The Narrative
Michael MargolisFor founders, operators, and funds at inflection points. The Narrative explores how language shapes strategy, belief, and momentum. Essays on narrative leverage. When you fix the story, you fix the system.
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language is the new code
A CMO I just started working with sent over everything up front.
Their positioning deck, sales decks, marketing content, with a note on top:
“I hate most of this. Don’t use any of it yet.”
I have a version of this conversation almost wee...
a hidden cheat code for narratives
Last week I wrote that AI doesn’t create meaning. It scales yours. You feel it before you can name it.
You ask AI for help with something that matters. Your strategy. The executive update. Your go-to-market.
The thing you’ve been trying t...
your ai already has a theory of you
Before I get into it: a lot is taking shape at Storied right now.
A new website next month, some revamped offerings, and a Storied AI plugin that you can use in Claude or ChatGPT, along with an enterprise solution for your language system....
the witnessing function
One glance from across the room.
My wife Elle knows immediately if there’s something going unsaid. She reads my face like no one else can. Plus she intuits like a world class psychic. Even if I say “I’m ok”, she knows if I’m bullsh*ting to...
which layer of your business is AI-proof?
Last year the question everyone asked was what is your AI strategy.
This year the question is what makes it last.
Boards ask it. Customers ask it. Hiring panels ask it.
Your team asks it in the all-hands you have not yet scheduled. The q...
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