Check-in time. Brian found an anomaly in his email list: a surprise hit! How is Videogames w/ Bryce advancing? Is Jury’s Crystal podcast helpful or a depressive omen? (It’s not a depressive omen.) What’s next for Andrew after the #1 launch of The Girl Beneath the Sea? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Some tech talk and what habits will you keep up after shelter-in-place? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
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How was the launch of Andrew’s new “The Girl Beneath the Sea” and how did it end up on Amaon First Reads? More feedback and suggestions for Bryce’s gaming newsletter. How to inspire real engagement? Just ask! Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Bryce dived into Quibi, a mobile-first streaming video service. How are the shows? Is it worth the price and does anything take advantage of the format yet? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Updates on everyone’s projects and how we’re impacted by being at home. Updates on Brian’s HQ compound, Justin’s Raise the Dead podcast and politics podcast, and Andrew’s new takeout.page project. Tackling mis-information in a hyper-evolving situation. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
What is the office of the future? How can you design your space to be productive and happy? Plus, what are the benefits of the pomodoro timer technique? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
We know first-hand exactly how to handle working from home. How do you occupy yourself in a quarantine scenario? Staying on track and staying sane when you’re asked to stay home. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
An update one month into Bryce’s newsletter project. How do you write a valuable subject line? What’s the value proposition? Publishing do’s and don’t’s. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Spotify seems to have a “fake artist” issue. How much of a problem is this? What can musicians do in response to that? Plus, some office design productivity tools/tips. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Justin’s found a significant up-tick in interest and funding from his politics podcast. How did he get here and what’s next? What’s easier to talk into: a political caucus of TwitchCon? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
After a weird slew of biblical comments on a new Mdoern Rogue video, Brian wants to know thoughts on how to handle comments now that the channel has gotten bigger. How did Bryce’s first week of having a newsletter go? Plus, anyone try Byte since we talked about it two weeks ago? Quan Quibi queep up with the quompetition? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Bryce is starting a mailing list–what are best practices and ways he can differentiate it from a blog or podcast? How often is too often and do you treat an all-content mailer different from a marketing mailer? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Byte AKA Vine 2.0 has launched. What does the short-form video space look like this many years since the death of Vine? Do TikTok’s short-comings make enough of an empty space for Byte? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
How do you know if you’re “working hard enough?” When is perfect the enemy of good and what do you do when you reach the limits of what you can achieve with infinite time? Sprinting versus marathon style paces. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
When should you go “all-in”? Always keep an eye on what your next thing will be. And don’t forget about networking–we certainly do. Be on your behavior because you aren’t invisible. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Brian is starting to write a book. Will his idea of how to write and disseminate it make sense and will he really own it? Can the power of crowdsourcing overcome any of the work on writing a book? Taking an idea and strengthening it with the power of a massive community. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
