Troy and Brian react to OpenAI buying TBPN: It pays to have viewpoints and approaches that are preferred by the powerful.
FeedMe's Emily Sundberg joins as a guest this week. We discuss why new media like TBPN is beating legacy media not by distribution hacks or aesthetics but in energy. Legacy media relies on structural energy that’s dissipated while new media is built on earned energy, which is more organic, relatable and even fun.
Plus: Puck vs Vanity Fair, Troy's vibe coding addiction, and why venture capital isn't cool.
Chapters:
00:00 Open
00:28 OpenAI Buys TBPN
08:13 Welcome
10:11 Vibe Code Corner: PVA Hot Take
17:17 Agents and Future Org Charts
22:08 Emily Vibe Coded Side Apps
25:18 Future of Media Trends
33:11 Feed Me Business Overview
37:39 Events Merch and Energy Thesis
43:32 Scaling Feed Me carefully
47:34 Why TBPN works
53:01 Defining new media
56:43 Vanity Fair vs Puck
01:01:20 Aspirational media and detachment
01:06:15 Events business reality
01:09:37 Cool or Not Cool Corner
01:15:05 Good Product
01:17:25 Outro
