Great Managers Confront Low Performers, Not Ignore Them
Low performance doesn’t fix itself. Leave it unchecked and it’ll drag the entire team down. Sh*tty managers avoid the situation... Great managers hit it head on. Here’s how the best managers deal with low performers:
Iterate, Build Relationships, Review Calls: Win Big Deals
A founder in my community was < $10K MRR. Last month, he closed a $70K deal. 4 boring things got him there. When he shared this on our weekly group coaching call, the first question was "how did you do...
Automate with AI: Work Less, Scale More
You’re working too hard to scale. If you're still doing tasks AI can do… you’re aren’t just backsliding. You’re killing your momentum entirely. Marketing copy. Sales follow-ups. SOPs. They’re all manual tasks that can be automated with a system you build ONCE...
Post‑crisis Outlook: Fed Likely to Raise Rates
If the crisis blows over in the way most investors expect, i think the next Fed move will be a hike
Institutions Hedge Tail Risk as SKEW Near Resistance
SKEW is pinned just below 5-year resistance at 156. Institutions are quietly paying up for far out-of-the-money put protection. They're hedging a low-probability, high-impact tail event. That's not typically a buy-the-dip environment. Time will tell.
AI‑error Intolerance Clashes with Human Collaboration Realities
People who get really turned off when AI gets things wrong on the first try and requires detailed feedback to go back and try again would be really surprised to find out what it’s like working with or managing other...
US Gas Gains Offset by Qatar Losses, Hurting Global Economy
I have to question some people's math. Qatar is down 8 bcm and the US is up 2.6 bcm. The issue here is the difference is not being made up and what is good for the US in the short-term is bad...
Replace “Sorry for the Delay” With Professional Alternatives
Stop saying "Sorry for the delay" in your work emails. Here are 15 professional alternatives you can steal:
United CEO Brings Merger Grudge Match to White House
United's chief takes fight with American to White House with merger pitch - “It’s a grudge match to some degree. Robert Isom versus Scott Kirby in the schoolyard after school — brass knuckles." https://t.co/gDjJ6ACVwQ
Biglari's Mouthpiece Claims Credit for Planned Board Exit
Sardar Biglari's apparent social media mouthpiece is taking credit for David Goebel's departure from the Jack in the Box board. He lost the proxy. JIB already named Mark King chairman and David had been planning to step down at the end...
Upskill Your Team or Lose SEO Agency Relevance
What happens to your SEO agency when clients realize they can get better results with an SEO consultant + AI and pay significantly less? Solution: re-skill/ up-skill all your employees so that you don't have to go through that.
Retention, Not Acquisition, Is the Real Growth Engine
Everyone is chasing new users… but the real growth is hidden in the users you already have. Introducing @siriusai — an AI retention model built around trust, not friction. Instead of forcing conversions, it builds relationships that actually last. That’s how companies like Promova...
Companies Demand Notice, Then Fire You Instantly
Why does your company demand two weeks' notice, a 30-day transition plan, and a handover document when you resign, but will lay you off at 9 AM on a Tuesday and lock you out of your laptop in 60 seconds?
Huge FX Options Set to Expire Tomorrow Across Major Pairs
Interesting FX options that expire tomorrow 1.64 bln euros $1.18 2 bln euros at $1.1750 $1.5 bln at JPY158.85 A$2.1 bln $0.7125-30. https://t.co/SuL5KID8ce
Product Discovery Decides Success in AI-Driven Markets
"What is increasingly clear is that for a commercial product, especially in the AI era, product discovery is usually the difference between success and failure." https://t.co/ABiyJn6UUQ < internal products have a captive audience, where commercial products need a diff approach
AI Features Will Untrackably Shift Search Traffic
Added a bunch of AI related changes to the algo update (and AI changes) list. Things like Gemini in Chrome, skills in Gemini in Chrome, the new Windows Google app and searches jumping straight to AI Mode when the AIO is...
Diana: Enterprise AI Assistants Securely Integrated Into Slack
Engineers from Google, MIT, Amazon, and Carnegie Mellon just built what every enterprise has been waiting for. An AI agent platform that gives every employee their own assistant in Slack, with sandboxed execution, credential isolation, and a Governor AI that blocks...
Tiny Podcast Nets $200M Thanks to Clip Economy
A podcast with just 7k viewers per episode just sold for $200M. My latest newsletter, “The Clip Economy”, dives into the details: bit.ly/ClipEconomy
CinemaUnited CEO Vows to Block WB‑Paramount Merger
If the #GameOfThrones saying “never attack a guest under your roof” was a real world thing, #CinemaCon 2026 would be our #RedWedding. Even though WB tonight & Paramount on THU are set for panels at the exhibition convention, its organiser, ...
Turn Your Booking Form Into a Qualification Funnel
Founders: Your booking form is your first qualification filter: Ask on Calendly/Chili Piper: - Team size: 'How many support agents?' - Current state: 'Using AI automation?' - Prioritization: 'Actively looking / Exploring / Have solution' - Budget signal: 'Funding stage?' Don't fear friction. B2B buyers expect...
NYC Cyber Leaders: Join Roundtable on Secure AI
If you are a cybersecurity leader in NYC, I'll be hosting a roundtable this Thursday on secure AI adoption. Small group, strong peer set, and candid discussion about what is actually working and what is not. Free food, drinks, and great...
Hormuz Disruption Slashes Global Oil Flow, Tanker Trade Falters
Global Oil Flows Plunge as Hormuz Disruption Chokes Tanker Trade. A narrow take of what is happening. https://t.co/mROsy4L0Hr
US Blockade Takes Effect, First Ships Turned Back
U.S. Declares Blockade Effective as First Ships Turned Back from Iranian Ports. When will the Strait be open with ships and cargo flowing securely both ways? https://t.co/D3uHFpWCMS
New Founder Finance Glossary with Interactive Tools
This is for the founder who is just getting started, we have a "Finance Glossary" for you now, we will be adding way more for you, interactive calculators, formulas, and worked examples. Check it out. https://t.co/VBF8fYbPst
Ford Warns Chinese Car Entry Will Devastate U.S. Manufacturing
Ford’s top executive says allowing Chinese automakers to sell their cars in the US would be “devastating” to American manufacturing Bigger question: Why is that the case, now? https://t.co/0BoCuZ9nvf
Pac‑12 Meetings Tackle 2026 Bowl Lineup, Clarity Unlikely
Pac-12 meetings this week in Corvallis will address a barrage of issues, including the bowl lineup for 2026 (just don't expect any clarity) -->
Claude's Value Justifies $200 Monthly Subscription
Welp, officially paying Claude $200/month. The tool's just far too valuable to not use constantly.
Journalist Rushfield Explains “Block the Merger” Controversy
…by carrying a bag of “block the merger” buttons. It appears other journalists dropped a dime on @richardrushfield and it’s a whole mess. I found Richard in the hallway at CinemaCon and he explained his side…. By me and @CorbinBolies
AI, Not You, Chooses Your Options—Monetization Risks Rise
You think you’re choosing between options. You’re not. AI is choosing which options you get to see. That’s a reallllllly big shift. And it’s why monetization gets dangerous fast. I broke this down in my latest issue of Agent-Led Growth: https://t.co/1qgrL6QQL4 #AgentLedGrowth...
Equity Valuations at Historic Peaks Threaten Credit Risk
Equity valuations are stretched to levels only seen twice before. When stocks are priced for perfection, the risk to credit is massive. $JOJO offers a different path. https://t.co/PwdBLqJYUe
China’s Export Controls Surge, Sparking Global Rationality Debate
China flexes trade power with soaring use of export controls Eskelund: “We really need people to step back, take a rational perspective on this and ask themselves whether this is really in the best interest of everyone." Meanwhile, former USG officials...
Major Sportsbooks Back Minnesota Betting Bill, Unlike Wisconsin
FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Fanatics and bet365 reaffirm support for Minnesota online sports betting bill during informational session in a legislative committee today; Wisconsin recently passed a mobile sports betting that was not supported by the major books
Fractional CMOs: Smarter, Cheaper Alternative to Full-Time Hire
A full-time CMO costs $347,000 a year on average. That’s before benefits, before the 90-day ramp where they’re still learning your product, and before the moment six months in when you realize their last job was in an industry that...
AI Transforms ERP Implementation: What Customers Should Expect
MyPoV: @leonardocastaldi @Mashfrog_Group shares the details on how ERP implementation changes with AI and what customers can expect #Inforanalystsummit https://t.co/Mnc1uziP7n
US Ends Iran Oil Waiver, Escalates Blockade, Threatens Peace Talks
U.S. Will Let Iran Oil Waiver Expire as Blockade Tightens Grip on Global Flows. What will this do to peace negotiations? https://t.co/RyO97zrsi0
Yuan Gains as USD Slides for Eight Straight Sessions
Beijing's campaign to accept a modest appreciation of the yuan continues. The fix was set at its lowest level in 3 yrs today. On weekly basis, it has risen 2x since last Sept. Today is the 8th consecutive session...
Nimble Startups Like DecagonAI Thrive in Wild Market
Often, one of the strongest and only advantages an emerging company has over larger incumbents is its ability to be nimble. The @DecagonAI team has that in spades. Loved sharing the @ForerunnerVC story with them, and how we're approaching this...
Structure Content for AI Agents with Addy’s Checklist
Is your content structured correctly for AI agents slurping up info? Or is key info getting truncated because pages are too chunky with the best material at the end? @addyosmani offers a checklist and deep advice for agentic engine optimization: https://t.co/D5wGWcAlb8...
Higher Oil Prices Won’t Create Massive Petrodollar Surge
A new blog on a hot topic -- petrodollars The basic theme though is back when oil was at $70 there weren't actually many petrodollars -- and there won't be all that many of them even if oil settles at $100 https://t.co/NFWDnn5zbv 1/
Executives Need Outage Insights, Not Live Post‑Mortems
RT Executives don't want a live post-mortem during a crisis; they want a partner who translates outages into business impact, risk, and a realistic recovery path. #DigitalTransformation #ITLeadership @Star_CIO https://t.co/a4Q8PTsrKE
Tempur‑Sealy's Mattress Roll‑up Targets Component Supplier
Roll-ups everywhere continue, even while we sleep. Yes, I'm talking mattresses. After Tempur-Sealy’s acquisition of Mattress Firm last year, they are now trying to buy Leggett & Platt, which makes mattress components. https://t.co/C6jHeKQz02
REPL CEO Skips
$REPL CEO tells me they’re not going to appeal the 2nd CRL but will try to work with FDA - for now, commercial team/other layoffs, cash runway til Q1 of next year, stock price -75% from Fri https://t.co/FLAiOcAAQB
Prioritize Employee Understanding Over Customer Obsession
Most companies obsess over customers and overlook the people who actually deliver the experience. Employee Understanding flips that script. Culture. Insight. Empathy. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDING https://t.co/6dANPEOjGZ #book #employeeexperience #culture #insight #empathy https://t.co/hVaZlnF1x7
DXY Slides, Rate Expectations Lose Grip on Dollar
Fed rate expectations are drawing less influence the bearings of the Dollar. The $DXY's slide - really a 'path of least resistance break' back into range - outpacing a modest shift in FOMC rate cut expectations: https://t.co/X6AzVkA5Mb
Prioritize Internal Strengths, Borrow External Best Practices
For differentiation look inward -- what can 𝘺𝘰𝘶 do ; what do 𝘺𝘰𝘶 have. For everything else you can look outward -- what are the so-called "best practices" you can just steal? All is needed to create a full organization, but spend...
Contracted ARR Definitions Vary Wildly Across Startup Pitches
A lot of "Contracted ARR" is being thrown at me in startup pitches these days. And it seems highly inconsistent in definition among founders...
Marketing Ops Now Build on AI Infrastructure, Not Apps
For most of the SaaS era, martech platforms won by shipping applications. That era is ending. The most sophisticated marketing ops leaders I've talked to recently don't live inside their MAPs anymore. They're building their own AI apps and agents...
Lucid Secures $1.05B, Swaps CEO, Expands Uber Robotaxi Deal
Lucid Group released a trifecta of major updates, announcing a $1.05 billion capital raise, a leadership change, and an expanded robotaxi partnership with Uber and an affiliate of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. https://t.co/F4hrNUg0UO
AI Is Speeding up the K-Shaped Economy Divide
We are living in a K-shaped economy. And AI is accelerating it. This chart explains why👇
Solve Your Own Problem, Build a Product, Let Customers Market It
How anyone can make $1 million in 12 month (this is what I did): 1. Solve a problem you have 2. Package your solution into a product 3. Put that product for sale on the internet 4. Tweak your solution until it's so good...