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Google released "The Art of Possible," a documentary chronicling Dr. Marian Rogers Croak’s journey from pioneering Voice over IP patents to leading Google’s Human‑Centered AI and Machine Learning efforts. The film leverages Google’s AI tools Veo3 and Nano Banana through the Flow platform to recreate missing historical footage. In conjunction with International Women’s Day, Google highlighted a suite of women‑focused initiatives across Arts & Culture, Play, YouTube, a special Doodle with AI Mode, new gender‑inclusive emojis, Meet backgrounds, and curated Google TV collections.
Inc. article argues that radical honesty with oneself is essential for effective leadership. In an era of AI‑generated content and misinformation, leaders who deceive themselves risk costly misjudgments. High‑performing executives are especially prone to self‑deception, inflating metrics and downplaying tension....
The article outlines professional maturity as a blend of experience, intellectual growth, and intentional development. It defines maturity through traits such as accountability, sound judgment, emotional regulation, and strategic thinking, positioning these qualities as markers of leadership and autonomy. Practical...
Meta rolled out two new breakdowns in Ads Manager, and I strongly suggest taking them with a grain of salt. More data does not always mean more truth. They give you a cleaner look at new vs. returning customer splits,...
Global sense and sensitivity have become strategic imperatives for leaders operating in an increasingly complex, cross‑border environment. The concept blends macro‑level awareness of geopolitics, trade, technology and climate with deep cultural intelligence, empathy, and ethical responsibility. Practitioners are urged to...
Unprofessional behavior—from vague communication to harassment—poses a strategic risk that spreads across individuals, teams, and entire organizations. It drives hidden costs such as rework, missed deadlines, and eroding client confidence, while also inflating turnover and operational expenses. Companies with clear...
Every SaaS must offer an API to its data & functionality. If you run a SaaS, consider this: eventually, all your serious users will run some kind of agentic tool to get work done. The question is: will you make it easier...
Narrow‑mindedness—rigid thinking and resistance to new ideas—undermines decision quality, stifles innovation, and creates strategic blind spots across individuals, teams, and entire organizations. The article outlines cognitive and performance costs such as biased choices, fragile solutions, and slower learning, alongside interpersonal...
Just listened to the backstory of Boris Cherny being poached by Cursor and then returning back to Anthropic in 2 weeks. Sounds like he realized Anthropic is building the future of work while Cursor is building the future of IDEs when...
The article outlines common pitfalls female gatekeepers face—from inconsistent standards and self‑doubt to over‑protecting talent and relying on narrow networks. It pairs each mistake with a concrete fix, such as using objective criteria, committing to sponsorship, and institutionalizing decision rights....
Thoughts on my weekend read...I’ve read plenty of AI books that are heavy on hype and light on reality. Andreas Welsch 's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙐𝙈𝘼𝙉 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝘼𝙄 𝙀𝙙𝙜𝙚 is not one of them. What I appreciated most is that Andreas keeps...
Construction‑tech founders often chase quick GC pilots, securing low‑ticket seats that never scale. The post argues the real buyer is the Owner or developer, who prescribes technology through contract mandates, unlocking enterprise‑level revenue. Autodesk’s success with BIM Execution Plans exemplifies...
Worst ways to scale past $1M/month: - Protecting the winning formula instead of evolving it - Launching brand-new creative directions without testing them first - Ignoring what your customers are actually telling you - Refusing to test new offers, promotions, or products - Being so...
"If you only do what the best person does, you remove any outcome where you can be the best." We brought John Bristow on - former Palantir Head of Commercial Sales (KSA), multi-time president's club winner, and stud seller. He dropped...
The Wilson store at Mall of America uses a deep‑green façade to instantly convey its tennis heritage and upscale, country‑club vibe. The color choice acts as a silent brand ambassador, communicating the company’s legacy before shoppers step inside. This single,...
9 interesting observations from my conversation with Mitchell Hashimoto (@mitchellh, creator of Ghostty, founder of HashiCorp): 1. Vagrant was created because dev environment setup was an unbillable time sink at a consultancy. At the Ruby on Rails shop where Mitchell worked, jumping...
If you sell something .. please lean into social media marketing, more posting without paid media support, more content , more platforms (Facebook, YouTube shorts) more creativity, trying new things. This talk was at a Fortune 500 companies marketing off...
James Rores, a veteran sales strategist, explains why founder‑led sales teams often hit a growth ceiling when they rely on personal heroics rather than repeatable systems. He argues that scaling requires a shift from pitching products to leading change, helping...
My posts made it to the "wrong side" of the internet and I've been getting comments like "DEI is illegal" and my personal favorite: "we should only hire based on merit" 🤡 The discourse is confusing, I get it. So let...
Leaders are pushing a return‑to‑office mandate not because productivity has slipped, but because their leadership identity is rooted in physical presence. The article argues that spatial authority, anxiety over unseen work, and a generational clash drive this impulse. While performance...
Aircraft leasing activity in India's International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City surged from 63 units in December 2024 to 196 units by December 2025, a 211% increase. The leased fleet, now valued at $6.886 billion, attracted $615 million of financing...
You're making decisions about AI every day. But you've never built anything with it. That's not a knowledge gap. It's an experience gap. And it changes how you lead. Our 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 course closes it in 4 weeks. ...
Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) disclosed that Russia’s 2025 federal budget deficit is actually just over 8 trillion rubles (~€89 billion), far higher than the Kremlin’s published figure. The agency also found that Russian military expenditures have been concealed, running up to...
Remember this story about journalists being replaced by AI writers? Seems that may have caught the attention of Google's webspam team. Looks like two of their sites might have received manual actions this weekend. And that could be for 'Site...
Xsolla reaffirmed its commitment to women in gaming by launching a series of community initiatives and industry events across emerging markets such as Dubai, Cyprus, and Türkiye. The company hosted a women‑founders gathering in Dubai and co‑organized a Women in...
Nice job Fam getting my old colleague and experienced central banker 5k followers in 3 days. Still massively underfollowed. Fwiw IMHO the U.S. Fed is going to need an explosion of inflation to hike in the next year....
Artificial intelligence assistants are emerging as a primary channel for product discovery, compressing the traditional list of search results into a single answer. This upstream shift moves the consumer decision point into a system retailers cannot control or directly measure....
At 26, I quit my minimum-wage copywriting job. 18 months later? I was generating $180k/month ghostwriting for industry leaders. But if I was starting over in 2026, I'd become a LinkedIn Ghostwriter. Why? Because it has 1.15 billion users. And less than 1% are posting...
BAGHDAD, March 8 (Reuters) - Iraqi oil production from its main southern oilfields has fallen by 70% to just 1.3 million barrels per day as the country is unable to export oil via the Strait of Hormuz due to...
Air New Zealand marked International Women’s Day by flying a fully female‑crewed flight to Queenstown, with women also handling 14 critical ground‑operations roles. The event highlights that women hold 41% of New Zealand aviation jobs but only 9% of airline pilots, and...
Iran may end up being the Pin that pricked the bubble, but the Banking and Financial Sector Stocks are Crashing equity markets as the impact of a slowing economy and the US private credit market takes hold- Hindi Video... https://t.co/sOz3SepGUO via...
This galaxy brain it’s-all-about-China’s-oil talking point drives me *insane* Only reason China was able to buy so much discounted crude from Ven/Irn/Ruz was because of US sanctions, largely imposed by the Trump admin(!), which scared off other buyers and left them...
Sling TV, a DISH/EchoStar subsidiary, introduced low‑cost daily Passes in 2025, attracting budget‑conscious cord‑cutters. Despite strong subscriber numbers—over 1.5 million—the parent’s strained balance sheet and costly 5G rollout have made Sling a non‑core asset. Analysts predict DISH may put Sling TV...
The next wave of AI disruption may hit unexpected professions first. Peter Thiel suggests roles built around mathematics and quantitative analysis could be more exposed than language-heavy work. Banks are already hinting that advances in AI could mean leaner teams in finance....
JPM: "If the oil supply shock is sustained, we think each 10% increase in oil prices should translate to a ~10bp gain in headline PCE inflation and a 15-20bp drag on GDP growth."
Israel's military announced it will target any individual involved in appointing a successor to Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The statement, posted in Farsi on X, underscores Israel's intent to intervene after the U.S. and Israeli strikes that...
Every executive is juggling two AI risks: moving too slowly and getting disrupted, or shipping too fast and creating security and operational nightmares. AI literacy means understanding that tradeoff. #CIO #RiskManagement https://t.co/aiB5P99ido
"Since Liberation Day -- the President's last big, bold set of promises when he told us everything was about to be magical -- we've lost jobs. We've gone backwards... I'm going to call that a jobs recession." https://t.co/GZQfUVRfWG
Mexican authorities have suspended import activities and begun canceling permits for 350 steel‑importing firms as part of Operation Clean‑Up, a coordinated crackdown on smuggling and misuse of trade programs. The Ministry of Economy flagged these companies among 750 firms suspected...
I'm proud to say that I've reached a point where I no longer believe productivity = intensity. Grinding harder is a scam. Real productivity is structural. Designing your day so the important work is unavoidable and everything else is inconvenient is the real...
The US economy has been surprisingly resilient in the face of so much policy chaos. But you have to wonder whether that can continue, if the f***wittery just never stops
Goldman Sachs warned that global oil prices could breach $100 a barrel within days and climb to $150 by month‑end if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked. Iran’s effective blockade has cut crude flows through the strait to roughly 10%...
so much easier to build something new than change something old especially amidst platform shifts, having less change management lets you anchor w/ first principles, ignore sunk costs, and build what you see your industry being 3+ years from now…
Fertilisers are rightfully getting a lot of focus now. China looks to be ok (for now). The state has stockpiles and there is material at ports. Exports of urea (nitrogen-based) were already tightly managed and it's hard to see more...
Global leading indicators, February 2026 - Upturn confirmed, will it slip in rising oil prices? https://t.co/bHBBQw0j9O, my latest blog post.
We already know the winner in the war with Iran and that's Russia. The closure of the Straits of Hormuz has swung Russian crude from pariah to prized commodity. Urals oil price is the highest since right after the Ukraine...
Friday marked a turning point. Brent rose 9% (CO1), but - instead of a broad sell-off across EM - South Africa (ZAR), Brazil (BRL) and Chile (CLP) rallied. Markets are transitioning to rewarding commodity exporters like in 2022 after the...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: China is still getting (some of) its oil. Nine days into the war, Iran continues loading oil supertankers from Kharg Island. Tehran has sent some of them across the Strait of Hormuz into the high seas wihthout any...
“The US is roughly speaking oil independent… on net, we export petroleum products.” That’s why this is less an ‘America is poorer’ story than an ‘Americans reshuffle who wins’ story. Oil industry wins. Drivers lose. https://t.co/Efd22aQEeK
Everyone on Sunday morning: Sleeping in. Ecom founders on Sunday morning: Reviewing last week's ad performance and planning this week's tests. Different mindset. Different momentum.
