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In Praise of Aggregation

July 17, 2026 · 1 h 29 min

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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.

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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



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