Fifty years of essays on wealth, business, art, and the art of living well. Every week, Mark shares one thoughtful, unvarnished dispatch from a life spent building companies, collecting paintings, writing books, and paying attention.
New writing every week — the latest six dispatches.
I wasn’t in Nicaragua for more than a month when a local woman who heard I was interested in doing something for the community of people we were…
I don’t think Zohran Mamdani is evil – if by that one means someone damaging and destroying the world with evil intentions. I don’t think he’s even cynical…
I’ve always wondered about this... Apple removed the headphone jack and called it “courage.” Ten years later, it turns out it was a $15 billion business plan.
You probably haven’t heard. The only reason I know about it is because I am still getting dozens of emails every week from research groups and institutions that…
California has the most sophisticated technology economy in the world. It can process billions of financial transactions, track packages across continents, and identify your face in a crowd…
I asked JM, my PT/Fitness Coach/Pilates Trainer: Do you think there is anyone in their 70s that doesn’t wake up feeling tight and stiff?” His answer surprised me.…
Twelve threads Mark returns to, week after week.
Wealth building, portfolio allocation, and financial independence.
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Forty years of lessons on starting, growing, and exiting companies.
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Running the company you've built — systems, people, and growth.
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Direct-response copywriting, positioning, and the art of the sales message.
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Contrarian takes on inflation, markets, and macro forces reshaping America.
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Essays on policy, civic life, and the forces shaping how we govern ourselves.
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Manners, civility, technology, and the fraying of the American fabric.
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Jiu-jitsu, sleep, longevity — the quiet disciplines of a well-lived body.
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Planning, habits, and mental frameworks that actually move the needle.
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Long-form dispatches from cities, cultures, and experiences worth the journey.
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Essays on art, literature, bourbon, and the curious corners of a full life.
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This is a documentary we made a few years ago about the history of Rancho Santana, which is now nearly 30 years old
Four stories that I’m guessing you missed if you rely on the mainstream media for your news… Was Over-Reliance on Renewables Behind the Catastrophic…
From Sara Teasdale: “I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.”
Practical wisdom on wealth, business, and the art of living.
