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Every Dollar You Spend on Brand Should Lower Another Metric

Jul 30, 2026

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2 min read

Every Dollar You Spend on Brand Should Lower Another Metric

Branding shouldn't just make your company look better. It should make your business perform better.

Edwin
Edwin
Your First Customer Might Be You

Jul 23, 2026

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3 min read

Your First Customer Might Be You

What Sour Strips' journey from startup to Hershey acquisition teaches us about building brands people genuinely care about.

Edwin
Edwin
How To Turn One Customer Win Into 15 Pieces of Marketing

Jul 16, 2026

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4 min read

How To Turn One Customer Win Into 15 Pieces of Marketing

A practical system for capturing one success story and using it everywhere it matters.

Edwin
Edwin
People Trust Brands That Seem Busy

Jul 9, 2026

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3 min read

People Trust Brands That Seem Busy

Visible momentum is one of the strongest signals a brand can send.

Edwin
Edwin
How Replit Grew by Making a Hard Thing Feel Easy

Jul 2, 2026

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3 min read

How Replit Grew by Making a Hard Thing Feel Easy

How reducing intimidation can be one of the most powerful growth strategies a startup has

Edwin
Edwin
The Best Brands Give People Less to Figure Out

Jun 25, 2026

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3 min read

The Best Brands Give People Less to Figure Out

Clarity isn't just good communication. It's good business.

Edwin
Edwin
🎬 Why Some Brands Become Entertainment Companies

Jun 18, 2026

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2 min read

🎬 Why Some Brands Become Entertainment Companies

What founders can learn from brands that earn attention instead of buying it

Edwin
Edwin
How Software Founders Can Survive In The Age of AI...And Build Brands That Matter

Jun 11, 2026

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3 min read

How Software Founders Can Survive In The Age of AI...And Build Brands That Matter

Is AI Commoditizing Software? What Startup Founders Need to Understand

Edwin
Edwin
Why Some Brands Thrive on Criticism

Jun 4, 2026

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2 min read

Why Some Brands Thrive on Criticism

The goal isn't to be disliked. It's to be impossible to ignore.

Edwin
Edwin
What Happens When Competitors Start Copying You

May 28, 2026

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3 min read

What Happens When Competitors Start Copying You

Success Creates Imitators. Then the Real Competition Begins

Edwin
Edwin
Why Erewhon Became More Than a Grocery Store

May 21, 2026

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3 min read

Why Erewhon Became More Than a Grocery Store

How Wellness, Visibility, and Aspiration Turned a Retailer Into a Cultural Brand

Edwin
Edwin
Why Some Brands Feel Bigger Than They Actually Are

May 14, 2026

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3 min read

Why Some Brands Feel Bigger Than They Actually Are

How Visibility, Repetition, and Cultural Presence Shape Perceived Scale

Edwin
Edwin
Customers Are Researching You Without You

May 7, 2026

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3 min read

Customers Are Researching You Without You

Your brand races to influence your consumer....but Reddit, TikTok, and ChatGPT got there first.

Edwin
Edwin
What Happens When Paid Acquisition Stops Working as Well

Apr 30, 2026

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4 min read

What Happens When Paid Acquisition Stops Working as Well

Paid Still Works. Just Not the Way It Used To.

Edwin
Edwin
Why Early Traction Doesn’t Always Turn Into Long-Term Growth

Apr 23, 2026

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3 min read

Why Early Traction Doesn’t Always Turn Into Long-Term Growth

The Gap Between a Strong Launch and Sustained Demand

Edwin
Edwin
How Poppi Turned “Better-For-You Soda” Into a Mainstream Brand

Apr 16, 2026

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3 min read

How Poppi Turned “Better-For-You Soda” Into a Mainstream Brand

From Functional Drink to Everyday Choice—What Drove Poppi’s Breakout Growth

Edwin
Edwin
What Happens When Brands Raise Prices (and When It Backfires)

Apr 9, 2026

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7 min read

What Happens When Brands Raise Prices (and When It Backfires)

Why Some Price Increases Strengthen a Brand—and Others Expose It

Edwin
Edwin
How Perplexity Is Reframing Search—And What That Means For Your Brand

Apr 2, 2026

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8 min read

How Perplexity Is Reframing Search—And What That Means For Your Brand

How AI-Driven Search Is Shifting Discovery...and What Founders Must Do Next

Edwin
Edwin
How Much Money Is Neglecting Your Brand Really Costing You?

Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

How Much Money Is Neglecting Your Brand Really Costing You?

The Hidden Costs of Weak Brand—From CAC to Pricing Power

Edwin
Edwin
When (and When Not) to Use a Waitlist to Launch Your Brand

Mar 19, 2026

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6 min read

When (and When Not) to Use a Waitlist to Launch Your Brand

When Scarcity Builds Demand—and When It Kills It

Edwin
Edwin
How Harvey Is Winning Brand Trust in the AI Legal Category

Mar 12, 2026

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7 min read

How Harvey Is Winning Brand Trust in the AI Legal Category

Why Focus, Credibility, and Cultural Alignment Matter in High-Trust Industries

Edwin
Edwin
The Three Decisions That Define a Startup Brand

Mar 5, 2026

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6 min read

The Three Decisions That Define a Startup Brand

How Three Early Choices Shape Everything Your Brand Becomes

Edwin
Edwin
The Brand Consequences of Being First vs Being Better

Feb 26, 2026

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6 min read

The Brand Consequences of Being First vs Being Better

Choosing the Right Branding Strategy for Your Market Position

Edwin
Edwin
How Liquid Death Made Packaging the Entire Brand

Feb 19, 2026

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6 min read

How Liquid Death Made Packaging the Entire Brand

How Breaking Category Codes Turned a Commodity Into a Cultural Object

Edwin
Edwin
What to Remove From Your Homepage Today

Feb 12, 2026

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6 min read

What to Remove From Your Homepage Today

How to Make Your Homepage Do More...by Saying Less

Edwin
Edwin
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