People vs Algorithms · 2026-07-17 · 1h 29m
AI should eliminate the need for human content aggregation, yet it's still going strong, as seen by the influential subscriber base of News Items and popularity of aggregation-heavy newsletters like Feed Me. Plus: Argentina's heel turn, Taco Bell's messy brand crisis and a drop-by from CEO Whisperer and self-proclaimed King of Quickbooks CJ Gustafson of Mostly Metrics to discuss tokenomics and building Mostly Metrics into a $5m business. * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex , Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 00:58 Welcome * 01:41 Field Notes Community * 05:38 Media Feuds and Characters * 13:18 World Cup * 21:01 Affiliate Cookie Stuffing * 29:43 Standing Out in Marketing * 38:06 Future of Aggregation * 51:18 Good Product * 57:47 Overtime with CJ Gustafson * 01:02:33 Tokenomics For CFOs * 01:09:04 Measuring AI ROI * 01:16:13 What CFOs Actually Do * 01:18:53 Mostly Metrics Business Model * 01:24:34 A Good Business Pays Well * 01:28:30 Credits This is a public episode.
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