Launching 2026Flagship surface

Donkey Shorts built for algorithm velocity.

Four-panel arcs distilled into sub‑ninety‑second motion — polished enough for LinkedIn, sharp enough for practitioners who’ve survived seven AI all‑hands this quarter.

Runtime
60–90 sec
Cadence
2→daily
Sponsor rule
One honest CTA
Hero arc
Claim → Chase
Runtime 60–90 sec Tight, punchy, no padding
Cadence 2 → daily Scaling up in Q3 RAMPING
Sponsor rule One CTA One honest CTA per video max NO SPAM
Hero arc Claim → Chase Every video follows the chase arc

Latest episodes

Three episodes live on YouTube — hit play, share to your next all-hands, pretend you came up with it.

EP · 01

EP · 02

EP · 03

EP · 04

EP · 05

EP · 06

EP · 07

EP · 08

EP · 09

EP · 10

EP · 11

EP · 12

EP · 13

EP · 14

More episodes dropping weekly. Subscribe so the algorithm blesses you.

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Designed like a product — not a content calendar afterthought

Every format shares the same backbone: name the dysfunction honestly, earn attention with craft, then route practitioners toward tools and thinking that survive contact with reality.

Sample board · EP01

Every episode ends on aidonkeychase.com with one sponsor that fixes the joke.

  1. Cold open: one recognizable mandate from real transformation theater.
  2. Panels 02–03: reality + mandate — spreadsheets, memos, HR volunteering.
  3. Finale: sponsor beat + merch Easter eggs tied to the same storyline.
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Ship checklist · launch orbit

Creative execution mirrors product discipline: repeatable acts, measurable retention hooks, and a finale that never wastes the viewer’s attention.

Production bar

Board‑approved pacing: typography‑first scenes, motion that reads on mute, captions baked for doom‑scroll contexts.

Brand safety without sanding edges

Satire aimed upward — at systems and incentives — never punching down at individual ICs living the dysfunction.

Sponsorship integrity

Single sponsor per episode. Editorial pick — not a programmatic remnant auction.

Lift into The Dispatch

Longer practitioner notes and tooling commentary extend into The Dispatch the same week.

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