Thank You - Plus Supercompanies, Storytelling, and More

We just won a Webby Award, thanks to you

I’ve been writing No Mercy / No Malice for ten years. It’s part labor of love, part meditation. Ultimately, it’s become the whetstone against which I grind my intuition, hone my ideas, and (hopefully, eventually) polish raw reaction into insight.

This week, No Mercy / No Malice won a 2026 Webby Award in the Newsletter or Written Series category. It’s humbling that this publication has resonated so widely (we have readers from 200 countries). So, above all – thank you for reading, sharing, commenting on, subscribing to, voting for, and otherwise supporting this project, week after week. We’re here because of you.

For those of you feeling as nostalgic as I am, I’ve curated a few personal and fan favorite editions of No Mercy / No Malice from the past year: Breaking the Silence, Love Algorithmically, and Role Models.

Lastly, some unsolicited advice: Nothing will compel you to level up in life more than a consistent writing practice. Just start. Caveat: the person doing the writing needs to be … you. LLM-assisted authors display 55% less neural connectivity during essay writing, a cognitive deficit comparable to driving at twice the legal BAC limit.

Supercompanies

Our next Prof G+ exclusive livestream will be anchored by my friend, business partner, and CEO of Section, Greg Shove. The topic? Building Supercompanies.

Greg defines a Supercompany as one that transforms AI adoption into business value faster and better than competitors, consequently attracting the best capital, talent, and customers.

Join me and Greg next Tuesday, April 28 at 1:30 p.m. ET for a discussion on why CEOs should aspire for their businesses to be Supercompanies (and the playbook to make that happen), plus how employees at all stages of their career can accelerate their own trajectory by becoming superleaders at these organizations.

Don’t miss out. Become a Prof G+ subscriber today, and register for the livestream below.

The Most Valuable Skill in Tech

Hint: storytelling. Monday’s post on storytelling was our most popular Prof G+ Deep Dive to date. Want more? Check out the excellent Prof G+ exclusive replay of The Science of Storytelling from my Head of Research, Mia Silverio.

Our next Prof G+ Deep Dive takes on the longevity economy. Two truths and a lie: I’ve used peptides, PRP injections, and hormone replacement therapy to extend my own personal healthspan. Catch the Deep Dive drop next Monday, April 27 for the secret(s) behind my youthful glow, plus my thoughts on GLP-1s, wellness influencers, and the collapse of institutional trust in medicine.

Future themes will be audience-sourced. Got a topic you think warrants a Prof G+ Deep Dive? Pitch it to us in the comments below.

We’re Taking This Show on the Road

My co-host Ed Elson and I are taking the Prof G Markets pod on tour for a series of live tapings (#roadtrip). Join us in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and New York City. Expect special guests, unfiltered conversation, and the jokes that don’t make it on-air.

Ticket sales are live, and going fast. Grab yours at the link below. We’ll see you there.

Prof G+ paid subscriber? Be sure to use your Substack subscriber email when purchasing tickets so we can be in touch about exclusive tour opportunities for Prof G+ attendees.

Signing off, with particular gratitude to the No Mercy / No Malice team – Michael Estrin, James Paton, Katherine Dillon, Shira Levy, and Mark Leydorf.

Life is so rich,

Scott

P.S.

Something new is coming … The (real) brains behind Prof G Media are bringing you Extra Credit, dropping early summer. School might be out, but we’re still in session. Stay tuned.