South Korea's Productivity Surge Outpaces Stagnant Japan
South Korea’s GDP per capita outpaces Japan’s by a CONSIDERABLE MARGIN. Between 2008 and 2025, South Korea's labor productivity has grown by 1.53%/yr, while Japan’s productivity has flatlined at 0.03%/yr. SOUTH KOREA IS LEAVING JAPAN IN THE DUST. https://t.co/b4UNREka7X
Make Your Spotify Pitch Cut Through Thousands
Spotify gets hundreds of thousands of pitches a week. Here's how to make yours stand out. https://t.co/x4oWfIVR3s
Fed Faces Record $245 Billion Cumulative Loss
⚠️The Fed's losses are MASSIVE: The Fed's cumulative losses sit at near a RECORD $245 billion. This represents the gap between what the Fed pays commercial banks in interest on their reserves and what it earns on its bond holdings. 👇 https://globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/the-federal-reserve-s-cumulative-losses-are-massive
Adapting Blumhouse for Shifting Consumer Behaviors
I’ll be at The Long Play SF next Tuesday speaking with @pkafka on how I’m continuing to set-up Blumhouse to thrive in a time of shifting consumer behaviors. Register here: https://t.co/bMWAWiAX3R https://t.co/bwhQ1XaWpE
50‑Year Gold‑Backed Bond Restores Dollar Confidence
50-year gold-backed bond July 4th 2026 restores dollar confidence. Judy Shelton confirmed. 589 lights at NYC ball drop match XRP theory. Three backing assets: gold, oil, XRP at tier-one status. Pegged ratio stabilizes system.
Shopify Earns Most Money Beyond Subscriptions
Day 1 of 30: How $SHOP Shopify actually makes money Most think it's a SaaS subscription business... subscriptions are only 24% of revenue Here's the real breakdown 🧵
Rising Producer Prices Meet Subdued CPI, Squeezing Margins
Good morning, We got PPIs in Japan and China and both are rising. That said, CPI remains subdued thanks to subsidies and weak demand. In other words, we got margin compression as producers are not passing on costs, just yet.
AI VC Frenzy Inflates Valuations, Many Will Burn Capital
Truth about venture today We are in peak AI fomo. Growth trajectory drowns out legit durability concerns of most AI companies Family offices playing direct / co invest instead of funds, almost at any cost for top companies. Anthropic is the hottest...
Dink Pate Highlights NCAA's Inconsistent Pro-Player Eligibility
Dink Pate has played three seasons in the G League, and is now off to play college basketball. This is why it will be hard for the NCAA to tell judges that certain pro players—and G League players are pros...
Trump Claims Credit For
Trump taking credit that because of him, Strait of Hormuz is open. Are koi samjhao iss mand buddhi Trump ko.. Before u start the war, the strait of hormuz is open for everyone. I don't know why his focus is...
Core Inflation Hides the True Rise in Living Costs
Ouch…. Government inflation data *excluding* food and energy. Now imagine what the real number looks like. https://t.co/TK6XDWuZDb
Claude Code's 2‑hour Promise Yields Barely a Prototype
People assume they can build any MVP with Claude Code in 2h. But what they build is a MP at best. Maybe even just an M.
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new 'Canzano & Wilner' pod with @johncanzanobft takes aim at NCAAT expansion, WSU hiring Haarlow, Arizona's flameout and the Lloyd extension, what's next for the P12 and MW and more https://t.co/ogQYBkdES8
Paramount‑Skydance Restructures Debt, Adding $31B to WBD
Pretty sure we need to add $31 billion or so of WBD debt to this number. Paramount Skydance Restructures Debt Financing for Warner Bros. Discovery Deal https://t.co/KdxmGFAyON via @variety
Low‑rate 2020‑21 Loans Force SME Refinancing Crunch
A lot of lending to small/midsize companies is for a term of 5 to 7 years. A great deal of debt issued 3/2020 to 9/2021 is therefore coming due these days. UST interest rates were near zero in that issuance...
CNN Chief Reveals Clear Succession Plan Amid Low Coverage
Scoop: CNN chief Mark Thompson made his succession plan rather clear this week, in a little-noticed—but very significant—move. Details in @get_status: https://www.status.news/p/cnn-alex-maccallum-mark-thompson-succession-plan
Boost Sales Team to 3x More ICP Meetings Weekly
Is your sales team hitting 3x more ICP meetings a week? by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/KTIYvEpVj0 @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Leadership #Marketing #MarketingStrategy #MarketingSuccess #SalesEnablement https://t.co/GmEFSIJlDa
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How to earn a full-time living as a writer in 2026: 1. Start writing online 2. Start ghostwriting on the side 3. Sell a digital product in your niche 4. Upsell clients to get to $10k+ per month 5. Quit your 9-5 job so you...
Venezuela's Inflation Still World's Highest at 563%
#VNZWatch🇻🇪: Today, I measure Venezuela's inflation AS THE WORLD'S HIGHEST at a CRUSHING 563.3%/yr. That's down from a peak of 828.6%/yr on February 4th. YOU WON’T FIND THIS IMPORTANT STORY IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. https://t.co/jfvcxjsbsm
China Poised to End PPI Deflation in March
Probably the most globally consequential data point you didn’t know was coming out this week. China is expected to have exited PPI deflation in March. Data due in ~90 min. https://t.co/i6OFkfd0Ki
Disney Appoints April Carretta as EVP of Communications
Disney Promotes April Carretta to EVP of Communications, Exec to Lead PR for Dana Walden https://t.co/wy9hbwI6GF
US Administration Still Undecided on Novelis Tariff Relief
.@USTradeRep Greer told my colleague @NoraEckert the administration has been in contact with the Detroit 3 on the Novelis aluminum issue and tariff relief sought: "There hasn't been any decision made by the US government. With the tariff program...
Ground Beef Prices Surge Over 20% YoY, Hitting Affordability
Ground beef prices CONTINUE TO SOAR. Prices are higher than during the pandemic and up over 20% from a year ago. AFFORDABILITY = TRUMP'S ACHILLES HEEL. https://t.co/20cGSN0AIn
Aging Trade Businesses Offer Untapped Buying Opportunities
Dad spent 30 years building a business his son doesn’t want to run. Now he needs to sell. This is happening everywhere in the trades right now. And it’s one of the most overlooked buying opportunities out there.
Higher CPMr Boosts Incremental ROAS for 71% Brands
Cool analysis of CPMr on Meta dropping tomorrow. Headline: Higher CPMr campaigns deliver better incremental ROAS in 71% of brands. Not too dissimilar from CPM itself. BUT There is some cool findings on incrementality factor impact and the differences between brands. Stay tuned...
Qualify Deals Early to Avoid Months of Wasted Effort
Most sellers qualify too late. They spend 3 months working a deal only to realize: • No budget • Wrong buyer • Low priority • No compelling event The best sellers qualify EARLY and OFTEN. Ask the hard questions in week 1, not month 3. It saves you...
Considering Premiere Pro Mobile Over CapCut? Users Share Experiences
Has anyone switched from CapCut or Edits to Premiere Pro Mobile? If so, how's it going? I used to be all CapCut, now I'm 80% edits, 10% CapCut, 10% TikTok (because reasons). Premiere pro looks good but intimidating
Agentic Coding Poised to Replace Spreadsheets Entirely
why are spreadsheets the GOAT of no code tools? - unintimidating interface, just type numbers in a grid - easy to make something useful - shareable with a link - copy and make your own - insanely deep use cases (as a database, CRM, forecasting...
Caribbean Startups Can Lead Globally with Island Roots
There’s no shortage of opinions about our Caribbean tech ecosystem. But I am tired of reading the outsider “expert” takes on our startups, our trajectory, our supposed limitations. So I flipped the script to offer up a different narrative. https://www.siliconcaribe.com/2026/04/09/caribbean-founded-how-the-next-wave-of-global-startups-can-have-island-roots/
AI Turns Product Specs Into Live Prototypes Instantly
Had one of those AI native moments today. Someone sent out a document with a product proposal to review. Another person fed the document to an AI tool which built a prototype from the spec so we could discuss an...
GCC Alignment with Iran Threatens US Investments and Dollar Dominance
Iran calling up its neighbors to resist US-Israel. Let’s assume some of the GCC members fall in line - out of survival - what happens to their US investments and USD hegemony?
Apologize, Then Pay: Simple Solution to Payment Complaints
One way to respond to people accusing you of not paying them for months is to simply apologize and send the money.
Locking NFL Rights Now Fuels Future Media Consolidation
lol…Here, let me help: Having NFL rights unquestionably locked down will be a strategic asset as the industry proceeds towards future media consolidation, which is coming for everyone, eventually…
US Labor Participation Hits 1977 Low, Threatening Growth
US labor-force participation fell to 61.9% in March, the lowest since 1977, excluding the pandemic episode. WORK IS BECOMING UNFASHIONABLE. FEWER WORKERS = SLOWER GROWTH. https://t.co/gyKlvb212z
Tier‑2 Sports Must Leverage New Non‑Rights Video Revenue
Even though the sports media rights pie will almost certainly grow over the next decade the tippy-top of Tier 1 sports (such as the @NFL) are going consume most of that growth. That means Tier 2 and 3...
Non‑residential Investment Barely up 2.4%
Non-residential investment increased at just a 2.4% rate in the 4th quarter. Good thing Trump keeps talking about that $18 trillion in foreign investment coming in, otherwise no one would know anything about it.
Emerging Sports Leagues Offer Rapid Building Opportunities
It’s time to build. And sports is no exception, in fact it’s one of the best places to build right now because all these emerging leagues will grow fast and because they’d never seen investment before, there no inertia or...
Replace Release Boards with Guardrails, Policy-as-Code, Self-Service
Enterprise release boards won't get you SaaS agility. Shift to guardrails over gates, policy-as-code, and self-service delivery. #DevOps #Cloud https://t.co/e4TERhpY2r
Start Agentic AI at ITOps‑SecOps Handoff Gaps
RT CIOs and CISOs keep asking, "Where do we start with agentic AI in operations?" My answer: target the seams between ITOps and SecOp - handoffs, ticket ping-pong, and tribal workflows. #CIO #CISO #AI @Star_CIO https://t.co/e3w3lXkvfc
Affirmative Action Lacks Clear Ethnic Verification Standards
On affirmative action, the questions no one will touch are: “Who counts as Ethnic Group” “Who gets to be the arbiter" Do students provide their own ethnic report every school must use, or do college order their own independent one? Such a process would...
Re‑bundling Long‑form Video to Combat Cheap Short‑form Rise
Re-bundling is picking up speed (although there's a long way to go) as connecting high cost low margin long form video to low cost high margin services is part of the solution...Strategic question is will re-bundling & consolidation be enough...
OpenAI CGO and TBPN President Discuss Future Collaboration
🎙️Tomorrow on The Grill Room: A special OpenAI-TBPN deal omnibus featuring back-to-back conversations with: * OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer @chrislehane * TBPN President @DylanAbruscato Follow here: https://t.co/OUrgd2dr7a @PuckNews https://t.co/LNZpsHUAkd
Review Risk Exposure Before Friday Liquidity Drain
They are not on the same page at all. This is nuts. I would suggest reviewing your risk exposure before liquidity drains Friday as this ceasefire seems to be purely aspirational
Juries Empower Employees; Arbitration Shields Employers
The greatest leverage employees have against an employer is a jury. Regular people who can see and hear the evidence in a court of law and determine the outcome. Skilled employment lawyers pick juries strategically and carefully. When employers require...
Tariff Refund Uncertain as Alternative Authorities May Cut $168B
Fox: Is Trump expecting to pay back $168B in tariff revenue post the SCOTUS decision? NEC Hassett: Uh...there's alternative authorities that perhaps could reduce that number quite a bit. Uh...it's a work in progress. Does that mean you are not getting a...
Buy, Remix, Sell Vibe‑Coded Apps on Anything
wait… you can now buy, remix, and sell vibe-coded apps directly on @Anything 👀 pretty sure these devs never f*cking sleep.
Accountability Partner Boosts Focus and Deep Work
Focus is everything. I hired a guy on Fiverr to do this daily: - Say no to distractions - Work on my one goal - Delete my social media - Do 4 hours of deep work I feel so clear-headed and my Fiverr guy says he's...
Camp Hustle Turns Travel Into Lasting Business Connections
You know that feeling when you leave a conference and think "...why did I fly across the country for that?" Well, you won't be thinking that at Camp Hustle. Campers leave with deal leads, co-investors, and friends they're texting a week later....
Turkish Airlines' Sudden CEO Ouster Signals Political Power Play
Turkish Airlines Suddenly Ousts Its Chairman And CEO — Succession Looks Politically Orchestrated - View from the Wing https://t.co/0e6ohwBGQo
Avoid Vendor Lock‑In: Diversify Amid Pricing Uncertainty
Companies are making long-term tech commitments without clarity on future pricing, risking vendor lock-in. Leaders must navigate this uncertainty, not by standing still, but by avoiding doubling down on a single provider and losing all leverage. #TechStrategy #CloudComputing https://t.co/29fLIJ6fIY