Date: 2026-08-22 Source: Email - michael@ryevalley.co to Nils Liedlich (nils@letterleverage.com) and Ben Ornstein (ben@foundingjourney.com), subject “Costa Rica Interview”
Signal
Michael sent one-line message on Aug 22: “Did this ever materialize?”
Thread context: In July 2026, Ben Ornstein was coordinating with Nils Liedlich on content materials (Bryan Johnson reply, childhood photos, copywriting screenshots) for what appears to be a Megaphone-produced founder video for Nils. Ben’s last message was Jul 13, 2026.
Business Fact
Michael is following up after ~6 weeks of silence on a Megaphone content deliverable or project involving Nils Liedlich (Letter Leverage). Status of the Costa Rica interview and the broader video project is unknown. Michael is actively checking.
Context
- Nils Liedlich was a Megaphone client in 2025 (mentioned in Q3 content performance meeting as an account Megaphone was tracking impressions for)
- Ben Ornstein is editorial lead; he was the point of contact on the content asset collection
- No prior brain capture exists for this specific project thread
Watch
- Does the interview materialize? Is there a new or continued engagement with Nils?
- If project dead: note in client history
- If active: create a proper client or project note and link here