Scripps Sports Secures First NBA Local Rights for Pistons
Scripps Sports adds first NBA local rights with deal for Pistons games starting next season https://t.co/4BDaWcKAKF
AI Automation Cuts Manual Work, Boosts Lumber Sales
Roy Barberi manages five locations for 84 Lumber Company. He came to the AI Business Lab® Mastermind curious about AI but unsure where to start. What happened next: automated sales tracking across all five locations, a full promotional system built from...
30‑Year Yields Likely to Surpass 5% Barrier
BNP PARIBAS: “Is 5% a resistance level for 30y yields? We don’t think it is .. “.. After 30y yields broke the 4% resistance level in 2023, long-end yields unanchored. We see similar parallels .. scope for term premiums to rise...
Feedback Loop Turns Culture Work Into Management Discipline
The Feedback Loop That Makes “Fix the Culture, Fix the Outcomes” a System https://t.co/2EwlZldkKs What makes it powerful isn’t just understanding parts but the mechanism that connects them: feedback loop. W/o, culture work drifts into theater. W/, culture becomes mgt...
Inflation Threat Grows: New Data Sparks Concern
Even before Iran started, we were saying inflation was turning into a problem. This week's data only adds fire to the worries. @sonusvarghese discusses it in our latest @CarsonResearch blog.
Launch a Profitable AI‑Powered E‑Commerce Brand in Hours
How to build a profitable ecommerce brand using AI from zero (I tested this myself and got my first sale 1 hour after launching ads): 1. Find a product you're passionate about/know a little something about. Chances are you already know...
30-Year Yield Stays
Today, the U.S. 30-year benchmark bond yield remained above the critical 5% threshold. Bonds get crushed in wartime. With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the bond vigilantes are riding again, and they are demanding a higher yield for Washington’s recklessness. https://t.co/5GNeEs9kKm
Founders, Not Sales, Should Drive Early Lead Generation
seed stage founders, do not put your sales team in charge of lead gen, you own distribution for the forseeable future
Twitch Opens Immediate Monetisation for UK Creators
Twitch Launches Monetisation Features for Creators in the UK Monetisation tools are now available from day one (no Affiliate/Partner gatekeeping) UK creators can access Subs, Bits, emotes, Channel Points much earlier in their journey This massively lowers the barrier to entry — you...
First Investor Proudly Supports YC Startup with Friends
Really proud to be first investor with this one at YC, and for them to carry the torch with my friends @initialized
Rare 10‑Year Yield Dip Predicts Stock Gains
10-YEAR US TREASURY HITS 4.5% FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 302 DAYS How rare is this? Well, since 1970, this is only the third time that the 10y has been below 4.5% for at least 200 trading days before going back...
SEO Boosts SaaS Traffic, Engagement, and Conversions
“Should we be investing in SEO for our 2 year old SaaS?” Me: “Well, our organic traffic is up 201% and 27-35% of those visitors are signing up for RB2B. These are a few other BANANAS results from the last...
AI Agents Get Wallets to Shop and Run Businesses
Agent to agent commerce with Colin Gillingham, @gillinghammer, founder of https://t.co/mNywgIlI70 We go into what he is doing to give your AI agents a wallet so they can go shopping. Or run their own business. https://t.co/6D3amN2p5S
Scaling AI Content Can Harm Your SEO Rankings
Can scaling AI content be risky for SEO? I've been monitoring the impact across hundreds of sites for the past few months. Check out my recent research and findings in my latest Substack: https://t.co/nY4XO08uBG https://t.co/NUcvIGUe6O
TikTok, FIFA Enlist Creators for Fan‑led World Cup Coverage
TikTok and FIFA tap creators to reshape World Cup 2026 coverage ⚽️🏆 @TikTok and @fifaworldcup have launched a Creator Correspondents program for World Cup 2026 30 creators across 11 countries will deliver fan-led, behind-the-scenes coverage The initiative builds on partnership to drive match...
Jobless Claims Hit 56-Year Low, Tied Record
The second-to-last jobless claims report was tied for the lowest in the last 56 years. (That's in honor of @OddStats returning)
Master AI Blog Workflow: Save Outputs, Skip Slop
Ryan Law, our Director of Content at @Ahrefs, built a fully automated Claude Code workflow that creates publish-ready blog articles in just 8 mins. It runs on 23 custom skill files + Ahrefs MCP. Ryan has already published 15 articles on the...
Product‑led Growth: Notion Scaled without Sales or Ads
Notion has 100 million users. $10 billion valuation. $400 million in revenue. They did it with no sales team, no outbound, no ads. Just a free tool that spread through companies until IT had no choice but to pay:
Bond Market Stays Silent Despite Scorching US PPI
One of the notable developments this morning is the "dog that didn't bark": the lack of a significant bond market reaction to a scorching US PPI print. The move in government bond yields has been de minimis, as shown in the...
WBD Ad Chiefs Tackle Elephant Ahead of Paramount‑Skydance Merger
“We want to address the Ellison … sorry the elephant in the room.” @wbd ad chiefs get right to the matter in opening remarks at company upfront. Big changes coming once merger with Paramount Skydance closes
Candidates Prioritize Buzzword Hacks over SEO Fundamentals
I'm helping a client hire an SEO manager. Some of the questions I've been getting from candidates are just laughable. Some immediate red flags: 1. Why aren't you implementing llms.txt? 2. Are you prioritizing Reddit for GEO? 3. Have you considered YouTube...
Claude Now Powers OmniSocials: 10‑platform Posting, No Pricey Tools
Holy shit... someone made it work that I can integrate a social media manager inside Claude It's called OmniSocials and it lets Claude draft, schedule, and publish to 10 platforms from a single command. No Hootsuite. No Buffer. No $200/seat pricing. Here's everything...
When Ads Fail, Check the Funnel First
We lost $500K on Meta ads blaming Andromeda. One of our clients spent roughly $1,000,000 in an ad account and performance tanked. We thought Andromeda or GEM was messing it up. We changed everything. Different scripts. Different videos. Different layouts. We thought...
US Debt Interest Hits Record, May Outpace Social Security
The Interest Expense on US Public Debt hit $1.27 trillion over the last 12 months, another record high. If it continues to increase at the current pace it will soon be the largest line item in the Federal budget, surpassing...
Core PPI Spikes; Money Supply Growth Remains Hidden Driver
Largest year over year increase in Core PPI in five years. That excludes food, energy, and trade. You know what they can’t strip out? Money supply growth. https://t.co/WYpCOQS2Vv H/t @lisaabramowicz1 https://t.co/BpYJcanI4S
Hot PPI Crushes Rate‑cut Bets, Markets Slide
Hot PPI just killed the rate cut trade 🔥 Producer prices came in 3x hotter than expected while CPI was only a mild bump. Translation: producers are getting squeezed and struggling to pass costs to consumers. Bullish dollar. Bearish gold. Fed sitting...
Growth Comes From Intentional, Purpose‑Driven Marketing, Not Volume
Here's something I've been thinking about a lot: The businesses that grow consistently aren't always the ones doing the most marketing. They're the ones doing the most intentional marketing. Intentional means: → every channel has a purpose → every campaign ladders up to a...
Cut Form Fields, Boost Conversions with Open‑Source Skill
I built a skill that optimizes forms for conversion — field reduction, multi-step design, CTA copy, trust signals, and mobile optimization. You share a form and it audits every field, label, error message, and CTA. It tells you which fields to...
Swiss 10‑Million Cap Could Slash Economy by 12%
A Swiss population cap of 10 million risks curbing economic output by as much as 12% through the end of the century, according to a government-commissioned study https://t.co/kyHi1xZgFI via @bbenrath https://t.co/qAYTSSK11U
Young Founders Drive 160+ Deals, $1.5B Sales
A firm started by a 25 and 27 year old. So far 160+ acquisitions $1.5B in sales and $250M in EBITDA Wildest part? 47 acquisitions in 2025 alone... A true masters at sourcing, deal execution, and everything else included.
Engineers Must Learn Management Skills Early with AI
Every engineer is a manager now. If you're using Claude Code or any agent, you're delegating work, reviewing output, redirecting, and giving feedback. The skills that used to separate ICs from EMs are now table stakes for ICs. We should...
Equinox Gold's $18.5B Deal Boosts Production to 1.9Moz
Equinox Gold $EQX to acquire Orla Mining $OLA in a major gold M&A deal. Orla shareholders get 1 EQX share + cash. Combined entity: ~1.1Moz gold production in 2026, 23Moz reserves, path to 1.9Moz+ annually. EQX holders retain ~67% of new...
Learn China's Challenges by Studying Japan's 1980s Growth
For those interested in understanding the pressures facing China today, the best place to start is by understanding the structure of Japanese growth in the 1980s and its adjustment in the next two decades. This two-part series addresses some of...
Buy NLBR Ahead of Likely NLB‑Addiko Merger
CEE bank consolidation: NLB offers €29/sh (≈€566m) for Addiko to Jul22, needs ≥75% votes. Risk: shareholder take-up & regulatory approval. Insight: accumulate NLBR ahead of probable deal close. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Global Imbalances and US/UK Roles Fuel Looming Crisis
Another very good Martin Wolf piece: "We are on a path to financial crises related in part to the stubborn persistence of imbalances and to the unique and, in my view, unsustainable roles of the US (and UK) as balancers...
Daily Posts Signal Algorithm: Fix Your Threads Strategy
I'm a software engineer turned indie hacker, and I keep hearing the same thing: "I post every day on Threads but nothing grows." If you're posting daily with zero traction, the algo isn't ignoring you randomly. It's sending you a signal. Here's what's...
Boyu Capital Targets $3B Fund After Starbucks China Deal
Boyu Capital Investment Management, fresh off its deal for a majority stake in Starbucks’ China business, plans to raise $3 billion for a new fund, sources say https://t.co/RaaZGnyTjB @echowonghk
Inflation Climbs, but Wage Demands Stay Muted
CPI just hit 3.8%, highest since May 2023. But wage pressures are sitting near record lows and workers aren't demanding raises like they did in 2021-22. 🔒 Members-Only https://t.co/XgCJN3pPRh
800k YouTube Titles Reveal Top Words for Views
I studied 800,866 YouTube titles to see which words work best for getting more views. Here are the top 10:
Weak Guardrails Cause System Collapse Under Pressure
When Guardrails Fail, Systems Break https://t.co/ffqpI36BSi Real guardrails show up here: What do leaders tolerate under pressure? Do we prioritize speed or cost over judgment? Is escalation encouraged or punished? Are ppl rewarded for outcomes, or for how outcomes are...
Meet Your Audience Where They Are, Respectful Messaging Wins
Pro-tip from a fractional CMO and marketing consultant: in your messaging, meet your audience where they actually are. In this dumpster fire of a reality we are collectively living in, that’s probably the most respectful thing your marketing can do right...
Great Outreach Fails without a Compelling Offer
Spent 18 months running cold email campaigns that got 8% reply rates but zero revenue. Problem wasn't the distribution. Problem was the offer nobody wanted.
Anthropic Eyes Acquisition of AI Developer Tools Startup
Anthropic in Talks to Buy Developer Tools Startup Used by OpenAI, Google — The Information https://t.co/gBxxZD7zA5
AI Roll‑up Turns CapEx Into Real Economic Growth
the AI roll-up is only getting started Long Lake CEO @alextaubman has bought 30+ real-economy, non-tech companies and just took the largest corporate travel platform private (Amex GBT, $6.3B) its a bet that AI can better transform legacy industries and that someone...
Korean Chip Giants Dominate EWY, Prompt US Rebalancing
Given that Samsung & SK Hynix have now exceeded 50% of $EWY, there will need to be some "rebalancing" to satisfy US Diversification requirements by end of month @IBDinvestors @marketsurge charts here: https://t.co/XW54gpjWXm Similar to today, South Korea's weakness very...
Summit’s NYC Acquisition Sparks Tenant Union Backlash over Habitability
#Summit's buy of 5,200 #NYC apts from #Pinnacle earned it the eternal emnity of tenant unions, w/is not going away. 'We're asking for safe habitable homes. Why do we h/to unionize to get that?' #realestate #multifamily #UPT #MayorMamdani #CeaWeaver https://t.co/wWfiQnrVjw
Debt Surge to $232T Threatens Faster Interest Rate Rise
"...somewhere between a federal debt of today’s $31 trillion and the 30-year projected level of $232 trillion, a brutal cycle of rising interest rates followed by even faster-rising debt will likely be unleashed. Responsible lawmakers and taxpayers should not want...
Anthropic Eyes $30B Raise at $900B Valuation
NEWS: Anthropic has advanced talks to raise more than $30 Billion at a valuation of more than $900 billion. Aim to close by end of month but No term sheets signed. Report on @TheTerminal with @nmasc_
Streaming Ads Overtake TV as Infrastructure and Patience Pay
From today's @WSJ featuring @AntennaData: The TV Ad Market Is Being Taken Over by Streaming Platforms. I wrote about this years ago when the industry was fretting that streaming had reached its cap: advertising revenue trails consumer behavior by 3-5...
Meta's Low‑CPC Tricks Inflate Attribution, Hurt Conversions
When Meta burns spend on low-CPC placements and ads, it's chasing easy attribution credit from people who were already likely to buy within your attribution window. Before the March 2026 attribution update, it didn't even need link clicks to do this....