Feb 4, 2021McKinsey ManslaughterWant to do some insanely fucked up shit that might well indirectly kill people, but there’s a dollar in it? Turbocharge opioid sales? Identify dissidents? State corruption? Software for snatch squads? Destroy the middle class? Advance climate change? We’re all over it! McKinsey Manslaughter™ is the trusted partner to corporations…Mckinsey4 min readMckinsey4 min read
Feb 7, 2019On Agency HegemonyJules Ehrhardt is founder of FKTRY, a Creative Capital Studio, former co-owner of ustwo, and author of the ‘State of the Digital Nation’ series. …Digital Agency6 min readDigital Agency6 min read
Published inCOLLIDER // FKTRY·Jun 8, 2018The Origin and Evolution of the Startup StudioThe fascinating origin and evolution of the startup studio, aka venture studio model, that has truly gone global. (First published 2018, revised 2021). — Startup16 min readStartup16 min read
Published inCOLLIDER // FKTRY·May 14, 2018State of the Digital Nation 2020: Venture RoadExploring the continued evolution of the digital creative sector. Charting the individual’s journey to new territories to lay out a blueprint for an evolutionary leap of the studio model… The Creative Capital Studio. — Startup74 min readStartup74 min read
Feb 16, 2018A Friendly Intro to CryptoEvery other day I meet with friends and acquaintances and the topic of the blockchain, crypto, bitcoin, ether, etc, invariably pops up. Hell, I even came across someone in a hoodie talking in hushed tones to the guy behind the counter at the local bodega… about Bitcoin. The mania and…Bitcoin11 min readBitcoin11 min read
Nov 4, 2016An Idiot’s One Month Marathon Training Programmeaka Learning To Run — Oh shit…Running21 min readRunning21 min read
Sep 8, 2016Death sentence… Why selling your agency is unequivocally the end for the company you knew.This an extract from a wider piece on the state of the digital industry originally published on the Marvel Blog, now available here. …Design6 min readDesign6 min read
Aug 15, 2016The Ad Industry’s Existential CrisisThis an extract from a wider piece on the state of the digital industry originally published on the Marvel Blog, now available here. In the wake of Ogilvy shuttering their Labs division and their CEO stating the following in an internal memo… ‘We need to be better and faster at…Advertising15 min readAdvertising15 min read
Published inCOLLIDER // FKTRY·Jul 5, 2016WTF is ‘Digital Product’?Explaining what digital product and digital product work is, in language that even your parents will understand. — This little ditty is an extract from a wider piece on the state of the digital industry originally published on the Marvel Blog, now available here. Below is a slightly edited extract attempting to bring some definition to Digital Product and Digital Product Work? Why you ask? …Innovation3 min readInnovation3 min read
Published inCOLLIDER // FKTRY·Jul 4, 2016State of the Digital Nation 2016: Shift TectonicOn the current and future state of the digital industry. Charting the agency’s journey amidst seismic shifts in the landscape to lay out a blueprint for the next evolutionary step of the studio model… The Digital Product Studio. — Startup60 min readStartup60 min read