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Penny and Sparrow on Creator Sessions
Hey there,
We had our (virtual) team retreat last week and it was really great. One of our engineers, Erin, wrote up a blog post about it if you'd like to see how we do them. We are learning a lot as we go, and while they're not quite as good as the in person version, we've found them to be really valuable!
FROM CREATOR SESSIONS
Penny and Sparrow
Best friends Andy and Kyle together created Penny and Sparrow, an Indie-Folk duo. They are known for their personality and stage banter and that was on full display in this Creator Session. I think duos might be my favorite to have on, because its so much fun to hear them interact and tell stories together. Plus these two share some amazing harmonies.
WHAT I'M READING
Apple won the share buyback debate
This is a really interesting article about Apple's buybacks over the years. It's particularly fascinating after reading The Outsiders and learning how companies allocate capital. Many of the best returns in the last century come from companies that aggressively buy back their shares.
CREATOR I ADMIRE
Sriram Krishnan
Sriram Krishnan helped build consumer products at Twitter and Facebook and is now an investor and writer. He has a weekly newsletter (powered by ConvertKit), along with his blog, and his fascinating interview series The Observer Effect. He gets some really great insights out of successful leaders like Daniel Ek of Spotify, and Tobi Lutke of Shopify.
Recently he and his wife Aarthi Ramamurthi hosted a conversation with Elon Musk on Clubhouse that broke Clubhouse records and went to some interesting places!
You can find all of Sriram's writing here »
Thanks for joining me this week!
Nathan Barry
I'm a designer who turned into a writer who turned into a startup CEO. My mission is to help creators earn a living. Subscribe for essays on building an audience and earning a living as a creator.
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