• Finding and understanding his heroes 13:42
• Understanding his personality and leadership style 19:14
• Who does David work well with? 25:53
• Workshopping the New York Times’s business strategy 36:52
• Why ChatGPT is incredible at diversity, accessibility, and speed 52:54
• Bringing old books like Moby Dick to life with DALL-E 58:50
• Using ChatGPT for deep textual analysis 1:06:29
• ChatGPT for writing anecdotes that spread 1:21:04
• Conversations with ChatGPT as food and drink for the soul 1:25:55