📣 Is this thing on? We’re —
@mekosoff
and
@elizacarter34
— excited to announce 18 Olives, our editorial consultancy. We do content strategy, media relations, newsletters, and digital ad copy for VC firms, startups and financial orgs. Learn more about us:
the key to summer content: put JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT of salt on the beefsteak tomato. do not turn that thing into a gooey potato chip. also do not overdo the basil
admittedly we didn’t finish reading the memo, but here at 18 olives our north star metric for success relies on fostering a die-hard audience of what we call “disruptive olive groupies (DOGs).”
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng tells staff that the new “North Star” metric for success is 2+ days on site per week, which will help BI become the go-to publication for “disruptive go-getters (DCGs).”
i used to host a “media happy hour” and now i don’t work in media, my life is exponentially better and my friends are not “media friends,” just friends, some of whom work in media and many of whom do not….It Gets Better
we are good at PR, thought leadership, emails, and ads.
But our true talent is in vaporizing fifty million dollars. if anyone is interested in engaging our services for this purpose, you can contact us here:
if anyone would like to give
@18olives
$50m in funding we will seek to burn through it in innovative, interesting ways that set us apart from a news startup
We've decided to add an exciting new item to our slate of services: takes on the capote series that will make you sound smart. we have read in cold blood and we are ready to cash in
Our cofounder
@mekosoff
is in
@askDiem
today, answering the question: Is it too late for me to change careers? (The answer is no.) (Click through for several gratuitous 18 Olives shoutouts.)
Out: personal goals. In: content goals.
We solemnly pledge to stick to these principles in 2024.
If this sounds like the kind of thoughtful, resolute minds you want crafting your emails, ads, and thought leadership, get in touch at