Recipient Labs Shorts Archives -

In this short from the podcast, Matthew Rawle goes into the importance of not confusing big numbers with success.

Constraints bring freedom

In this short from the podcast, Matthew Rawle goes into the counter-intuitive idea that constraints can bring freedom.

Super-long newsletters

In this short from the podcast, Matthew Rawle begins to go into an example of a newsletter that allows its author to dive much deeper into a topic.

Pop-up newsletters

In this short from the podcast, we discuss pop-up newsletters and how they can relieve a newbie from the “I’m going to have to do this every Thursday for the rest of my life” pressure.

Owned media might be better than LinkedIn

In this short from the podcast, Matthew Rawle goes into how monetizing a large audience can be difficult if it isn’t monetized right from the start.

Monetizing a large audience

In this short from the podcast, Matthew Rawle goes into how monetizing a large audience can be difficult if it isn’t monetized right from the start.

Instagram as an example

In this short from the podcast, Matthew Rawle uses Instagram as an example of the evolution of social media over time.

AI photos

In this short from the podcast, Matthew Rawle mentions how an AI-generated photo ruined an otherwise great post.

Smallest Viable Audience Part 2

In this short from the podcast, we discuss Smallest Viable Audience and how it may be more effective than having a lot of people.

Unleashing your perspective

Pranav acknowledges that unleashing your unique perspective is actually not very easy.

Trust your audience

Nick goes into the need to trust your audience if you want them to trust you back.

The first three minutes

Nick goes into the importance of building trust in the first three minutes of your presentation.

The power of in-person connection

Pranav goes into the power of in-person connection, and how it can be more valuable even though the numbers might be smaller.

Standing out in the content crowd

Pranav talks about the importance of putting your thumbprint on the things you say.

Reluctance to be visible

Sevil talks about her reluctance to be the public face of her company.

Overcoming fear of opinion

Pranav goes into overcoming the fear of having your own opinion.

Navigating opposing views

Nick goes into the extra work involved in presenting to an audience with views that oppose yours.

Navigating echo chambers

Nick goes into how your preparation needs to include anticipating which echo chamber your audience will be inhabiting.

The internet is a trust-destroying machine

Nick calls the internet a trust-destroying machine.

From corporate to startup is a big mindset shift

Sevil goes into how the transition from corporate life to startup life is mostly about mindset shift.

Business execs and bro culture

Nick goes into one way to spot someone’s presence in what he calls “bro culture.”

Building trust in startups

Sevil goes into how one of the biggest transitions she’s seen in moving from the corporate world to the startup world is the need to build trust in a presentation.