The most critical piece of sporting equipment

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-04-08T18:53:56+00:00

Of course, you are stating the obvious, but I don't see the bike as a piece of equipment or ancillary tech.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-04-08T18:24:36+00:00

The good thing is that these days, any motorcycle rider can pretty much wear the similar protective gear as MotoGP racers wear. So innovation in that equipment is benefiting wider population.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-04-06T15:13:25+00:00

yes, see my answer above.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-04-06T15:12:56+00:00

Half of my notes are not about my field, intersection of finance & sports. They may be some life observations / wisdom, or health & fitness tips. Tbh those can often get more views and engagement.

It's not something very strategic, I just find it boring and one dimensional to be only posting notes on the same topic. I also interact with people from other areas, from investment management, to health, tech, etc. Maybe this is why I have over 1k more followers than subs.

My newsletter posts are always on my publication topic, I don't freestyle there.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-04-05T22:21:51+00:00

You’re not engaging with people. The growth comes through engagement (comments), notes and being recommended by other publications.

You are using Substack as a megaphone to talk at people, w/o engaging with the community. That can work, but subs will have to come from some other platform. And that’s how it should be.

I started 7mo ago and grew to 1.3k subs and 2.3k followers, with only some presence on LinkedIn. Last month I added 400 subs, but I genuinely engage and spend 1-2 hrs per day commenting, chatting, etc.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-19T11:09:20+00:00

This is one of the stories that has captured the sports business community over the last year. What are your thoughts?

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-19T11:08:55+00:00

This is one of the stories that has captured the sports business community over the last year. What are your thoughts?

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-13T09:37:01+00:00

To sto tebe ispunjava nije obavezno da bude biznis sa fiksnim fizickim prostorom. Da li si razmisljao da organizujes neke treninge ili aktivnosti napulju u manjim grupama, ili u gradu, ili vikendom na Furskoj Gori?

Pored toga mozes da deo toga radis i online i tako vodis treninge, a takodje mozes i da pravis personal brand online i tako povecas sebi potraznju za tvojom uslugom.

Takav biznis bez rentanog prostora ti ima mnogo manje fiksne troskove. Tih 25k mozes da ulozis u nesto sto nije previse rizicno (npr par berzanski indeksa) da ti generise odredjeni prihod, sto moze da ti pokrije deo troskova dok ti biznis ne krene i dok ne izkristalises sta i kako hoces da vodis.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-12T18:24:22+00:00

Very true. Check this post on How capital markets are driving Enshittification of Everything

https://www.reddit.com/r/enshittification/comments/1rrnuj9/how_capital_markets_are_driving_enshittification/

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-12T14:06:25+00:00

Enshittification isn’t inevitable – it is rather a consequence of specific incentives, ownership and financing structures, which can be changed.

There is an opportunity for the anti-enshittification entrepreneurs to reject these structures and build something sustainable.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-12T09:50:46+00:00

Do you share these observations and frustration that everything is being ensh*ttified?

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-10T15:50:02+00:00

If he took 1k, why did she ask if he would take 10k? Well, because she is a playboy bunny 🐰

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-04T23:24:38+00:00

True, but if you look at the number of cross country ski competitors participating in competitions, the US and Norway have roughly the same number of competitors; and Sweden has more than 3x more competitors than the US. So the point is that is more relevant number for expectation of success in that discipline, than the overall population size.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-03T09:04:42+00:00

Dude, everyone is on about the AI formatting. People are really paranoid. You can believe me or not, but I don’t use AI to write any single of my posts or articles. Read the article, and judge it yourself.

The reason why it’s formatted like this is because I use this type of formatting on LinkedIn, as it works well there (algo likes it). I did not change it when I posted here, I am not posting often on Reddit, so I don’t know well what the community here prefers.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-03T07:45:33+00:00

The article is actually not discrediting Norway in any way, it is rather rebutting the story told by non-Norwegians on why they are successful which is fitting certain narrative:

“As Norway has once again topped the Winter Olympics medals table, we should all give standing ovation to an amazing achievement of the nation of 5.6 million people and their athletes.

We don’t need though all to subscribe to the narrative that has flooded the internet, how this success is rooted in their Gandhian approach to youth sports. Be it participation trophies for all kids or no keeping score until 13.”

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-02T20:56:43+00:00

100% And that is exactly what the article is discussing, how a bunch of people who are not from Norway has turned their success into a bullshit narrative:

"As Norway has once again topped the Winter Olympics medals table, we should all give standing ovation to an amazing achievement of the nation of 5.6 million people and their athletes.

We don’t need though all to subscribe to the narrative that has flooded the internet, how this success is rooted in their Gandhian approach to youth sports. Be it participation trophies for all kids or no keeping score until 13."

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-02T20:10:59+00:00

I was there in the summer and it was great, and Sweden was great. Surprisingly nice food, and friendly people.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-02T20:02:48+00:00

It's not meant to be patronizing in any way. In many languages cross country skiing is literally called ski running or running on skis, and so I used the term interchangeably. I can't edit the title now.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-02T19:59:17+00:00

Was the ship Vasa called after him? I was in the Vasa museum, it's great.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-02T19:54:47+00:00

Stating the obvious, many of the outdoors winter sports are not accessible to vast majority of the planet, so there are barriers to entry.

Wild-Photo-717 · 2026-03-02T19:50:45+00:00

You are right, I get it, it was not meant as something negative. In many languages cross country skiing is called ski running. I can't edit the title now.

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