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Pitch simple. Execute absurd.

There's a simple doctrine: outside of a person's love, the most sacred thing that they can give is their labor

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In 2014 I left the world of Silicon Valley start ups and moved to New York for a job as the first employee of Day One Agency. The office was another agency’s conference room and meetings were held out of a nearby restaurant.

Day One now has offices in NYC, Chicago, LA and Portland. And since going freelance, I’ve been brought in for client work and internal Strategy Dept. projects. It is really fun to come back to an agency 11 years later and see what has changed and what has stayed the same.

One thing that has stayed the same is their willingness to invest in agency IP. From a newspaper to a radio station they produce things as an agency beyond client work.

Most recently they released the Day One Agency Almanac. Authored/Edited by Clara Malley and Eli Williams, it is as if the Baffler discovered punk and fell in with a bad crowd in the best possible way.

You can request a copy here:

Upon receiving a physical copy, it will grant you access to the digital copy…

This is the kind of project I want to see more of in the world. From agencies. from individuals or friend groups. from book clubs or neighborhood gardens.

Ever since we started building and reviewing presentations remotely, it seems like there is no longer a dry run presentation or run-through done.

100 Questions

An oldie but a goodie. I think I made this in recognition of 100 issues of the newsletter.

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Some of my deepest beliefs are in direct conflict with each other…

When it comes to work, I believe firmly that:

You show respect by fighting. / To let up insults the opponent.

but also:

I love this response.

I love this kind of thing on the internet.

This explains a lot of the difficult people I’ve encountered over the years.

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