From Family Firm to CRE Giant, 4,500% Return
He turned a family real estate business into the largest U.S. publicly traded commercial real estate company, delivering 4,500% total return for shareholders since IPO.
Drop Rating Scales From Resumes—They Add No Value
Leave graphs and rating systems off your resume. They mean nothing. You could say you're an 8/10 with Javascript and your 8/10 is a 4/10 to someone else. Most hiring managers don't put stock in them anyway. It's just noise.
Celebrating Year One, Previewing Upstarts Media’s Next Chapter
Tomorrow is our 1st birthday at Upstarts 🎉 I wrote about our first year in operation, my gratitude for the startup ecosystem, and what to expect from @upstartsmediaco in Year 2. https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/upstarts-turns-1-heres-whats-next-e6a
Apple Maps Launches Local Ads for Businesses
Appple Business - local ads in Apple Maps is officially live - Apple just posted about it, my story is updated at https://t.co/VBlcnERHn8 https://t.co/GwP0hkDypq
German Growth Drag Stems From Both Imports and Exports
Is the big drag from net exports on German growth from imports or from exports? It is of course from both. This is the data for nominal trade with China for the full euro area (no...
Google's Small Core Updates Can Disrupt Sites in Q1
There is another disturbance in the SEO Force. Google is active again and Q1 has been super volatile. Remember, Google can push what they call 'smaller core updates' outside of broad core updates. And those can still have a big...
Banks Must Shift Left to Stop Elder Scams
Banks urged to 'shift left' to fight elder fraud https://t.co/TtUy0i7zWZ "a couple lost $2.5 million over the course of a year by purchasing gold bars and leaving them in their mailbox for a fake undercover government courier" https://t.co/hTHQ67yB5E
Trump's STB Shows Lukewarm Stance on UP‑NS Merger
This is interesting, the Trump STB does not seem excited about the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern mega-merger. https://t.co/PZAfunTJBD
AppLovin Deploys AI Video Creatives for In-Game Ads
AppLovin launches AI-enabled video creative generation AppLovin is launching AI-enabled video generation to optimize eCommerce ads for in-game environments. By repurposing assets through generative models, the platform addresses the performance gap between social media creatives and full-screen mobile placements. This rollout...
Free 5‑day Migration Eliminates Email Chaos
Your email platform isn't working… but the only reason you haven’t made the switch is because migration causes a week full of chaos. It's not about the cost, but the time, the broken flows, the re-importing contacts, the week you don't...
Hiring a CCO May Undermine ABVX’s Sale Plans
Def not pretending to know anything about biotech investing (I don't), but how is hiring a CCO bad for $ABVX, even if the goal is to sell out? https://t.co/Gz6ASDlhrv
IWM Stress Test Shows Economy May Not Be Fine
Small caps aren’t ‘early cycle’. $IWM is a stress test. If it can’t lead, the economy isn’t as fine as the index level suggests. https://t.co/Cwur5o8DPZ
Pair Outbound with SEO for Sustainable Growth
8 hours of outbound a day. Cold DMs. Cold emails. Reddit. LinkedIn. Repeat. I've seen this blueprint. I've watched it burn founders out. Miss one week and your pipeline goes to zero. I've worked with 30+ SaaS companies. The ones that stall out built everything...
Trump's Iran Conflict Pushes Oil Prices Higher Longer
Trump’s war in Iran is putting extreme pressure on global oil supplies, driving up crude prices that now may stay higher for longer. My @morningjoe Chart
War‑Driven Fed Outlook Ends Rate‑Cut Expectations
Despite investors’ previous hopes for rate cuts, Trump’s war has worsened the Fed outlook — with markets now not expecting further cuts this year (or next). My @morningjoe Chart
Leaders Must Separate System Ops From Change Initiatives
Most Productivity Zone leaders are carrying two jobs, whether they acknowledge it or not. One is to run standardized systems at scale. The other is to support initiatives that are meant to change outcomes. Each requires a different mindset, different...
Automate Executive Feedback with a Custom Review Skill
My friend is a VP at Meta who got tired of repeating the same feedback over and over. So he built a skill that reviews docs using his principles, questions, and voice. It has been a game changer for his entire team. Tomorrow,...
When Excellence Becomes a Threat to Your Boss
Having a toxic boss is getting hired for your competence, then being pushed out because you're too competent.
Former SEC Enforcer Clashed with Bosses over Trump Cases
Exclusive: US SEC's ex-enforcement chief clashed with bosses over Trump cases before leaving, sources say https://t.co/Z4sEYxud0H
Oil Expert Claims Hormuz Strait Unnecessary, Misreads Market
Guy who clearly understands how oil markets work: "see, we never needed the Strait of Hormuz 😏"
Bootstrapped $10K MRR Shifts Your View of VCs
Entrepreneurs: Once you grow to $10K MRR without any VC money, you start perceiving VCs differently.
Polymarket Predicts 55% Chance of US Invading Iran
According to @Polymarket, there is a 55% chance US forces enter Iran by the end of April. Forget Trump’s talk of the art of the deal. He takes his orders from Jerusalem. https://t.co/GgrtwQc8kz
Balancing Personal and Professional Brands Drives Entrepreneurial Success
Personal v professional brand - how do you think about the difference as an entrepreneur?
Rising Mortgage Rates Threaten Struggling Canadian Housing Market
If Mortgage Rates Keep Rising What Happens To The Canadian Housing Market? We have seen some Fixed Mortgage Rates rise nearly 20% since the Middle East War began: depends on which Bank & length of term Important: the War could end Friday...
S&P Nears Selling Climax Amid Deep Valuation Drop
In the table below, we see that the drawdown in the S&P 500 has now reached 7.6%, with breadth reaching moderately oversold levels. That drawdown masks a far bigger decline in valuations, with the trailing P/E down 20%. The MSCI EAFE and...
Solve Costly Problems, Not Just Cool Ideas
I don't look for good ideas. I look for expensive problems. The difference built me a billion-dollar company. So many founders start by asking "What cool thing can I build?" That’s the wrong question.
Repeat Meetings with Decision‑makers Demand Sharp Business Acumen
Getting access to power is one thing. Getting a 2nd or 3rd meeting with power is entirely different. Only sellers with sharp business acumen get the latter. "Continuity of power" is the ultimate metric nobody tracks. If you can't get meeting #2 with the...
Lean and Mean Often Means Understaffed, Not Efficient
When management says: "We run a lean and mean team." They are usually hiding a refusal to hire enough people. THE REALITY:
Elder Care Benefits Retain Top Talent, Prevent Burnout
The Benefit No One Sees—Until Your Best Employee Quits #elderlycare #eldercare #employeebenefits Your best employees aren't quitting for more money — they're quitting for relief. Tens of millions of workers are quietly carrying an invisible second job: caregiving. And it's burning...
US Launches $1T Pax Silica Fund to Secure Supply Chains
The New "Pax Silica" Fund The Trump Administration is establishing a Supply Chain Fund. The "Pax Silica" fund will support energy, semiconductor, and critical materials. The US will commit $250M, and partners will include Singapore, the UAE, Qatar, and Sweden. The...
Robin Energy Launches Self‑tender for up to 1M Shares
Robin Energy $RBNE Announced has commenced a self-tender offer to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares. https://t.co/kGw8Y2ZS1J
Sulphur Prices Surge 40% Amid Existing Deficit
Sulphur prices now up 40% since before the Iran War Unlike oil, the sulphur market was already in severe deficit https://t.co/gMiE3tcho5
Short ZAR/USD as Strong Dollar Presses South African Rand
Macro: ZAR down 1.7% as a firm USD pressures EM FX. Key: stronger dollar despite improved SA leading indicator. Risk: Iran headlines could spike oil and force risk-off. Trade: short ZAR/USD on USD momentum 📉 — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More...
AI Audit Reveals My Hidden Time‑wasting Habits
I ran /insights in Claude Code. It read a month of my sessions and told me exactly where I'm wasting time. I didn't ask for this level of honesty. https://t.co/hojo5cud35
HP Positions AI as Core to Personalized, Secure Work
Interim CEO Bruce Broussard kicks off the $HPQ Imagine event. Here’s what he said: - HP is at a defining moment, AI is accelerating change by compounding breakthroughs, driving more compute and better models that scale and lower costs. -...
FDA Job Posting Omits Vaccine Requirement, Sparks Speculation
The Readout newsletter contained this nugget today. The posting for Vinay Prasad's job at #FDA states applicants don't need to be vaccinated. USG job postings don't normally address vaccination status. Message to the MAHA base? Sign up for @statnews newsletters here: https://t.co/Q3BKEkVZs0
11.6K Views Earned $205—Scale YouTube Income Consistently
I show you how much YouTube paid me with one video that got 11,600 views and generated $205 in revenue. I break down the watch time, subscriber growth, and explain how these earnings can scale if you multiply the views....
Low Unemployment, High Costs: Economy Feels Anything But Strong
They keep saying “low unemployment” and “inflation is under control” Meanwhile eggs are still $7, rent just jumped another $300, and my friends are getting ghosted on 200+ job apps. How is this a “strong economy” when my grocery bill feels like...
TotalEnergies Accepts Trump’s $1 B Offshore Wind Exit Offer
TotalEnergies Takes Up Trump’s $1 Billion Offer to Exit Offshore Wind #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/ApY6rOsRWt https://t.co/bpgjbtpiDu
Explaining This Week’s Mortgage, Oil, and Bond Turmoil
@housingwire @sarahteresa6 We try to explain the madness if this week with #mortgagerates #oil and #bonds with this conflict. #economics #chartdaddy
Master Organizational Politics, Leverage Shadow Network for Security Success
Mastering organizational politics to drive your security program and build your team. Work the shadow network not just the formal org chart. https://t.co/hz0tt3Ghyu https://t.co/KMhg6Oe41L
Trump’s Policies Erode Market Integrity, Enabling Scams
The damage Trump has done to the integrity of financial markets is one of the biggest stains of this entire administration. The deregulation and financial market innovation are positive but they don't need to come at the expense of rampant...
Closing the Strait Threatens Demand, Requires Immediate Action
This is how you begin to destroy demand. Much more will be necessary if the Strait doesn't reopen soon.
Underpaid Environmental Scientists Driven Toward Oil & Gas
Here is a recent job posting I came across for an Environmental Scientist position. The pay rate? $24/hr. But wanting 3-10 years experience, a BSc, 3-7 years experience in wetland delineation, permitting experience, USACE cert…. This pay rate shouldn’t be anything south...
Pairing Strong SEO Foundation with Right Business Yields Massive Growth
+1-year SEO journey. A client who had everything from the beginning. - Blogs - Free tools - Directories - Unique Marketplace - Thought leadership content Pair with a business that makes sense. Make 100s of thousands of dollars, projecting millions. The Startup game is tough but rewarding.
Redeemers: Tiny Elite Hold 11.6% of ARES Shares
Interesting nugget in the $ARES ASIF letter, detailing who the redeemers were (11.6% of shares outstanding) ‘The majority of repurchase requests were made by a limited number of family offices and smaller institutions in select geographies who represent less than...
DXY‑Oil Pair Hides Slow Margin Tax
$DXY firm + oil firm is the combo nobody wants to model. It’s a slow tax on margins that shows up AFTER the ‘soft landing’ victory lap. https://t.co/ocSH3ICv0N
Exports Decline Since 2022 Breaks Trade Symmetry
Exports have been falling since 2022. In normal times, one would expect symmetric growth in exports and imports, (offsetting contributions). The recent decline in exports is thus unusual https://t.co/KYVDyKfsJI
Owner Earnings Per Sale Hidden in Commission Models
How much does the owner earn on each sale they make? The problem of cost attribution in commission-driven small businesses. https://t.co/Ew74F4r3kW #SmallBusiness & Deal Making #SMB https://t.co/j1k8QGvpT2
Custom Leadership Coaching Drives Competitive Advantage
RT @JoeContrera Does your company need a customized solution to move to the next level of success? Explore #leadershipdevelopment programs and executive coaching to help you transform your #leadership culture and gain a competitive advantage: https://t.co/kH7cWP1h5e #executivecoach