The Chomp
The Chomp
Cody McCauley
A bi-weekly dose of the best strategic thinking content and top emerging business trends from the internet and beyond.
The Chomp #060
In this week's episode of The Chomp, I explore the craze around NFTs. You can find the written version of the newsletter here. Below are links to each of the articles I mentioned throughout the episode. Deep Dive NBA Top Shot The Next Big Thing Will Start Out Looking Like a Toy Kings of Leon Album (Rolling Stone) Chum Bucket Power to the Person | Not Boring by Packy McCormick Creators Eating the World | Trends, Analysis, Lies and Statistics The Clubhouse App and the Rise of Oral Psychodynamics | Insight The Microwave Economy | David Perell Data Is the New Sand | The Information Books The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win | Maria Konnikova Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art | James Nestor 1Q84 | Haruki Murakami
Mar 6, 2021
8 min
The Chomp #059
In this week's episode of The Chomp, I explore the value of atomic concepts. You can find the written version of the newsletter here. Below are links to each of the articles I mentioned throughout the episode. Deep Dive How to Eat an Elephant, One Atomic Concept at a Time Chum Bucket Bill Gates: My green manifesto | Financial Times The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Billionaire Arthur Hayes | Vanity Fair Clubhouse’s Inevitability | Stratechery by Ben Thompson The Creator Lifecycle: How can you turn your audience into an empire? | Arm The Creators The Shocking Meltdown of Ample Hills, Brooklyn's Hottest Ice Cream Company | Marker Books Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art | James Nestor 1Q84 | Haruki Murakami
Feb 20, 2021
9 min
The Chomp #058
In this week's episode of The Chomp, I explore the ongoing GameStop saga and more. You can find the written version of the newsletter here.  Below are links to each of the articles I mentioned throughout the episode.  Intro Section Twitter's acquisition of Revue Twitter Spaces Breaker Elliot Management Deep Dive GameStop Trading Data Reflexivity Wall Street's Double Standard Daemons Chum Bucket Let Them Vote | Of Dollars And Data Why It’s Usually Crazier Than You Expect | Morgan Housel The Days Are Long but the Decades Are Short | Sam Altman Plaid's Quiet End Run | The Generalist The Year Global Health Went Local | GatesNotes Books Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art | James Nestor 1Q84 | Haruki Murakami Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life | Rory Sutherland Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist | Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson
Feb 6, 2021
8 min
The Chomp - Audio Version Coming Next Week!
Hey Everyone — Cody here with some exciting news. Starting next week, you'll be able to get The Chomp straight to your ears. In tandem with the written edition, I'll be releasing an audio version of the newsletter every time a new issue is released.  I've heard from a number of readers that they'd love the option to listen to The Chomp instead of reading it, so starting next week you'll have your choice between the two. 
Jan 30, 2021
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