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I Spent Eight Years Making Larry King's Show. I Think I Know What Happens to YouTube Next.
Podcasting just went prime time. But podcasts and talk shows aren't the same thing, and almost nobody's building the one that actually works on video.
Sep 11
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Alex Darke
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August 2026
I Hired a Team. Then I Built an AI So I Never Have to Say "It Depends" Again.
Momentous just went from one person to four. The first thing I built for the new setup was a way to stop guessing what to charge.
Aug 18
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Alex Darke
11
I Built a Task Dashboard With Claude - For a Team I Don't Officially Have Yet
Building the infrastructure before I have the team to plug into it
Aug 11
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Alex Darke
10
I've Been Cheating at Motion Graphics for 20 Years
The test was never which tool touched the pixels. It's who was driving.
Aug 4
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Alex Darke
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July 2026
I Built a Fully Automated AI Agency. Then I Killed It.
It worked. That was the problem.
Jul 28
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Alex Darke
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June 2026
Vertical Video Broke My Brain — Here's How I Made Peace With It (Twice)
It happened with vertical. It's happening again. I should probably stop being surprised.
Jun 19
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Alex Darke
9
May 2026
Is AI Taking Over My Video Business?
I think I'm building the thing that makes my business obsolete. And I'm not sure I should stop.
May 6
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Alex Darke
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February 2026
What Wedding Videographers Know That You Don't
There's a weird hierarchy in the film/video world that you might want to rethink.
Feb 4
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Alex Darke
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When It Rains, It Pours (And Sometimes You Drown)
Or: why I've been MIA and what almost broke me this holiday season
Feb 2
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Alex Darke
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November 2025
The Ugly, Unfiltered Truth of Being a Solo Creative Studio
Freedom feels good until you realize it follows you everywhere.
Nov 19, 2025
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Alex Darke
10
Am I Writing Too Much? (The Follow-Up)
Turns out, the answer isn’t about cadence - it’s about intention.
Nov 11, 2025
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Alex Darke
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The Illusion of “Scaling” as a Solo Creative
Not every business needs to scale - some just need to stabilize.
Nov 10, 2025
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Alex Darke
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