What Is a Creator Capitalist?
What Is a Creator Capitalist? You’ve built a career. You’re smart. You work hard. And yet… something feels off. AI is eating tasks. Org charts are flattening. Platforms are rewriting the rules in real time. The old career playbook—get good, execute well, climb slowly—is cracking. So what replaces it? A Creator Capitalist. Not an influencer.…
Category Creation for Startup Entrepreneurs: How to stop competing and start creating
Let’s start with a painful truth: most startups never actually start something new. They enter an existing market. They build a slightly better product. And then they drown in a sea of sameness. That’s not entrepreneurship. That’s incrementalism with a hoodie. If you want to build something legendary—not just “fundable”—you have to stop playing…
Silicon Valley Legend, Rick Bennett, Took Oracle From $15M In Revenue To Over $1B. Here’s How.
In Silicon Valley, Rick Bennett is a coveted secret weapon. If you want to psychologically attack the competition with your marketing tactics, Rick is your guy (if you can get him). He won’t bother with hesitant clients. He doesn’t do boring, safe, or average. Hire somebody else for that. Rick Bennet is the AC/DC of advertising and…
Snow Leopard: Why Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
Most writers spend their entire lives trying to become “great.” But what does being a great writer mean? Is it when you go viral, and accumulate over a million views on something you’ve written? Is it when a major publisher gives you a book deal? Is it when a magazine says you’re “talented?” Is it…
How To Make Money In A Recession: 5 Steps To Create Demand For Your Product, Service, Or Platform
Recessions are the worst time to fight for demand. And recessions are a great time to create demand. Originally published by Category Pirates🏴☠️ Dear Friend, Subscriber, and Category Pirate, We are in a recession. (Not officially, but it is not looking good.) Stocks are down. Startup valuations have plummeted. Bitcoin and Ethereum have lost more…
Why (Positional) Power Is NOT The Greatest Power: The Legendary Lesson Madeleine Albright Taught Me
As a door opened, a soft “aahh” came over the 25 executives waiting. Madam Secretary had arrived. (Everyone was there for her, but it was still surprising to actually see her) The first female US Secretary of State was radiant in red. (Featuring one of her famous brooches) Warm, welcoming, laughing and listening, she took…
Personal Branding In 2022: Three Considerations
(This is an excerpt from Category Pirates Mini-eBook, “The “Me” Disease: Why Personal Branding Is A Lie” In 1997, entrepreneur, acclaimed author and founder of Skunkworks, Inc., Tom Peters, wrote a column for FastCompany’s print magazine. The title of the article was, “The Brand Called You.” This may very well be the first mention of “personal branding,”…
Category Design Rising
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Two New Category Pirates Business Books Hit #1 at the Same Time
Category Pirates, the leading digital-first business publisher, announced that their first two full-sized books, “The Category Design Tool Kit” and “A Marketer’s Guide To Category Design,” successfully achieved number one status in multiple categories on Amazon.com at the same time on Monday, December 6, 2021. “Category Design has emerged as the most powerful business skill…
