Master Upward Management: Tips for Middle Managers
#TimTalk - How should a middle manager manage upward? with Gary Cookson https://t.co/EHLT2Lyxs5 via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Marketing #Success #Mindset #Entrepreneur #Management #HumanResources #HR https://t.co/LeIEnpKLPB
AI-Driven Layoffs Surge Since 2025 Reporting Window
AI-Linked Job Losses Newly reported layoffs where AI is either explicitly cited or credibly blamed as a material factor. Reporting window starts January 1, 2025. https://t.co/s6hVMg1I2Q
Managing AI Agents: A New Skill for Beginners
Having a team of AI agents requires some management skill. If you have never managed before, you should recognize a learning opportunity. #MegAndAmyShow #MakeEveryDayCount #InventTheFuture https://t.co/r9PCOKxxvN
Hold Your SI Accountable to Stop Budget Bleed
Clients blow budgets by running over time and not getting value. This happens when they don't hold their SI accountable, turning them into a cash cow for vendors. #ClientTips #Budgeting https://t.co/qfD34eDLXX
US and Chile Launch Talks to Secure Critical Minerals
US-Chile critical minerals talks open to secure copper, lithium, and rare earth supply chains. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/03/us-chile-critical-minerals-talks-kick.html
USDJPY Near 160; Intervention Unlikely Amid Rising Yields
$USDJPY near 160, going to be tough for an intervention to be effective with the winds pushing yields up thanks to oil (as goes the case for any major energy importer at the moment)
China’s Iran Oil Choice Shapes US Exit Strategy
Context is that China needs oil from Iran. The cacth22 is: 1. China helps: USA wants to get a fast offramp and avoid boots on the ground - will happen if China helps (then Russia is in a Catch22). China is unlikely...
Salesforce's Agentforce Signals New Challenges for CIOs
Salesforce Crossed Its Own Red Line — What the Agentforce Contact Center Means for CIOs https://t.co/79XsoqHFj7
Meta Follows Oracle; Watch OpenAI and Anthropic
Meta is the latest to “Do a Dorsey”. Oracle already did. Who’s next? Amazon, Google? The ones to really watch out for are OpenAI & Anthropic.
Hire the New Role That Didn't Exist in 2023
Just published a new newsletter: "The highest-leverage hire right now didn't exist as a job title in 2023." Check it out and subscribe to get everything new. https://t.co/PShJDZjqv3
Trump Threatens China Trip Delay over Hormuz Blockade
Donald Trump says he could delay his trip to China later this month if Beijing doesn’t help in unblocking the Strait of Hormuz. — FT
Frictionless Commerce Chain Boosts Deal Velocity and Protects Margins
What does success look like 12 months in if you go all in on a frictionless Commerce Chain? I asked Lisa Martin, CRO of #Conga at #CongaConnect. Her answer was precise. Deal velocity accelerates. Deal volume grows. Revenue leakage stops hiding in...
Daily Dashboard Checks Boost Goal Attainment
Another day. Another dashboard built by Claude Code. Slowly converting every spreadsheet that ran my business into live dashboards that pull data directly. Today is my sales & revenue tracker. The cool thing is that Claude also messages me each morning with...
Optimize Content for AI Answers, Not Traditional SEO
I built a skill for Claude Code that optimizes your content to get cited by AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Traditional SEO gets you ranked in Google. This is different — it's about getting your content...
Your LinkedIn Could Be Costing You Salary
How your LinkedIn might be hurting your comp (Don't miss my full chat with negotiation expert Jacob Warwick: https://lnkd.in/g6f-6jFC )
Hormuz Closure Risks Boost Long Volatility Gains
They had all weekend to think something up. The best they could come up with is sailing into a turkey shoot… Think it’s time to accept the obvious. Hormuz opens when the Iranians want it to open. Only way Trump can...
True Value Lies Beyond Credentials, Embrace Vulnerable Differentiation
Answering questions for a profile piece being done on me for Women's History Month. Pleased to have the opportunity to be reflective about the value I bring to the table beyond credentials. Credentials are safe; they exist outside us. But to demonstrate...
Inaction Costs: US Will Reward Allies, Punish Bystanders
Maybe sounds like just words, but countries not chipping in here are running a risk. Let us look at the US perspective: 1. Iran is a terroist state, that has been supporting terroism for decades, had a 'death over...
CEOs Prefer Trailing‑12‑month Dashboards over Monthly Noise
I've built dashboards for 100+ companies. This is the one CEOs actually open every week. Not because it's fancy. Because it answers the question they actually care about: are we growing or is it just seasonality? Let me explain. Monthly sales numbers lie...
Target Prospects with Priority Pain, Budget, Speed, No Blockers
Founders: Your best prospects have these traits: 1. Pain point is top 3 priority 2. Budget exists or allocated elsewhere 3. Can decide quickly 4. No major technical blockers 5. Clear ROI path Don't compromise.
Watch Objective Signals to Spot Strategy Mistakes Early
OK, you’re confident in strategy S and tactic T and feature F and target market M. Good; don’t constantly second-guess yourself. But… if you 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 wrong, what objective signal would tell you that? You’d better know, and be watching.
Mistakes Are Essential; Keep Going Until Breakthrough
I see a lot of you out there being way too hard on yourselves for making mistakes in your journeys. But when you’re starting out, mistakes are required. Every single person who's built something meaningful has made them. If each failure feels...
PE Firms Eye Anthropic AI to Boost Portfolio Innovation
The market is counting out private equity-owned (and private credit-financed) companies, even though they could be the firms that pursue AI most aggressively. A consortium of PE firms are in talks to integrate Anthropic's AI into their portfolio companies. https://t.co/ajG448PXen
Korea Faces Economic Shock and Shifting Security Guarantees
hard to be korea right now fuel price cap - first oil intervention since 1997 THAAD system forcibly relocated away (historians estimate korea has taken 0.5% hit to GDP from china) stock mkt down 10% china/NK deterrence weakening security guarantees will likely change forever
Iran Risk Unpriced, Threatening GCC and AI Tech
I will keep repeating: IRAN RISK NOT PRICED IN https://t.co/4PcaQ3ES81 GCC countries at risk and with it our Tech darlings #AI
Few Missiles and Drones Can Keep Hormuz Shut Indefinitely
Question for all the maritime insurance experts out there - what will it take for the large P&I clubs to reactivate coverage through the Strait of Hormuz? One of my takeaways from this conflict is how few missiles and drones it...
Strait of Hormel Closed, Chili Spikes to $200 per Barrel
the Strait of Hormel remains closed and the price of chili has surged to $200 a barrel
Qatar, Kuwait Will Dump US Assets Amid GDP Collapse
If their GDP drops 14%, do you think Qatar and Kuwait will: a) Slash government outlays (thereby risking domestic unrest), or; b) Sell USTs & US equities “until their hands bleed” to raise USDs to buy needed goods to try to...
Oil Demand Loss Hurts Big Economies More than Small
At risk of sounding unkind, for the global economic impact, it matters where oil demand destruction happens. The GDP hit — and spillover — isn’t the same if it occurs in a small economy like, say, Bangladesh, than if it happens...
Living Costs Outpace Income Growth by Decades
Median family income in the US increased from $10,000 in 1971 to $106,000 today, only a 10x increase. However, the median cost of homes increased from $25,000 to $445,000, a 17x increase. And the median cost of cars increased from $3,600 to...
Seeking Feedback on Open‑Source Podcast Player with For‑Profit Companion
I want to start an open-source podcast player project with a companion for-profit — anyone have thoughts?
Promises of 5% Growth Ignore Looming Debt Reality
January 2025: "Don't worry about the $2 trillion deficit and the rising national debt. We are going to grow our way out of it with 5% Real GDP." Today: "Wait till next year." https://t.co/D1ZtfYxn0r
Targeted “Females Only” Language Reaches Threatening Men
Counterpoint to some of these comments: the “females only” verbiage is actually good because it speaks directly to the kind of man who’d pose a threat. Arguably, it’s a good example of speaking your target audience’s language.
IEA vs Market: Hormuz Closure Impact Dispute
Iran's supreme leader says the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed. Tankers are burning near Basra. The market is treating this like a temporary disruption. The IEA is treating it like a structural one. Someone is wrong. https://t.co/VEZoi3Wz44
Global Tensions Trigger Fertilizer Shortage, Food Price Surge
More supply chain extension of Iran war. China halts fertilizer exports. How does Trump’s trade war with Canada and Canadian potash fit here for US farmers? Which can affect the E2E food supply chain. That supply-inflation loop.
Titles Mislead: Evaluate Size, Authority, and Budget
Founders: Don't trust titles alone for prospecting. 'Head of Sales' at 50 person company ≠ 'Head of Sales' at 500 Look at: - Org size - Team size - Budget authority - Decision rights
Close Deals in 90 Days with Five Simple Steps
the closing process in 5 steps: – step 1: off market cold outreach – step 2: NDA + 3 years financials – step 3: NBIO submitted in 24 hours – step 4: LOI executed, 90 day exclusivity – step 5: due diligence, reprice, close total timeline: 90 days
Crude Oil's 48% Surge Marks Second‑Largest 2‑Week Jump
Crude Oil Futures started trading in 1983. The 48% spike over the past 2 weeks was the 2nd biggest 2-week % increase in history. From $67/barrel to $99/barrel... Video: https://t.co/P29a0c5vMR
AI Disruption Threatens Private Credit Collateral in Leveraged Software Deals
There's a circular risk in private credit that nobody is stress-testing. PE firms bought software companies with leverage. Private credit funded the debt. Now AI is disrupting those same software companies, compressing their revenues. The collateral backing billions in loans is deteriorating...
SpaceX IPO Targets June 9, Citing Cash Flow Limits
SpaceX potentially IPO’ing on 6/9 (69). Musk wanted to keep his companies private as long as possible so the IPO will set off rumors that private markets can’t shoulder the cashflow needs of SpaceX’s spending. The IPO is allegedly time to align...
U.S. War Deepens Iran's Dictatorship, Raises Gas Prices
He puts his name on everything, so let’s make sure his name is on this, too: —> “Overall, it has not toppled Iran’s dictatorship and might have strengthened it. We helped install a younger supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who may be...
Nominal Cofounders Secure $80M at $1B Valuation
A big week for @CameronLMcCord + @brycestrauss cofounders of @Nominal_io with $80M raise at $1B led by our super smart partners at @foundersfund
Government Claims 20% Health Insurance Cost Drop—Absurd
The most absurd number in CPI? According to the US Government, the cost of health insurance has declined 20% over the last 5 years... https://t.co/Iw2M0izZim
Trump’s Erratic Demands Jeopardize Hormuz Cooperation, Iran Outlasts
It’s hard to see how international countries will cooperate with Trump on keeping the Strait of Hormuz open after 14 months of erratic demands. It’s one thing for Trump to complain about paying for European protection (somewhat understandable) but asking...
Iran Conflict Triggers Massive Flight Cancellations and Higher Fares
The Iran war has forced the cancellation of TENS OF THOUSANDS of flights across the Middle East. Rerouted flights are burning more fuel and pushing ticket prices higher. TRUMP-NETANYAHU = A WAR TAX. https://t.co/xDKppRjcdi
AI Should Preserve, Not Replace, SMB Human Edge
RT SMBs don't need "more AI" to win - they need AI that protects their human edge: relationships, culture, and trust. I dig into how small businesses can use tech to make work more human, not less. #AI #SMB @Star_CIO https://t.co/Gb3ialWSOO
AI Onboarding Saves Founder Hours, Boosts Team Readiness
Every new hire at a wealth management firm means weeks of personal training by the founder. Victor Medina knew this bottleneck was unsustainable—but didn’t know how to solve it without risking client experience. Inside the AI Business Lab® Mastermind, he built...
Trump’s Naive Belief: Decapitation Yields Compliant Iran
Distinguished military historian Phillips O’Brien on the war in Iran: "[Trump] was boasting about American military power... He thought this would be relatively straightforward, [like] the Venezuela model... Kill the leadership, and get a leadership that is much more compliant." https://t.co/gV29tXCQYl
Qasar's Power Lies in Private Building, Not Publicity
The reason @qasar is one of the most important tech CEOs today is NOT because he built a monster business shrewdly, compounding tech and capital into a cash-flow positive business... but b/c he builds in PRIVATE + rarely speaks in PUBLIC
All Five Asset Classes Align: Stagflation Signals Return
Gold up. Oil up. Bonds down. Stocks wobbling. Dollar flat. When this many asset classes move at once, the market is repricing the entire macro regime. This pattern has a name: stagflation. The last time all five conditions aligned simultaneously was 1979-1980. What...