Plan Every Sales Call: Define Next Step, Stakeholders, Reason
Great sales calls start with planning. Before EVERY call, answer 3 questions: 1. What next step will I recommend? 2. Who will I recommend be involved? 3. Why this next step and why those people? If you can't answer these before the call, you're winging it. And winging it is expensive.
Top Nations Relying on Hormuz for Fertilizer Imports
Which countries are most dependent on fertilizer through the Straits of Hormuz. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/r2Cnz3sGtS
Managers Judged by Team Results, Not Personal Work
You are a manager now. Your hands-on contributions no longer matter. You are judged entirely by the output of others. THE HARSH REALITY:
Navarro Says 15% Tariff Timeline Still Vague
I asked White House senior counselor Peter Navarro about the timeline of making the 10% global tariff into a 15% tariff, something he says is "in process." "I wouldn't get too lost in the day to day on that," he...
Musk Halts X Creator Revenue Change Targeting Regional Impressions
Elon Musk paused X's creator revenue rule change that aimed to focus on regional impressions hours after the company announced it https://t.co/d2YT9fm7Jq
Brookfield Leads $9B Deal as M&A Spree Continues
Today's M&A notes $BLX.to to be acquired by Brookfield / La Caisse for $37.25 cash per share, 31.8% premium, $9.0 billion $TERN to be acquired by MRK for $53.00 cash per share, 6.0% premium, $5.7 billion $JHG / Trian bumped bid by 6.1%...
Taiwan's Political Choices Ripple Through Global Supply Chains
Taiwan politics isn’t just a local issue. When a party like the KMT shapes how closely the country engages with China and the US, it influences a supply chain the entire world depends on. That’s why it matters far beyond Taiwan. https://t.co/2eGMOnyZKp
Fed Cuts Fail to Curb
the @federalreserve has cut interest rates six times since Sep '244 and U.S. 10-year yields $TNX have risen from 3.7% to 4.4% since that cutting program began... https://t.co/EQHFpoQsIC
CEO Amy Burroughs Discusses M&A Post‑ASH25 Data
I asked $TERN CEO Amy Burroughs right after the #ASH25 data was out how she felt about M&A. Congrats to her and her team. https://t.co/2HemPoiqWO
Analysts Await Hormuz Reopening Amid Iran War Headlines
Every oil analyst reading the Iran War's done headlines and watching the Iran War's done price action waiting for the Strait of Hormuz to actually begin flowing again https://t.co/4kBqUoI2Np
Emotional Regulation: Key Leadership Skill for Small Trade Firms
Emotional Regulation as a #Leadership Capability in Trade-Led Small Businesses @ABPsychologists https://t.co/Zl6yDQdEmy #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Robinhood Buyback: Dip Play Amid Crypto‑Driven Fragility
Robinhood Stock Rises After $1.5 Billion Buyback as Shares Stay Under Pressure Question: if stock tripled in 2025 then dropped 39% in 2026, is $1.5B buyback buying the dip or catching a falling knife? Robinhood's crypto reliance = structural vulnerability when...
TACO Boosts Trump, War Uncertainty Keeps Oil Low
"Rather than being a sign of weakness, TACO is working in Trump’s favor. No one knows for certain when or if he’ll try to end the war, which has been enough to stop traders from pushing up the oil price."...
Markets Rally Amid Iran Conflict Uncertainty
🚨 Markets are surging - but Iran says truce, talks NOT viable in current conditions Missiles are still flying Oil is driving EVERYTHING ⚠️Is this a real move or a trap? Here's what I'm watching before I touch anything $SPY $GLD $USO $DXY $EURUSD...
US Import Prices Surge to Four‑Year High
"US Import Prices Jump by Most in Nearly Four Years Ahead of Iran War" "Excluding petroleum, import costs advanced 1.2%, the most since January 2022 and driven by higher prices for capital goods and consumer merchandise excluding automobiles." https://t.co/0glmjMPmLR
One Marketer Automates All Google Ads via Chat
anthropic's growth marketer just showed how he runs all of their paid search as a one-person team. he built a cowork plugin that manages every google ads campaign from a single chat window. here's his workflow: 1. he writes his paid search playbook...
AI Agents Deliver Rapid, Superior Merger Arbitrage Insights
The $TERN / $MRK deal announced this morning provides a good case study on how Accelerate's AI agents quickly analyze a merger arbitrage investment opportunity: - Equity research agent: Paste target ticker. Agent generates an initiating coverage report on the target. -...
Transparent Negotiations Won’t Survive Last‑Minute Discount Demands
Procurement entered at the the 5 yard line of my largest Enterprise deal ever last year. We ran discovery on their procurement process. Learned what mattered most: -Short-term contract vs. longer-term agreement? -Total price vs. price per seat? -Cash flow for billing? We were transparent about...
Gold Soars, Bonds Crash: Safe‑Haven Playbook Overhauled
Gold $4,550+. Missiles flying. Bonds selling off. The safe haven playbook just got rewritten. $GLD $GC_F $TLT https://t.co/mnn27BiQUs
HR Tech Relies Heavily on OpenAI After Sora's Fall
Now that Sora is dead, let me remind y'all: lots of HR Tech products are built on OpenAI technology. Do with that information what you will 😘
Arm Shifts to Own AI Chip, Redefining Value Capture
Arm is betting its future on its own AI chip. The company expects a major revenue boost as it moves beyond licensing designs into building more of its own technology stack. That shift could reshape how it captures value in the...
Oman Oil Plunges From $170 to $90s, Market Wraps
Lots of headline whipsaw but call me crazy but I do find market price action useful. Oman oil back down to the 90’s from the 170 highs says this is a wrap https://t.co/0WwZo0Hanz
Build a Content Loop: Start Small, Grow Continuously
The content and access loop 🔂 all of you could be executing to help you make content, then connect with your audience and then use that connection to make more content … listen carefully to the e steps that help...
US Stockpiles Keep $5 Corn From Surpassing 2022 Peak
$5 Corn May Mark a 2026 Peak Alongside $120 Crude - The December corn future (Dec26) stretch to $4.99 a bushel around the onset of the Iran war on March 9 may have peak inklings akin to Dec22's $7.66 apex...
Pension Funds Snap Up $14B Equities, Top Percentile
GS on Flows via BBG: - Pension funds to buy $14 billion in equities for month/quarter-end rebalancing. - Ranks 75th percentile over the past three years in absolute dollar terms, and 97th percentile on a net basis. https://t.co/PkjmgbNxLG
AI Automation Will Reduce Workforce to Founders Only
Elon says AI and robots will run out of things to do for humans — at 1,000x today's economy, every human desire is saturated. Salim thinks any company will soon run on 20–25% of its current workforce. If knowledge work...
Fed Already Equipped to Navigate Supply Shocks
The Fed Already Has What it Needs to Navigate Supply Shocks--my latest newsletter with cameo appearance by @amacker and awesome Don Kohn link from @darioperkins. https://t.co/ihDcQmi2WI https://t.co/jbXalR3zRA
Google Expands Shopping Ads to 15 New EU Markets
While OpenAI burns cash, Google just announced Shopping Ads in 15 new European markets https://t.co/hQB6wuOTAW https://t.co/eCZo8LPYwP
Corporate Mafia Hijacks NexG, Recovery Restores Control
Deep-dive into PMX’s Proxy War 1. The Setup: Victor Chin joins NexG help diversify company that secures billions in govt contracts. 2. The Attack: Oct 2025, "Corporate Mafia" group raids NexG to hijack control. 3. The Tactic: "AMLA Code of Takeover" to freeze...
TERN's Termination Terms Hint MRK Could Be Outbid
For those wondering if $MRK might be outbid, here are the deal termination terms from $TERN https://t.co/TbM3rWyEoG
Clear Decision Authority, Not More People, Speeds Projects
I’ve seen teams try to “go faster” on a website rebuild by throwing more people at it. It rarely works. Speed usually comes from one boring thing. Decisions that get made on time. If you want a faster project, I’d look at these...
Choose Management for Coaching, Not Just Career Climbing
One of the biggest mistakes you can make in your career is getting into management "just because." Too many people think the only way up is a linear path from IC to manager to director to VP. Becoming a manager is a...
Oil’s Wild Swing Shows Volatility Is the Real Indicator
Oil -10% Monday. Oil +4% Tuesday. Same war. Same geopolitics. The volatility IS the signal. $USO $XLE $SPY https://t.co/Od9t9fzbbl
From Street Hustle to Music Empire: Eazy’s ‘Why Not Me’
A book tech twitter hasn’t read but is a great biz book Ruthless, the story of Eazy E and Ruthless Records: - eazy e was a 21 year old drug dealer - saved up 200k from selling drugs - used it to...
Barclays Lifts 2026 S&P 500 Target to 7,650
Barclays raises 2026 year-end S&P 500 target to 7,650 despite Middle East, inflation risks https://t.co/UIix0xSpIM
Merck Spends $6.7B on CML Drug Despite Gleevec Era
It's amazing that 25 years after Gleevec we are still watching drug companies pay billions for new drugs for CML. And that, in Adam's previous story, a once deadly cancer was referred to as a chronic disease. Anyway, $MRK buys $TERN...
Canadian MPs Call For
Canadian Politicians Want Air Canadas CEO Fired — For Recording LaGuardia Tragedy Message In English [ROUNDUP] - View from the Wing https://t.co/Jc3f7NNHI5
EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Launches May 1, Covering 25% of Global GDP
"EU says Mercosur free trade deal will start May 1, accounting for 25% of global GDP" https://t.co/357IyH3KRA https://t.co/tpysXMlyjm
Google Expands Discussion Forum Markup and Robots Tag Guidance
Google added more properties for Discussion Forum & QA Page markup as well as documented robots tags use outside of the HTML head https://t.co/rlTRH9CtGE https://t.co/tB8BkNX9wS
Rising Plastic Costs Fuel Unexpected Inflation in Food Packaging
I wrote about plastic prices in yesterday's Odd Lots newsletter ahead of today's episode (which you should definitely listen to) Packaging really is an underappreciated driver of inflation, and plastics prices are already spiking You can't buy a bag of carrots without...
Swiggy Hikes Fees, Signaling Profit‑first Shift
Food delivery to be more expensive Swiggy hiked platform fee by around 18% once again Current platform fees: ₹14.99 New platform fees: ₹17.58 Recently both Zomato and Swiggy hiked their fees Now Swiggy once again Food delivery apps are shifting from Growth mode to Profit mode now..
Google Trials Guided Research Feature for Search
Google Search tests "Skip Digging, Start Guided Research" for Web Guide via @lenraleigh by @glenngabe https://t.co/WwENDJaga7 https://t.co/DrRVxAqs4h
Acquire Niche Market Leaders, Not Just Many Deals
One observation stood out from my notes on the Swedish event, where more than 35 serial acquirers shared their portfolio companies, capital allocation frameworks, and long-term acquisition strategies: The deepest edge in acquisition entrepreneurship is not buying a lot of companies. It...
Iran War Triggers Plastic Price Surge, Economic Shock
Price on PLASTICS just DOUBLED‼️ downstream financial repercussions of the Iran war. This is what a supply shock looks like in the real economy.
Markets Rally on Hope for US‑Israel Iran Peace Plan
Hope Lifts Stocks and Bonds: There continues to be hope in the capital and commodity markets that a US-Israel war on Iran can be brought to a conclusion soon. While news reports indicate that the US had drafted a 15-point...
Education and Health Drive Over 100% Private‑Sector Job Growth
The education and health services sector has accounted for 109% of private-sector job creation since January 2025. via ADP
ECB Leverages Monetary Policy to Tackle Energy Shock
The ECB’s response to the current energy price shock will be rooted in our monetary policy strategy which is well equipped to help us navigate it. That was my message at the #ECBWatchers conference. Read my speech https://t.co/dDjDthBlTi https://t.co/p1TD3EuhAz
Sudan's Pound Plummets to World's 6th Worst Currency
On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist, the Sudanese pound ranks as the WORLD'S 6TH WORST CURRENCY. The pound has depreciated by over 27% against the USD in the past year. https://t.co/6wm9wwnlxP
UK Inflation Holds at 3% Ahead of Iran Conflict
UK inflation stayed at 3% in the weeks leading up to the Iran war https://t.co/WPMVXJqwKz via @tomelleryrees https://t.co/1H8Ml5iePk