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 DollarsWho’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 failThe NFL bullying the NBAIs Woj too big to fail? LIV as player empowerment in golfCould LIV happen in golf? Daman vs. Kevin Durant on the concept of leadershipDid 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 houseofstrauss.substack.com/subscribe