How to Have Better Ideas (Lessons From The Onion’s Creator)
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Scott Dikkers, the founder of the world’s first humour publication, The Onion, will teach you to grow your brand the wrong way and still make it stand the f*ck out. Scott wrote and developed TV projects that sold to MTV and Comedy Central, won over 30 Webby Awards, and now teaches others to be funny at howtowritefunny.com. Topics Covered: (00:00) - Intro (01:47) - The invisible architects of humour (07:11) - Anonymity over fame (15:56) - How Jim's Journal broke the mould in comic strips (20:59) - How to take context and f*ck with it (29:54) - Why churning out ideas beats polishing them (36:17) - How to keep your creative identity unspoiled (41:51) - “You have to fall in love with that idea” (47:26) - Work, passion, and living a fulfilling life (48:48) - Where can you find Scott? *** → Join 14,000+ weirdos who learn to stand the f*ck out with my daily (Mon-Fri) emails: everyonehatesmarketers.com→ See my pretty face on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisgrenier/→ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3p4wL4r→ Leave a review on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iEF1qovZZiaP1iRtxGARo Finally... If you're curious about putting your brand in front of my 14,000+ daily newsletter subscribers and/or podcast listeners, email me: [email protected] 🤘
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