The Worst Ad Takes We've Ever Heard (And Why They Refuse to Die)

Some myths haunt the ad industry like immortal raccoons rifling through the garbage. In this episode, Sarah and Nate crack open a tweet that asked a simple question: "What's the dumbest take you've heard about running ads?"

Turns out…people had thoughts.

They wade through the greatest hits — "never turn off an ad," "you gotta season the pixel," "ads hurt organic," "just follow Andromeda best practices," "DR can't build brand," "scale winners 15% a day," — and then get into the deeper psychology behind why these ideas still survive in 2026.

Along the way, they break down:

Why founders often accidentally sabotage good ads

Why Meta's "best practices" contradict themselves weekly

The dark truth about greedy scaling

Why employee-led ads outperform founder-led mythmaking

The sneaky identity traps that make bad takes so seductive

It's equal parts catharsis, strategy, and industry group therapy. By the end, you'll understand not just what the worst takes are… but why people cling to them — and what smart operators are doing instead.

Perfect for anyone who loves ads, hates nonsense, and wants their marketing to be grounded in actual sanity.

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CoHost: Nate Lagos

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CoHost: Sarah Levinger

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