Jason Feifer

Entrepreneur Media

Editor in Chief

Executive Editor

Maxim Inc. (MAXIM Magazine)

Deputy Editor

Fast Company

Senior Editor

Men's Health

senior editor

Boston magazine

associate editor

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

reporter

The Gardner News

I want to help you reach your "Wouldn't Go Back" moment.

What’s that? It’s when you're going through a big change in work, discover a great new opportunity, and say, “I wouldn’t want to go back to a time before I had this.”

I've studied how the most adaptable people get there. Now I help others get there too — building careers or companies they love.

Here's how I'm doing it:

📖 Entrepreneur magazine, where I’m editor in chief

🎤 Keynote speaking, which I’d be happy to discuss for your next event

🎧 Help Wanted podcast, where we help real people through their biggest work challenges

📧 One Thing Better newsletter, where I offer one new way each week to level up.

And more!

See more, and get in touch: jasonfeifer.com

Rejection is hard — so I often use four magic words when saying no…

Here’s what they are, and why they matter:

The words: “This isn’t a fit.”

When people are rejected, they often take it personally — as if someone is saying “you suck.”

A friend just experienced this: His book was rejected by a book editor, and now he worries that his book is doomed to fail.

Wrong! It just means his book isn’t a fit for THAT editor’s goals!

Investors say no to great businesses all the time, because it’s not a fit for their thesis.

Editors like me say no to great stories all the time, because it’s not a fit for their publication’s mission.

NO does not mean YOU SUCK.

It just means you’re not a fit for someone else’s goals — and now you have a chance to find that perfect fit elsewhere.

Want help getting to yes? My newsletter can help — each week, one way to improve your work! jasonfeifer.com/newsletter

Every professional and entrepreneur should own this baseball card — just ZOOM IN on the bat to learn why.

This is really a story about details, and what happens when you miss them.

The background: 

In 1988, Billy Ripken found a bat he liked for batting practice. He wrote “F--- FACE” on it, so his teammates wouldn’t use it.

One day, a photographer asked to take his photo. Billy posed, not remembering that he was holding his F--- FACE bat.

Then Fleer picked that photo for his card in 1989 — and somehow, NOBODY NOTICED the problem until it was printed and distributed.

Now it’s a collector’s item, and I’ve always wanted one myself. So I just bought it for $50.

I’m not a big baseball fan — but as a writer and editor, I love the epic reminder:

You must, must, MUST double-check your work. Look close. Get a second pair of eyes on it!

Because if you don’t, you might look like a f--- face. 😂 

Every week, my newsletter One Thing Better can help you avoid being a f-face — by improving everything you do! Get it at jasonfeifer.com/newsletter

If you’ve ever felt behind, watch this comeback — because here’s how it happened:

The leaders were aware of their nearest competitors, and pacing themselves to stay ahead.

But they couldn’t see the woman who fell — Minnesota's Heather Kampf (née Dorniden).

She was off their radar, coming up from behind with a fury and purpose.

Leaders aren’t always taken down by their nearest rivals.

They’re taken down by the ones they weren’t watching, or maybe didn’t even think of as competitors — like Blockbuster ignoring Netflix until it was too late.

It’s OK that you’re behind. You have a perspective the leaders do not.

And they'll never see you coming.

🚀 Want to find YOUR competitive advantage? My newsletter can help — each week, one new way to improve your work! jasonfeifer.com/newsletter

This genius lawnmower trick went viral — and it proves something important about innovation:

Sometimes the greatest inventions aren’t new, wild, or revolutionary.

They’re just simple improvements on things we already like.

To create value for others, you don’t have to shoot for the moon. You can stay close to the ground.

Just look around and ask: "What’s good but not great? What’s appreciated but not loved?"

In those answers, you’ll find your next big idea — or at least a viral way to mow your lawn.

➡ My newsletter takes the same approach — by giving you small (but big!) ways to improve YOUR work. Subscribe for free at jasonfeifer.com/newsletter

What is the approach of the author's newsletter?

Take a close look at this, and then remember…

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If you obsess over the small things, you’ll never see the big things.

This is the MOST EMBARASSING work email mistake — and it just happened to my friend.

Make sure it doesn’t happen to you!

Here’s the story...

In the contacts on her iPhone, my friend Nicole Lapin lists her boyfriend as “Daddy.” It’s a joke between them.

Recently, she sent an email introducing her boyfriend to a Very Important Business Contact.

But she didn’t know this VERY STRANGE iPHONE QUIRK: When you send an email from your phone, it displays the name someone is called in your contacts.

Which means Nicole sent an email to her business contact... and “Daddy”.

What would you do?

Here’s what we did: Nicole and I have a podcast, so we called her business contact to ask if he noticed. And LOLOLOL, ohhhh, he noticed.

You have to hear the rest: https://lnkd.in/emF77TUA

HOT TAKE: It’s time to ban alarm clocks from hotel rooms.

Has this happened to you…

I was traveling for work yesterday, and had a rare chance to sleep in. No children around to wake me up early!

But my room’s alarm clock started beeping at 6:30 am.

Truly, why are there still alarm clocks in hotels?

Everyone has a phone! Everyone’s phone has an alarm function!

WE DO NOT NEED THESE! GET RID OF THESE!

Who’s with me? I say we start a movement. Take note, American Hotel & Lodging Association. Join us and be on the right side of history.


Want something BETTER to wake up to? My newsletter, One Thing Better, helps you improve your work every week — subscribe for free at jasonfeifer.com/newsletter

Many new writers make a mistake: They start BIG, and pitch national publications like Entrepreneur.

Here’s what I always advise them:
 
Start at smaller publications, hone your craft, and make your mistakes when fewer people are watching.

Because I promise you — your early writing is NOT the stuff you want the masses to see!
 
I spent years doing this. My first job was at The Gardner News, a tiny community newspaper in Massachusetts (where that photo is from). I also wrote for many blogs and small magazines.
 
Yes, I yearned to go bigger. I was impatient and eager. But my early work was rough. I had a lot to learn.
 
No matter what you do, don’t look down upon entry-level arenas. That’s where the best talent is grown.

And I'm excited to help you grow: My newsletter, One Thing Better, helps you level up your skills each week — no matter where you are! jasonfeifer.com/newsletter

Brands often try and fail to follow TikTok trends — but this ad NAILS IT, and here’s why.

I see lots of articles out there like: “5 New TikTok Trends That Brands Can Follow”. (That’s an actual headline, btw).

But that thinking is disastrous. It leads to chasing trends for no reason — as if brands are screaming, “Look, fellow kids! I know what’s hip!”

A smart brand passes on 99% of trends, and only follows the ones they can CONTRIBUTE to — as if they’re continuing a conversation.

That’s what the Uruguayan food delivery service PedidosYa did here.

It followed a common visual trick on TikTok, where people take an action sequence and cleverly cut it to continue the action themselves.

Here, it feels seamless and cool. The racing clip grabs you, the edit is sharp and aligns perfectly with the brand, and the ad itself feels cool and casual.

Don’t chase. Contribute! That’s the rule.

In my newsletter, I point out the subtle differences between success and failure — it’s called One Thing Better! Subscribe for free at jasonfeifer.com/newsletter

The New York Times is basically a gaming company now — just look at this wild chart!

It tracks the amount of time people spend using different NYT-owned apps, from January 2020 to December 2023.

The purple is news. The green is games.

As you can see, growth comes almost ENTIRELY from games — and games has officially outpaced news.

What do you make of this?

My take: A company’s growth doesn’t come from providing “more of the same thing.” It comes from providing “more of what your consumer wants — and what they trust you to provide.”

In a pre-digital era, newspapers were a bundle of news and entertainment — games, comics, etc. That’s because newspapers were never about “news.” They were about engaging people’s minds.

The Times recognized that — and rebuilt that bundle for a digital era.

It’s worth considering our own version of this. What ELSE do people want — and what do they already trust us to provide?

For help answering that, check out my newsletter — it’s made for people looking to grow and change jasonfeifer.com/newsletter


Chart source: ValueAct, using Yipit data https://lnkd.in/ezmeagQg

I went to an all-you-can-eat restaurant last night, and found this sign in the bathroom.

And to be clear, this isn’t a trashy place! It’s an awesome Japanese BBQ spot deep in Brooklyn.

Imagine being the owners, constantly dealing with customers who stuff their faces beyond their limits.

It reminds me of one of my favorite sayings: Too much of a good thing is no good at all.

Just because you can, that doesn’t mean you should.

Facing change? Do this right now. 

It’s an exercise to find your unchangeable mission statement.

I’ve run thousands of people through this in person, and their responses are incredible.

I share my mission statement in this article — if you read it, please share yours in the comments!

jasonfeifer.beehiiv.com • 4 min read

Facing Change? This Is the First Thing You Should Do

If you’re ever feeling defensive, hurt, or judgmental, PLEASE ASK THIS QUESTION:

“What don’t I know here?”

I explain the power of this simple question...

jasonfeifer.beehiiv.com • 5 min read

How to Navigate a Situation You Don't Fully Understand

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