Five Faves Friday - 5th January 2024

Welcome to Five Faves Friday, a weekly newsletter of my favourite five things, ranging from memes to marketing to media.

The Secrets of Nespresso Pods

Have you ever wondered how Nespresso pods actually work?

Renowned coffee YouTuber and entrepreneur, James Hoffmann , masterfully dissects the fascinating process that transforms these tiny pods into flavourful cups of coffee.

Also did you know that 14 billion Nespresso capsules are sold every year and more than 400 Nespressos are drunk every second .

I’m writing poetry & prose everyday in 2024

That’s right, I’m writing 366 pieces of poetry and prose this year.

Even since high school, I’ve dabbled in writing poetry but never publicly published anything. After much deliberation, I decided to go for it this year. I figured at worst,?I can write a LinkedIn article titled ‘I posted to TikTok everyday for 366 days, here’s what your startup can learn from it’.

Follow along on my TikTok and Instagram .??

Here’s a poem that should hopefully resonate with my LinkedIn audience.

The Man In The Arena

As a content creator, I regularly revisit these words of wisdom from Theodore Roosevelt.

If you want to read the full speech, head here .?

Cool artist I found on Instagram

The IG algorithm surfaced some sweet art from Benjamin Ross .

24 Predictions for 2024 from Rex Woodbury

Out of the several 2024 prediction articles that landed in my inbox, this one from Rex Woodbury is undoubtedly my favourite, partly because there’s charts and memes.

Check out the 2 part predictions below:

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