August 27, 2026
Nick Richtsmeier - The Damn Rules
Growth consultant and author of The Damn Rules, Nick Richtsmeier joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about why internet-based inbound marketing systems have stopped working, aren’t coming back, and what might work instead.
Chapters
- 00:27 Nick’s Background and Work
- 01:10 Why the Internet Is Toast
- 03:09 What Distribution Means Now
- 04:36 Inbound as Attention Arbitrage
- 07:56 The Attention Economy Is a Casino
- 13:37 Five Major Disruptions
- 22:36 Trust and Attachment as Scarcity
- 25:34 Friction as a Load-Bearing System
- 30:10 Restoring Trust Through Human Contact
- 35:01 Selling When People Are Scrolling
- 39:19 Notice Meetings and Relationship Networks
- 41:47 Why Friction Polishes Ideas
- 50:37 The Damn Rules and Closing Thoughts
Nick’s bio
Nick Richtsmeier is the creator of Trust-Made Growth® and the author of The Damn Rules: How Vulnerability, Inefficiency, and Love Liberate Leaders from the Trustbroken Economy, a strategist and cultural navigator helping founder-led, relationship-driven firms build durable businesses from the wreckage of the trustbroken economy.
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Yours,
—J