In startups, small markets then large markets.

In politics, uncontested contests then close ones.

In both worlds, you’re building a machine that can repeat wins and bring customers or constituencies along with you as you grow.

Don’t take on serious, well-funded competitors…

More in today’s Front Page from @OllyWiseman:

—Francesca Block: “external actors” fuel campus protests
—@PeterSavodnik meets aspiring revolutionaries
—Katherine Boyle’s career advice
—Suzy Weiss: Dr. David Sabatini goes back to work
—FP Lonely Hearts update thefp.pub/4biXQDQ

Everyone thinks they’re a “strong opinions, loosely held” type of person at work.

But most of work is “weak opinions, untested and unchallenged.”

A strong opinion backed up by serious thought is so refreshing and rare. There’s some high ego types who pretend to have strong…

Americans will put up with a lot of bulls*** but not this.

The protestors ripping down American flags don’t realize what the flag means to the people who volunteer to protect and defend their rights everyday.

Let’s go NYC x American Dynamism.
📅 June 3-9 💪🇺🇸❤️
All builders and dreamers welcome!

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Marketing is one of the most misunderstood functions in business. Founders think they have a marketing problem when they actually have a product problem. Companies say “my competitor is great at marketing” when they actually mean “my competitor is great at strategy.”

Steve Jobs…

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Pessimism is easy, optimism is hard.

Be brave, do the latter.

Americans get a lot of flack for long campaign seasons but they serve to root out the people who can’t cut it on a national stage. And now we have another important test: does this person actually care about winning?

Here’s an example: say you put your dog on the roof of your…

Like every serious Papist I’ve hoped to one day make Ross Douthat’s newsletter with an important cultural take and here I am, arguing in favor of Tortured Poets. Wild.

Just as politics has become more theatrical over the last decade, so has business. If one wants a leg up in their industry, study professional wrestling. It’s never been more relevant to reading the world.

🚨📣 The decline in our industrial leadership, contrasted sharply by China’s ascendancy, is both an economic challenge & an existential threat. 👇

Read more from my partner Ryan McEntush: acruisingvoyage.com/p/war-for-our-…

Many reasons to be bullish on Florida’s growth and trajectory. FLORIDA is one of them. Ben Sasse is what real leadership on a college campus looks like.

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I will never understand how this horror that affects every sector, class and demographic of American society is just ignored as though it’s not happening.

Many tragedies today. Fentanyl is the greatest.

Maybe I’m biased - because Anduril has a large and growing presence in Mississippi— but this makes me optimistic for the future of America.

Great innovators who love our country will shape our future. 🇺🇸

Impossible to overstate the importance of this win. Please spread the word. Anduril is proving that with the right team and business model, a seven-year-old company can go toe-to-toe with players that have been around for 70+.

The real winner? The United States of America.