Archive - Gil Gildner

How I sold 13,468 books by going the self-publishing route

The traditional book publishing industry is populated with dinosaurs.

Jul 31 •

If you ran a company like a democracy, it would be bankrupt within the year.

If you ran Walmart like a democracy, every worker in each of the 10,784 stores would vote the company into a benefits-fueled hole. We don't run…

Jul 24 •

Averages & medians don't really tell you what you need to know

Perhaps you’ve seen the statistic: 50% of marriages end in divorce.

Jul 18 •

May 2024

Being in Liberia during Ebola made me distrust the media

I don't trust anything you see in the media — anything. And I have real reason behind this.

May 20, 2024 •

November 2022

Why the SMMA model is fundamentally broken

This year, I have gotten more messages about one specific subject than anything else by far.

Nov 19, 2022 •

January 2022

Scurvy (and, the power of doing over understanding)

Last year, I sent a newsletter (almost) every week.

Jan 23, 2022 •

September 2021

Human stupidity: the ADE 651 bomb detection device

This week I’d like to talk about the ADE 651 bomb detection device.

Sep 11, 2021 •

July 2021

If you're like me, when you're researching things online, you'll often realize that you've just ingested extremely biased information.

Jul 16, 2021 •

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