"Age of Miracles"

Medicaid is a $613 billion market that, as of 2017, had only attracted $20-30mm in VC funding.  That left a massive, if complex, opportunity for someone willing to vertically integrate, take risk, and treat the whole person.  Meet Cityblock Health. Cityblock is literally keeping people out of the hospital and saving lives -- the things that make the company tick are the same: big market, business model with positive unit economics, and an innovative product, powered by technology. We’ll use that framework to understand Cityblock: The Market: Demystifying Medicaid. The Business Model: Value-Based Care. The Product: Treating the Whole Person. Strong Early Results Challenges The Future of Cityblock, and Healthcare Read the full post here. And go work at Cityblock: check out jobs here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

Cooperation is the winning strategy in the Great Online Game.  In this episode, we'll discuss why power is shifting from individuals to institutions, and how individuals can team up to accomplish bigger things together than any can alone. We'll cover:  The Big Smile LeBron and Super Teams Liquid Super Teams The Cooperation Economy in Action Cooperation as a Strategy You can read the full post at Not Boring. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

Melio, which has raised $256 million and was recently came out of stealth valued at $1.3 billion by Coatue, makes it easy for SMBs to pay each other. It's a Venmo-like experience on the front, with powerful tech in the back-end. It's also executing brilliantly on the disruption playbook. Today, we’ll look at Melio’s story, product development, viral growth, and future through the lens of disruption. It’s rare that you get such a clear view of disruption playing out in real time. This one’s going to be in the textbooks. We’ll help the professors get started by covering: Disruption by the Book Meet Melio Started from the Bottom Viral Growth Stripes, Squares, and Settles, Oh My! Melio’s Future You can read the full post, and subscribe, at notboring.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

What if I told you about a business that:   Has strong network effects  Grew revenue 200x YoY  Is preparing to offer a 25% dividend  About to implement a permanent share buyback program?    That's pretty much Ethereum. This episode is my bull case on Ethereum. It is not financial advice.  Read the full post at Not Boring. Intro Song: I Will Derive - Ethereum --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

Prescription drug commercials are confusing. People eating ice cream while a voiceover talks about herpes. The Cialis couple in the bathtubs in a field (backstory revealed below). The long list of side effects that seem much worse than whatever disease the advertised drug claims to cure. I asked Nikhil Krishnan, the man behind healthcare newsletter/community/novelty product shop Out-of-Pocket to explain why they are the way we are. He covers:  Why Do Pharma Companies Market to Consumers? What Are the Rules Around Marketing to Consumers? Pharma Marketing is Evolving So... Is Marketing to Consumers Bad? You can read the full post at Not Boring.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

We’re all playing a Great Online Game. How well we play determines the rewards we get, online and offline. The Great Online Game is played concurrently by billions of people, online, as themselves, with real-world consequences. Your financial and psychological wellbeing is at stake, but the downside is limited. The upside, on the other hand, is infinite. We cover:  What is a Video Game? The Great Online Game Meet the Players How Crypto Supercharges the Game How to Play the Game Read the full post at Not Boring.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

Truework is building the verified identity layer for the internet, starting with employment and income verification. The company has raised $45 million from Sequoia, Founders Fund, Khosla, and Activant, and is executing on a brilliant 10-year plan to win you back control of your most sensitive personal information. We cover:  Meet Truework How to Win a Legacy Industry Regulatory Counter-Positioning The Verified Identity Layer Read the full post at Not Boring. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

When Packy auctioned off his Power to the Person essay as an NFT that split proceeds with the people whose work Packy cited, Clint won the auction with a 2.19 ETH bid. We had to talk about it, and I'm glad we did. We covered:  The psychology of NFT buying The future of media and entertainment  How Clint sees Web3 and crypto changing the relationship creators have with their audiences And so much more...  Follow Clint on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

I teamed up with Mario Gabriele, the author of The Generalist, to study Tata Group, the 152-year-old Indian conglomerate with public subsidiaries worth a combined $234 billion. We cover:   Tata’s rich history, beginning with the opium trade The complexion of a messy conglomerate The necessary moves to perpetuate the dynasty Read the full post at Not Boring. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

In today's Not Boring Guest Post, Ali Montag writes about the original multi-channel creator: Martha Stewart.  For more than five decades, Martha Stewart has evolved to stay one step ahead of the curve. Montag writes, "Martha Stewart has, over the course of a 50-year career, with mystically perfect timing, refashioned herself from Wall Street stock broker to Connecticut catering chef, from the U.S.’s first self-made woman billionaire to a yoga-teaching inmate in federal prison, from a scandal-tainted villain to renewed brand icon, and from the picture of propriety to Instagram’s latest thirst trap." You can read the full post at Not Boring. Read more of Ali's writing at the Newsletter Crew Newsletter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message