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Creating a Netflix-worthy comic book on top of a demanding day job - Issue #00001
 • Timi Siytangco
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Giving up rock-and-roll journalism to recalibrate a writing career
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When to scale, and when to stay small - Issue #00011
 • Timi Siytangco
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How (and why) a self-taught cheesemaker built the first buffalo dairy farm in Laos
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On getting lucky and earning it retroactively with feature writer Chris Jones
And his new book The Eye Test about the value of human creativity in an age of analytics
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Timi Siytangco
How losing at the Webbys launched two storytelling careers
Singapore production startup Andas Media made their first audio drama on a shoestring
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Timi Siytangco
Non-fungible community - Issue #00012
Amrit Pal Singh might be getting a lot of press for his NFTs but he puts more value in community.
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When to scale, and when to stay small - Issue #00011
It's how the two-person creative lab Anonymous runs a film festival, wins big projects, and survived the pandemic.
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Timi Siytangco
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The consistency vs quality trade-off, and an update - Issue #00010
A small milestone - this is the 10th issue!
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Timi Siytangco
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A technologist develops soft skills - Issue #00009
They don't teach vulnerability and active listening in computer school, but they're the skills Keith most frequently pulls out of his innovation…
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Timi Siytangco
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How to LinkedIn like a human - #00008
LinkedIn is not the first social platform creators think about. Here's how one musician uses it successfully while keeping their personality intact.
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Timi Siytangco
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Launching your debut novel amid a mass protest - Issue #00007
Self-promotion tactics and spreadsheet inside!
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Timi Siytangco
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The sommelier who used Wine For Dummies to kick off his career - Issue #00006
How does a kid just out of the army learn about wine when there are no teachers in Singapore? Wine for Dummies, of course.
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