HoS Pod: Daman Rangoola

Daman has two public roles: Helping out Ben Thompson with Thompson’s world-beating tech newsletter, Stratechery, and troll-fully supporting the Lakers on Twitter. He’s a brilliant guy, with a mind trained for optimization, so I hit him up when I have business questions. This discussion is in that vein. In it, we discuss: * Why do tech bros love narrated articles? * How Daman trained his mind to listen to pods at super fast speeds * Why are journalists afraid to go subscription model?* Going for Likes vs. Going for Dollars* Who’s winning the streaming wars? * On whether the Binge Model was a mistake * How does the NBA create events within its regular season? * On if ESPN is too big (a monopoly on tv rights) to fail* The NFL bullying the NBA* Is Woj too big to fail? * LIV as player empowerment in golf* Could LIV happen in golf? * Daman vs. Kevin Durant on the concept of leadership* Did Deadspinism kill the concept of character in sports? * KD as man without a country This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe