Open Hormuz Strait Triggers Massive Eastward Market Rush
If the Strait of Hormuz is open, get ready to watch for a stampede to the East. https://t.co/3rohg52Jti
SPX Gains 2% Post‑Ceasefire, Reclaims 200‑Day SMA
Big 2% rally from the $SPX after-hours following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the US/Israel and Iran. Back above the 200-day SMA. Now the burden is on markets to capitalize on the 'good news' https://t.co/djEZLD8zgj
Your Story: Advantage or Hidden Drag—Make It Concise
Your story is either a competitive advantage or a hidden drag. If your team cannot tell it in one sentence, you do not have one yet.
Iran Agrees to Ceasefire, Reopening Strait of Hormuz Soon
*IRAN ACCEPTS PAKISTAN'S TWO-WEEK CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL: NYT -- "ceasefire will come into force when Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz" -- So, this chart will be at zero tomorrow, and ships can start moving immediately? https://t.co/3VFPp2rq6x
Iran Claims Open Strait, Demands Payment; Trump Disagrees
And this is why it’s hard to believe that Iran has agreed to not regulate passage at this point because it’s Irans primary leverage. In Irans eyes the strait IS open—you just have to pay them & the insurance companies....
Use Buyer's Exact Words to Boost Sales
One of the most underrated sales techniques: Mirror your buyer's exact language. Not paraphrasing. Not your interpretation. Their EXACT words. If they say "we're bleeding pipeline" don't say "so you have a lead generation challenge." Say "tell me more about the pipeline bleeding." Their words carry their...
$2 Million Toll
and the new point of contention? the $2 million+ tolls on traversing the Strait of Hormuz?
DualShot Captures Portrait and Landscape Simultaneously, but Framing Matters
I tested the DualShot app this weekend — it lets you capture content in portrait and landscape mode all at the same time It's pretty amazing if you're trying to record for both types of video but it does take some...
Oil Slumps 12% After Trump‑Iran Ceasefire Opens Hormuz
Oil prices plummet 12% (and counting) after Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran 🇺🇸 🤝 🇮🇷 The deal is subject to an immediate opening of Hormuz https://t.co/idSwDqTWxx
No One Cares if Oil Passes the Strait
I guess there's zero interest in whether oil is actually going to move through strait unobstructed ...
Ceasefire Triggers Oil and Bond Yield Declines
Two-week ceasefire leads to drops in oil and bond yields. #oil #bonds #economics #mortgagerates #chartdaddy
Young Professionals Seek Purposeful Leadership, Says Colin Webb
New episode of Generations at Work: From MIT to building robotics companies—Colin Webb shares what today’s young professionals really want from leaders. Listen now: https://www.maxwellleadership.com/generationsatwork/
LinkedIn Reportedly Eyeing Acquisition of All-In Podcast
LinkedIn rumored to be bidding to acquire The All-In Podcast, with plans to rebrand it as The Linked-In Podcast.
Women's Basketball Viewership Soars Past 9 Million
Attn: Women's Basketball fans. UCLA-South Carolina averaged a massive 9.9M viewers. Beat last year's 8.6 million viewers across ABC and ESPN for UConn-South Carolina. Think about this: The national title game averaged 4.68M just four years ago. https://t.co/VIDYRkMw6d
Our FINRA Portal Enables 7% Success Fees for Reg CF
We own and operate a FINRA Funding Portal, which can legally charge success fees in Reg Cf raises (i.e. 7% of a $5m raise). This Funding Portal is a key element in helping us bring interactive investing shows mainstream.
Anthropic's $30B Surge Overtakes OpenAI's Revenue
Anthropic went from 1B to 30B in 15 months. Overtook OpenAI in revenue. Here’s the real picture everyone missed👇
Best Teams Leverage Individual Differences
The Strengths Edge: Why the Best Teams Are Built on What Makes People Different https://t.co/FicI9jlmk6 #leadership #employeeexperience @tanveernaseer https://t.co/8d64aa3gIP
OpenAI Preemptively Drops News to Steer Narrative
A few thoughts on OpenAI’s wild news week: They knew the New Yorker piece was coming and pushed to get other news (especially exec departures/changes) out beforehand so it couldn’t be interpreted as a response to that piece -...
Distribution Beats Product: Build Your Brand’s Delivery Engine
Build Scalable Distribution The best brand in the world dies in obscurity without distribution. Amazon didn't win with one great product. They built the engine to deliver everything, everywhere, consistently. Your personal brand needs the same infrastructure.
Founders Build Brilliantly, Yet Struggle Scaling Operations
The harsh reality is that most founders are terrible operators and people managers to start. I sure was. I had strong instincts for product design, and some innate leadership skills, but that’s not the same thing as leading a company with...
Short‑Form Content Drives 15× Weekly View Surge
I simply decided to make short form content again and we are 15x the views week over week. Literally 10s of millions more Return of the King
Fed Dovish Shift Boosts Bullish Momentum, Watch ES
The Fed's dovish shift is music to bulls' ears as inflation continues cooling. Markets are already pricing in easier monetary policy ahead. Tomorrow we'll be watching how ES reacts to this momentum using our DOTS indicator for precise entries. https://t.co/66dSROf2rQ...
C‑Level Tech Leaders Must Prioritize Vision Over Roadmaps
Aspiring C-level tech leaders need a clear point of view on where the business must go and how tech gets it there. Not just roadmaps, but vision. #CIO https://t.co/XJxhEl8zHL
Employers Pay Minimum to Retain, Not Partner With Employees
Your employer sets your salary based on the minimum they can pay to keep you from leaving. That’s not a partnership. That’s a transaction. And you’re on the losing end.
Transportation Secretary Open to Airline Mergers, Citing Trump’s Deal Appetite
Transportation Secretary Says He’s Open To Airline Mergers — “Trump Loves To See Big Deals Happen” - View from the Wing https://t.co/lOqKHbeNux
Prioritize Rest and Meaning, Not the Grind
We need to stop glorifying the “grind”. Let’s instead glorify: • 8 hours of sleep • Taking breaks regularly • Taking mental health days • Working on what's meaningful • Stopping work when it's done • Finding work-life balance Money is the by-product.
Leaders Fail When Gemba Walks Miss Reality
Gemba Walks Don’t Fail. Leaders Do. - CX Journey™ https://t.co/mm78fD9gR5 Done right, #Gemba replaces executive imagination with operational truth. #leadership #culture #employeeexperience https://t.co/T9HeaGysaC
PE Funding Forces Anthropic’s Enterprise Rollout, Not Market Demand
The headline says Anthropic is going enterprise. That is not the real story. They put in $200 million. Blackstone and two other PE giants put in up to a billion more. To sell Anthropic’s own product for them. Private equity has something...
SEO‑dead Hype Turns Into 410 Page Deletions
Also the same companies who pushed the narrative (and $$$) that SEO is dead/dying last year are now using 410 response codes on the pages they helped scale/rank&tank for their clients last year. I wish I was kidding.
AI Builds Marketing Tools in Minutes, Not Wishes
Me to my business partner for BRDGE: I wish I had {insert like 3 things} to help me with marketing for us. Him: Builds an AI agent in 10 minutes while I'm talking to him.
Dollar Exists to Guard Capitalism, Not Just Cover Deficits
There are so many layers to the dollar story that transcend conventional market economic dynamics. Until investors realise this I do believe they will be caught out by narratives that serve political agendas not reality. Crucially, most “end of the dollar”...
Tech Support Is Your Brand’s Frontline Sales Engine
Tech support isn't just about troubleshooting - it's the face of your company. It's your brand, your positioning, and when done right, it's sales. Elevate its status accordingly. https://t.co/vambLKsBB6
Judge's Injunction Threatens Nexstar‑Tegna Merger Completion
⚡️ The Big Chill: How Judge Nunley’s Injunction Could Ice Broadcast M&A ⚡️ $NXST Given the harshness of Nunley’s March 28th Temporary Restraining Order, we believe the most likely outcome will be a preliminary injunction barring Nexstar and Tegna from...
IMF to Slash Global Growth Forecast Amid Iran War
The IMF is poised to cut its forecasts for global growth as a result of the Iran war, and sees danger in a world economy that’s ill-equipped to respond to shocks, the Kristalina Georgieva says https://t.co/KcfFIhk4sU via @jdorosario @sdonnan https://t.co/1P3OgECM3e
Book Value Only Matters With Liquid Assets and Clear Liabilities
"Book value matters most when assets are liquid and liabilities are transparent." Most investors get book value wrong, and it can cost them. Book value really only matters when a company’s assets can be easily turned into cash and its liabilities are...
Leave Bookkeeping to Professionals, Grow Your Business
Before I restarted my accounting firm I used tell business owners they can do their own bookkeeping… I have to say I was wrong, you guys in fact cannot lol just let us professionals take that off your plate so you...
Start with Emotion, Then Seal with Logic
Write this down: People buy on emotion. They justify with logic. Your discovery call creates the emotion. Your business case provides the logic. If you skip emotion and go straight to logic, you'll have a great spreadsheet and a dead deal. Emotion first. Logic second....
2026 Kicks Off with Bank‑Fintech Mergers and Massive IPO
"We saw a busy start to 2026 – Between banks acquiring fintechs, fintechs acquiring banks, merchant acquirer PayPay's $12.7 billion IPO, and prediction markets platforms acquiring over 273,908 new users each month." - @itssophievo for @twifintech https://t.co/aIs9zyJRvu
Track Daily Calls to Boost Prospecting Success
If you want to get better at prospecting, start tracking your activity. Not in your head. Not when it’s convenient. Every day. How many dials are you making? How many real conversations are you having? How many are turning into meetings? Download my free Fanatical...
Human Leadership, Trust, Transparency Key AI Skills
Gr8 article from @PwC skills needed in age of #AI love #2 Human in the Lead and #4 Lead w/ Trust & Transparency both themes from our #Rise2040 #FutureCPACGMA
Most AI Startups Should Bootstrap, Keep Full Ownership
The vast majority of ai startups I meet (outside of capital intensive areas like foundational models, semis, defense) would be better off bootstrapping in the long run. Best time ever to own 100 pct.
Strait Closure Fuels Market Drag; Iran Refuses Leverage Trade‑off
Two points that remain top of mind for me. How do you solve these? 1. Delays that don't open the Strait keeps negative carry on the stock market https://t.co/xqJjSx51rF 2. Iran is not going to open the Strait for a ceasefire and forego...
Discounted BDC Seeks Dilution, Vote Likely to Fail
A BDC can only issue shares below NAV if it has prior shareholder authorization. This shareholder approval for dilutive share issuance is required annually. In the current market environment, most BDCs with good corporate governance are aggressively buying back shares at...
Content Is Easy; Distribution Is the New Competitive Moat
AI gave every marketer access to a content production engine. BUT.... It did not give them a distribution strategy. Output is not the advantage anymore. Distribution is. Most people are sprinting to create. The winners are sprinting to build a distribution moat...
China Vetoes Iran Resolution, Says It Ignores Root Cause
The Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations explains why China vetoed the UN Security Council condemning Iran for closing the Strait of Hormuz: “The resolution does not even touch the root cause of this situation… “ https://t.co/6uKTQNN5Uz
SEO Firms Race to Game AI Search Citations
The AI search boom created a new arms race as SEO firms and brands tried to manipulate search to get cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google’s AI tools https://t.co/hxKdN24GNX #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/2QgbSDAR9y
Authentic Brand Identity Builds Trust and Loyalty
RT @VisionEdgeMktg 🏢 Corporate identity matters. A clear, authentic brand identity builds trust and drives customer loyalty. Learn the essentials. https://t.co/uQDD0AUVwv #BrandIdentity #CorporateBranding #Leadership
IMF Flags Rising Imbalances, Revives Currency Manipulation Label
Happy to see the IMF has noticed the expansion of global current account imbalances -- And guess what, the IMF seems to have rediscovered the idea that currency manipulation can drive imbalances (though manipulation has been renamed "macro-industrial policy" ......
Iran's Oil Flow Restored, Excluding Genocide Coalition
Just as Iran was taken out of SWIFT money traffic in 2011, the coalition of genocide has been taken out of HORMUZ Oil traffic. The Strait remains wide open for those nations who PAY and those who are not participating in...
Turn a Bad Boss Into a Growth Opportunity
Working for an incompetent or ineffective boss can be demoralizing—and can become a source of stress. Yet it’s also an opportunity to learn and grow. Here’s what you can and should do about it: 👉 https://t.co/C1G5cEw6hX #careeradvice #careerdevelopment #personaleffectiveness https://t.co/iuYRnQPtS0