Focus Mastery: Simple Hacks to Multiply Productivity
Major lifehacks to 10x your focus: - Stop multitasking - Guard your energy - One goal per quarter - Delete distracting apps - Work in 90-min blocks - Simplify your decisions - Say no to 90% of things - Measure progress weekly What did I miss?
CX Transformation Demands Executive-Led Cultural Shift
You can’t just “do CX.” Transforming #customerexperience is more complex than that simplified command. Transforming it requires a culture shift, mindset shift, behavior shift. That shift must come from the top, from the #executive staff, from your CEO. https://t.co/JHkxBdDE48...
Debt Surged $2.8 Trillion Since President’s Inauguration
“.. Since the President’s inauguration last year, national debt has climbed by around $2.8 trillion.” @TIME https://t.co/mLgUsjkGpd https://t.co/cCYSRTcnd9
US New Home Sales Plunge 17.6% Amid Rising Rates
US new home sales collapsed by a stunning 17.6% MoM in January, the most in 13 years. If that’s not bad enough, since the US-Israeli war in Iran began, mortgage rates have surged. TRUMP'S IN TROUBLE. https://t.co/He7ZCDPq2p
Show Stakeholders Value to Cut Organizational Resistance
“Making your stakeholders feel that you and your work bring value and sweetness to their work life is a fabulous way to avoid or reduce organizational resistance.” 🔍 https://t.co/Qe1GqPv11x #productmanagement #projectmanagement #changemanagement https://t.co/SDYr3yL2pM
Show Why You Belong: Viral “Why Me” Deck Wins Career
The reason I have a platform today is solely bc I shared how I broke into venture 5 years on Twitter. I created a 10 pg Why Me deck to convince my firm to hire me. The logic: If I wanted...
Democrats Sue to Block Broadcaster Merger over Censorship
Democrats are actually targeting the censorship machine, aka our corporate media. Eight state enforcers just filed a case to block the merger of the broadcaster giants who had Jimmy Kimmel thrown off the air. https://t.co/TfV2oxQ4lk
AI‑built Apps Turn You Into Your Own Vendor
Moving from SaaS to AI-generated apps doesn't just change your tech stack—it shifts the risk. ⚠️ When you "build" with AI, you are the vendor. You own every bug, every breach, and every patch. Are you ready to be a software...
Oil Prices Swing Amid Middle East Supply Uncertainty
It’s been another rollercoaster day in the oil market with both benchmarks trading in a wide range (CNBC charts below). Between the remarks from officials in Washington DC and those out of Israel — both following the attacks on energy infrastructure...
Entrepreneurship: Painful, Lonely, Not for the Cool‑Factor Dreamers
Most successful entrepreneurs you talk to, if they're being honest, would say something along the lines of, "If I knew everything I know now, I would not have done it." The kind of people who decide they want to be founders...
Women Needed in Fast‑Growing HR Technology Intersection
I want more Woman in HR Technology, its growing fast and there is a lot of opportunities. I've been in HR Technology for over 10 years, and this area has grown so much. The most important thing to understand about...
Scaling Turns Rare Failures Into Daily Inevitabilities
If you have 1000 servers, each experiencing a fatal error randomly once every 3 years… you will get random, unpredictable, unstoppable failures every single day. Scale is hard because it makes rare things common. https://t.co/HHxsPMDKQD
Closed Hormuz Threatens $220 Oil, Near Recession
OUT NOW - how @Rory_Johnston sees it: Unless the Strait of Hormuz opens soon, $220 oil and a recession is "almost guaranteed." $300+ oil & Global Depression are possible. Apple🔊 https://t.co/hBJ1sBFqgN Spotify📽️ https://t.co/fnf6ENfHbf 1/3 https://t.co/gvV2pR4qXu
Secondary Marketplaces Seek $1B Pre‑Seed at $4B Valuation
We are now in part of the cycle where secondary marketplaces are soliciting investors for a $1B pre-seed round at a $4B valuation.
Great Leaders Walk Alongside, Not Just Ahead
Leave with this --> Good leaders don't just lead from the front. They look back, slow down and walk with everyone. #teamwork
Mearsheimer: International Law and Diplomacy Are Dead, Trust Erodes
Distinguished UChicago Prof. John Mearsheimer on trusting US diplomacy: “International law has gone out the window, and diplomacy has gone out the window. You can’t trust the Israelis or the Americans as far as you can throw them.” https://t.co/bXOC31MInp
AI Will Turn Marketplace Supply Into Autonomous Agents
marketplace startups are destined to be massively reinvented by AI. The weak form is already happening, where we use LLMs for customer support, supply/demand matching, etc. That’s easy The strong form is to figure out how much of the supply side...
Limited Context Leads to Costly Layoff Mistakes; Retain Key Staff
Have been in this situation. You have to make a lot of decisions with only a few leaders that don’t have complete context. You do the best you can, but mistakes will be made. Especially with a large layoff like this. Hopefully...
Turn Truck Sightings Into Sales Leads With AI
I keep an index card on my desk and write down the names of trucking companies I see out my window... (Yes, it's weird) I now use @claudeai and @ZoomInfo's MCP integration to help. Let me explain. Every time I pass a...
Qatar's Gas Strike Halts 30% of Global Nitrogen Fertilizer
The real problem is nitrogen-based fertilizers, which are, as a rule, derived from oil-based naphtha or natural gas. Currently, Qatar takes natural gas produced at its South Pars gas field, which was recently struck by Iran, to make ammonia and...
Prioritize One Fix: Master Focus Amid Business Chaos
Entrepreneurship is the daily challenge of realizing there are 100 things broken inside your business, but you can only fix 1 at a time, which means building the skill of applying focused effort wherever it matters most without getting distracted...
Free All‑Hands Meeting Agenda Framework for CEOs
Comment “MEETING” and I’ll send you an in depth article I wrote on this All-Hands meetings. Agenda framework included. (Reposting this carousel from a few months back as it’s highly valuable) #allhands #companymeetings #founder #ceo
Half‑Price AI SEO Cohort: Enroll Before Sunday
another day another mollah students enrolling for the AI SEO cohort course at 50% until sunday. https://t.co/pH4SWQZmmG
Revenue Obsession Blinds You to Sustainable Success
I spent my 20s chasing revenue growth at all costs.... but here's what I wish I understood back then👇
Revive Forgotten Brands, Skip Starting From Scratch
Starting a brand from zero in 2026 is an uphill battle. Leverage decades of existing brand equity instead. We turn forgotten favorites into market leaders. Book a meeting with David Strausser. https://t.co/ZsEwnG4p2n #DeadBrands https://t.co/XkMyWQ6Lt0
Market Signals No Near-Term Rate Cuts, Slightly Higher Policy Outlook
Also in today's newsletter. Per the WIRP function on the terminal, not only are imminent rate cuts off the table, the market-implied policy path is actually *slightly* higher over the rest of the year now. https://t.co/FRganNTPH0
War's Ongoing Cost: Economic Damage Compounds Daily
Every single day that this war goes on, the more the economic damage just compounds. This is the key line right here from @tracyalloway https://t.co/T6hrWxL1Op https://t.co/t8Qos0vB1A
Bezos Plans $100B Fund to Automate Manufacturing with AI
"Jeff Bezos is in early talks to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would buy up manufacturing companies and seek to use AI technology to accelerate their path to automation." https://t.co/UmA1I3g0xp
Administration's Desperate Oil Plan Fuels Iran's Wartime Sales
“.. The plan .. reflects the administration’s desperation to reduce oil prices, encouraging Iran to sell more oil even while it is at war ..” @nytimes https://t.co/MWCiL3jrqQ https://t.co/wCWv18Be6N
Airbnb Secured Highest Batch Valuation: $3M Post‑Money
After YC, Airbnb raised $615k at a $3M post-money valuation. We were the highest valuation in our batch.
Gold and Silver Fall Amid War, High Oil Prices
We are in the midst of a hot war in the Middle East, with Oil prices kissing $120, a cooling (pre-war) labor market, and the odds of a recession ticking up from modest levels. And despite all of this geopolitical economic...
Apple Shifts Production: 25% of iPhones Made in India
Apple Now Makes About 25% of iPhones in India After China Pivot. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/qnDkCJRBFG
Value‑add LP Era Emerging, but GPs Still Struggle Raising
New guest post on Signature Block this morning by @pavelprata. I want to believe we're entering the "the value-add LP era" but I'm skeptical when most GPs struggle to raise. Curious to hear more thoughts on this. Link to the piece below. https://t.co/TsXFYDrtqd
Nvidia Builds AI Moat, Not Just New Chips
Jensen Huang doesn't need a new chip. He needs a new moat. Nvidia's most ambitious move from GTC was NemoClaw --a free, open-source AI agent platform designed to keep every company dependent on Nvidia's computing power, even as the chip competition...
Own Your Advantage: Invest in Platforms, Not Just Apps
Take back control from vendors by investing in platforms, not just apps. Build your own competitive advantage with customizable capabilities you define and manage. #TechStrategy #DigitalTransformation #Business https://t.co/ptqH8hiBUd
S&P Threatens Downgrade Unless Funds Cap Redemptions
S&P to Cliffwater: if you keep honoring redemptions above 5%, we might downgrade you. So the choice is: gate your investors and keep your rating, or pay your investors and lose it. The product design is now working against itself.
EU and Australia Near Trade Deal Completion Next Week
The world moves on: "EU, Australia set to conclude trade talks early next week" https://t.co/0QuEvOaog1
US Shale Producers Unenthusiastic About $100 Oil
‘One day chicken, one day feathers’: why US shale producers are not cheering $100 oil. This and more in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/cEMRj6MyHl
Oil Price Spikes Can Boost US Economy
People assume oil shocks are bad. But is that true for the US? After all, we are net exporters. This week's newsletter works through some simple models and calculations https://t.co/wohddXGXAR
AI Search Rewards Specific Answers Over Domain Authority
I continue to see major differences between AEO and traditional SEO. Here's a perfect example of something that just happened: One of my companies launched a hyper-targeted "Best of" post for our niche. Within 48 HOURS, a large franchise found...
IEA Releases 400 Million Barrels, Initial Supplies Arrive
Following @IEA Member countries' decision to release 400 mln barrels of oil stocks to counter disruptions, initial volumes have already been made available Thank you to countries for their stock contributions & to Canada & Mexico for increased production: https://t.co/CjYXygzQpG https://t.co/sUGUpkuuU0
Verily Secures $300M, Ends Alphabet’s Majority Control
Major scoop from @ShelbyJLiv: Verily has raised $300M, ending Alphabet's majority control over the company https://t.co/6kjuC2FND7
U.S. Administration Confirms No Oil Export Restrictions Planned
Important - U.S. admin says it has no plan to enact an oil export restriction
Mid‑Revenue Brands Need Data‑Driven Roadmaps
The $500K-$1M range is where most brands stall out. Too big to keep running on gut calls. Too small to justify a $15K/month retainer. Every dollar has to work and you don't have the infrastructure to know if it is. That's the...
EU and UK Listings Now Live on Fiscal AI API
I am thrilled to announce all EU and UK listings are now live in the @fiscal_ai API. They roll into the Terminal shortly. The complexities of making this happen, the edge cases, the quality control, the source material ... extremely hard. So proud...
Beehiv Founder Shares Blueprint for Creator Publishing Success
Tomorrow on The Grill Room: Beehiv founder @denk_tweets This, imho, is a must-listen for creators and would-be creators thinking about building their own publishing businesses... Follow here: https://t.co/OUrgd2dr7a https://t.co/7uSZkENSc8
CIOs Must Reframe IT as Product, Not Project
To shift to Product Management methodologies, CIO must get business leaders to see IT delivering capabilities as products rather than managing projects and platforms. #ProductManagement #CIO https://t.co/6TfJK0ds6m
Leaders Must Model Change, Not Just Talk About It
Leaders, you can drive change – lasting change – when you do a few simple, yet often forgotten, things >> Leaders Need to Show, Not Just Say - CX Journey™ https://t.co/9GgsXW8eLN #change #leadership https://t.co/0pVU68ZkNV
AI Speeds Delivery Cycles, yet Decisions Remain Sluggish
#CIOChat Q1: AI has tremendously compressed delivery cycles to weeks while decision cycles can still take months. Where are your biggest decision bottlenecks today: Architecture, risk, funding, uncertainty, or stakeholder alignment? What’s really slowing them down most? https://t.co/36VxyMlKVk
Use YC‑style ‘Vertebrae’ for Stronger Demo Day Pitches
I'm glad she chose this excerpt about how to make a convincing Demo Day presentation. Founders would be so much more effective at fundraising if they gave their pitches YC-style "vertebrae".