Dominik Nitsch | Generalist & Multipreneur
Entrepreneur, Lacrosse Athlete, Writer & Productivity Nerd. Frameworks & strategies for those who don't want to specialize. Join hundreds of generalists and unlock your full potential. 🔓
Prediction markets are smart – and that's a problem [#107]
The Dark Side of Prediction Markets (& why they feel so compelling right now) [#107] When the only place for young people to find agency is a casino, we have a problem. You can also read this in your browser. Hey there! My initial plan for today was to write another edition of Generalist’s Paradise (my short-form format), but once I started out writing my thoughts, I realized they’ll turn into a long-form newsletter. Hope you enjoy. “How many beans are in this jar?”, we asked every year at...
Why the best founders are never in a hurry [#106]
Why the best founders are never in a hurry Go from frazzled → collected using this 4-step frameworks (with inspiration from elite athletes). You can also read this in your browser. In my day-to-day work, I speak to a lot of founders – old and young, with varying degrees of experience and background. I think it’s possible to cluster them into 2 groups: the frazzled ones and the collected ones. One of my discovery calls last week exemplified the “frazzled” archetype perfectly: we had set a...
2025 Content Review | Facts, Figures, & Outlook for 2026
2025 Content Review | Facts, Figures, & Outlook for 2026 Full breakdown of one year of writing 50+ newsletters and 183 LinkedIn Posts. Read this if writing online is on your list for 2026. You can also read this in your browser. Every year, I review the stats from my journey as a creator (so that Chenell Basilio from Growth in Reverse has plenty to work with in a few years). Here’s the breakdown for 2025: [1] Stats [1a] Newsletter Dec 22nd, 2024: 511 Dec 30th, 2025: 1,092 Nice, steady growth....
How to develop skills & achieve your goals in 2026 [#102]
How to develop skills & achieve your goals in 2026 [#102] One of the biggest downsides of being a generalist: not being able to measure your improvement. The answer: a six-step framework & the Harada Method. You can also read this in your browser. It’s been a wild year. Yet at the same time, it felt like working on more or less the same things most of the time. Which left me wondering: what did I actually learn this year? What skills am I developing? Like, I’m selling, but I don’t feel I’m...
My Portfolio Career Architecture [#100 !!]
My Portfolio Career Architecture [#100] 100+ newsletter editions in, it's time for a review: how it started, how it's going, and how it's going to go. Read this if you also want to have a portfolio career. You can also read this in your browser. Welcome to newsletter #100! What started out as a simple accountability mechanism for writing, now has turned into the centerpiece for my very own portfolio career. A lot of you here are curious how to build one too, I suppose. So today, I wanted to...
How to find out what you're meant to do [#98]
How to find out what you're meant to do Take two long, hard looks: one backward, one forward. You can also read this in your browser. A lot of the generalists I speak to struggle with the same question: how do you find what you’re meant to do? It’s a complex question with a simple answer: You take two long, hard looks. Backward, and forward. Let’s dive in: [1] Take a look back I believe our childhood and teenage years are quite revealing to what we’re meant to do. Looking back, the fact that...
1000 subscribers later: 11 lessons on creativity, content & momentum [#96]
11 lessons from 3 years as a creator What writing daily taught me about creativity. You can also read this in your browser. Creation is a human struggle. I hear and read daily how many people struggle to create content. I used to struggle with it, too. So as a celebration of THIS NEWSLETTER CROSSING 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS (!!), here are my unfiltered takes on creativity after three years of being a creator. Let’s begin: 1/ Creativity is a faucet. You can’t just wake up, have 100 ideas, and write...
Outsmart Your Competition With Reverse Benchmarking [#94]
Outsmart Your Competition With Reverse Benchmarking [#94] One idea that fundamentally changed the way I think about business. You can also read this in your browser. Hey there! Today, I wanna share an idea with you that fundamentally changed the way I think about business. Reverse Benchmarking. Let's dive in. 🤿 You’re likely familiar with the concept of benchmarking. You look at what your competition does well, and the company that does it best becomes the “benchmark”. If your company isn’t...
Smart People Should Build Things [#92]
Smart People Should Build Things [#92] Why the hell do we send our top graduates exclusively into consulting, banking, and law? You can also read this in your browser. One thing that’s been pissing me off for years is the fact that our smartest and brightest talents go into consulting, law, or finance. These jobs pay well. It’s a “proven” career path. It makes a ton of money. But with what purpose? Creating shareholder value? What does that even mean? Take Investment Banking. In terms of...
Generalist's Paradise: Simplicity [#91]
Simplicity [#91] Hey Reader! Here's your weekly dose of knowledge that will help you future-proof your career. You'll find: 3 Insights I’ve learned from others 2 Tiny Thoughts from me 1 Article that I’ve written Let’s dive in. 🤿 Insights * Habit is far more dependable than inspiration. Make progress by making habits. Don’t focus on getting into shape. Focus on becoming the kind of person who never misses a workout. — Kevin Kelly in Excellent Advice for Living ** The path to the good life is...
Entrepreneur, Lacrosse Athlete, Writer & Productivity Nerd. Frameworks & strategies for those who don't want to specialize. Join hundreds of generalists and unlock your full potential. 🔓