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My New Startup Checklist

Ben Werdmuller

Ben Werdmuller

11 May 2023

Interesting to see what creating a new startup entails in 2023.  #Startups

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The Go/No Go Date

"Feeling fear goes hand-in-hand with being ambitious. Imposter syndrome is real and normal. In fact, if you aren't feeling fear in what you do, I'd argue that you aren't being ambitious enough." Here's a way to build in the fear and do it anyway.

18 Dec 2025

Nieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2026

"Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in digital media what they think is coming in the year ahead. Here's what they told us." Some essays from the annual collection that caught my eye.

17 Dec 2025
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Is the article dead?

Personalization is coming to journalism. The question is: who controls it?

16 Dec 2025

Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks

"The format credited with making books more accessible via low prices and widespread availability will all but vanish from the publishing scene in a few weeks." With it comes a generational loss.

15 Dec 2025
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