No One Asked Me
David SolomonUnsolicited thoughts on failure, technology, and trying to stay human.
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The Search for a Phone That’s Not Apple or Android (and Why I Gave Up)
I’m not kidding when I say I fantasized about using a flip phone.
I imagined getting a call, unflipping my smaller and easier to carry flip phone, and answering it. The microphone and the speaker mold closer to my head. The audio is better...
Why Are You on Substack?
What is the goal of your Substack?
I thought I knew mine.
Get 1,000 engaged subscribers by the middle of May next year. 50 subscribers by July, 120 by August, and so on. With an engagement level of 40%, that’s 2,500 subscribers in all. So...
Me, ChatGPT, and the Struggle to Grow a Newsletter
Days after receiving the rejection that showed me how much ignoring social media had screwed me over, I complained to--who else? ChatGPT! I wrote this message (abridged), with some links just for context:
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Hard Work Isn’t Enough
A friend of mine was recently passed up for a promotion. Obviously this happens all the time, and obviously I’m biased when I say that they were the most qualified candidate. But the person who got the position instead of them was the lazie...
Forget Productivity Apps. Buy a Moleskine.
On my iPhone, I used to use my Notes and Reminder apps constantly. I’d have anywhere from ten to twenty reminders on my phone going off throughout the day, constantly reminding me that, yes, I still have to take out the trash, or make this...
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I live in Pittsburgh with my wife and two daughters. When I'm not working in product management, spending time with my family, or writing, I like running and training for increasingly insane obstacle course races.
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