Market Stays Resilient Despite Decade‑Long S&P Drawdowns
S&P 500 peak-to-trough drawdowns this decade: 2020 -33.9% 2021 -5.2% 2022 -25.4% 2023 -10.3% 2024 -8.5% 2025 -18.9% 2026 -3.4% (so far) Why isn't the market falling more? Why are investors ignoring the headlines? Are we due for a correction? https://t.co/4VHwh9ODKB https://t.co/jZPvMOVHiI
Barry Diller Blames Ten Years of Paramount Mismanagement
Barry Diller says in interview with Graham Bensinger that Paramount was mismanaged for ten years. https://t.co/5f66zaehm7 via @YouTube
Cold Calling Still Wins: Volume + AI Boosts Meetings
Cold calling still works in 2026. Most reps quit at a 2 to 3% meeting rate, while top performers hit 6 to 15% with data, AI, and personalization. 82% of buyers accept meetings from cold calls, and teams making 100+ dials a...
Barry Diller Says He'd Overhaul CNN if He Buys It
Barry Diller on hopes to buy CNN: "I would change everything" Interview with Graham Bensinger. https://t.co/mkgyjN8GTY via @YouTube
Iran‑Hormuz Tensions Threaten Global Supply Chains, Manufacturers Must Act
The Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz could have major supply chain implications. Lisa Anderson explains why this global shipping chokepoint matters—and what manufacturers should be thinking about now. Watch the Supply Chain Byte. #SupplyChain #Geopolitics #Manufacturing https://t.co/hLUT5Rpp0T
Treasury Confirms New Tariffs, USTR Prewrites Justifications
No suspense here, seeing as the Treasury Secretary already confirmed that these "investigations" will result in new tariffs. The only question is how USTR will justify the conclusions the White House has already written
Preparedness Can Mitigate Hormuz Closure Impacts
Employ America Statement on the Coordinated IEA Release. https://t.co/goQS5uJUUS No stockpile release can compare to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but with the right preparation, there are still ways to make it helpful at the margin. https://t.co/K549sAsIrM
U.S. Wireless Prices Halt Decline, Remain Flat
It looks like prices for U.S. wireless service have stopped falling in recent weeks, according to the Consumer Price Index. Prices fell 3.3% in December, 0.3% in January and 0.0% in February. https://t.co/jLkjJC61OX
Top Economist Warns Imminent Oil Shock and Stagflation
Interview coming out very soon with legendary economist (by some objective measures he is #1 economist of all time) He has severe concerns about an oil shock & stagflation
When Connections Trump Qualifications in Hiring
Story time: At my last company we got a new CHRO within his first month. He hired all his friends for 4 high paying critical positions. Im in HR Tech, so word got around, I found out they did...
Raw iPhone Videos Outperform Polished Ads—Authenticity Wins
I've tested 300+ ad creatives. Here's the pattern: Polished professional videos got ignored. Raw UGC-style videos shot on an iPhone went viral. Your assumption that high production value wins is wrong. Authenticity does. Test everything.
Excessive Fuel Subsidies Threaten Fiscal Stability
If governments lean too hard into fuel subsidies this is going to shift from necessary demand destruction to rolling fiscal crises.
EU Considers Lifting Sanctions on Dutch Oil Trader
Sanctions news: EU is weighing lifting its Russian sanctions against oil trader Niels Troost. Diplomats told the FT the designation of the Dutch trader was "legally weaker" than other listings. Discussions on-going. Decision subject to approval by 17 March https://t.co/JxBkaf5Xzx
Kazakhstan Boosts OPEC+ Output, Iran War Cuts Exports
OPEC+ crude production rose more than 400 kbpd m/m in February according to just-released OPEC data, with the bulk driven by the ongoing Kazakh recovery. Unfortunately it's immediately worthless given GCC crude exports were throttled immediately thereafter by Iran War. https://t.co/jTQxOjrt4b
Teen-Founded AI Startup Hits $1B, Draws Major Brands
A startup founded by teenagers is already valued at over $1 billion. Aaru is betting that AI bots can predict human behavior more accurately than traditional analytics. Major brands like McDonald’s and EY are already paying attention. https://t.co/49wjGtcmnE @VranicaWSJ @wsj
Boost LinkedIn Engagement with AI-Generated Posts
Trying to get more involved with the @LinkedIn community, but are finding that your posts don't get engagement? Use AI to make 'em more engaging. Here's how to give it a try: https://t.co/y53idalzyJ #linkedin #chatgpt #ai #socialmedia https://t.co/1A3x3iQXTW
Thai Ship Burns Near Oman Amid Hormuz Transit Controversy
for whom?! Iranian tankers shipping Iranian oil? Right now there's a Thai cargo ship on fire off the Coast of Oman that tried to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Maybe ask them if they think its working out "very well"
Full Employment Requires Taming Inflation, Not Rate Cuts
My full write up on inflation. Important to remember that we can not sustain or obtain full employment unless inflation is detailed. For those arguing the #FOMC should cut to shore up employment and ease inequality. Cuts in late 2024...
Trump Doubts Iranian Mines, Urges Tankers Through Hormuz
President Donald Trump said he didn’t believe Iran was laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Asked Wednesday whether Iran had laid mines in the strait, Trump told reporters, “We don’t think so. Trump also urged oil companies to send their...
Diesel Spikes 96¢/Gal, Straining U.S. Supply Chains
Diesel prices for U.S. truckers rose a record 96 cents a gallon this past week, a sign of the financial strains hitting supply chains following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. https://t.co/C9K90LaXGX
Measure Reddit Impact Beyond Clicks: Reach, Sentiment, Insight
Here is the mistake I see B2B teams make over and over. They measure Reddit success like paid ads. Clicks. Leads. Immediate conversions. That is the wrong scoreboard. A smarter framework looks like this. 1) Reach. Many Reddit users never log in. A post with...
Build Systems After You’ve Done It, Not Before
You wrote an SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for something you’ve never done. That’s not a system. That’s a guess. You haven’t onboarded a single client yet, but you have a 12-step onboarding document. You haven’t hired anyone, but you’ve got a...
DLP Reinvented: Jazz Uses NLP to Guard GenAI Data
Traditional DLP was built for email attachments and USB drives. That world is gone. Jazz raised $61M to rebuild DLP from scratch: natural language policies instead of regex. Every time someone pastes data into a GenAI tool, they create flows your DLP...
Conflict Is a Supply Shock, Not Demand‑driven Inflation
“More specifically, this conflict represents a supply shock, not demand driven inflation, which from a monetary policy perspective makes a very significant difference, as a supply shock will reduce demand, consumption, and consequently growth.” - Rieder
Replit Secures $400M to Power AI‑Driven Creativity
We’ve raised $400M at a $9B valuation. Investors include Georgian, G Squared, Prysm, 1789, YC, Coatue, a16z, Craft, and QIA, with strategic investments from Accenture, Databricks, Okta, and Tether. We’re also lucky to have incredible individuals backing us, including Shaq and...
AI-Powered Profit Forecasting for Consistent Margin Growth
Predict profit like a prophet. With the Prophit Engine from CTC. Clarity, accountability and capacity woven into a single human operator. Forecast more accurately Grow contribution margin more consistently All while saving money. Combining the explosion of AI with the...
Core Inflation Remains Steady Over Past Three Years
Here's monthly seasonally adjusted core. It's been pretty stable for the last three years (perhaps not at the level you'd prefer.) https://t.co/1r4VLXWf1S
Cheapest Payroll Pick Became Our Costliest Mistake
Choosing TriNet over JustWorks for price reasons was the most expensive decision we've ever made
Serial Acquirer’s Playbook: 35 Deals in $50‑500M Manufacturing
Traveled to a Serial Acquirers conference in Stockholm, Sweden. The wifi at the hotel is slow, so it takes a little longer to upload the podcast episode with Eric Wiklendt of Speyside Equity, where he shares how they’ve acquired over 35...
AI Replaced $396K CFO, Saved $216K Annually
At my company Full Focus, we were paying $33,000/month for fractional CFO and outsourced accounting. $396K annually. We restructured around AI—hired an AI architect and controller support for $15K/month. Saved $216,000 a year. And the financial analysis we’re getting now is...
New Dev Tool Startups Put Founders Directly on Social Media
One very interesting change in “the new guard” of innovative dev tools startups: Many of their founders + lots of their devs are on social media, responding to their customers (devs), sharing new features / bugfixes etc Stark contrast to past ones...
HR Must Have a Plan for International Assignments
Sending employees abroad? This week proved why HR needs a plan @HR_Exec https://t.co/pkmsbX5P2S #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
All‑in on AI? Most Leaders Lack Governance Confidence
Leaders say they're "all in on AI," yet only a small fraction feel confident in their AI governance and data privacy practices. If you're deploying AI agents w/o a clear privacy strategy, you're not innovating - you're gambling. #AI #DataPrivacy https://t.co/1JJW0fGZaG
ECB Warns of Inflation Risks Despite Muted Growth Concerns
The first is interesting here, as the cut-off date was well before the flurry in oil prices. You can basically at this make a reasonable case for anything from 0.1pp to 0.4pp extra on the 2026 headline forecast.
Iran Urges US to Exit Middle East, Pivot to Asia
Iran's demand is the U.S. leave the Middle East. Basically, do the pivot to Asia for real.
Private Credit Becomes Subprime as Fraud Spreads
Private credit is the subprime of this cycle. Fraud is accumulating across asset classes. Automated underwriting blessing whatever numbers it gets fed. Nobody cares until everyone cares at the same time.
Selling Too Early Costs More Than Lost Deal
Someone asked this question in Hampton’s Slack: “what’s the most expensive lesson you’ve learned?” - My cofounder Joe lost a $100M deal when Facebook changed the algo mid-acquisition. - Another took a company from $9M EBITDA to -$5M in one year. - A third...
System-First AI Tool Halves Content Repurposing Time
I built a content repurposing system in Claude. Now, before we get our panties in a bunch, this isn't some bullshit AI-garbage slop. This is a SYSTEM first, AI tool second. That means it will take time to setup, time...
Accredited Investors Get Limited Access to AI & Biotech Gems
SoFi and Templum Open Limited Window to Invest in OpenAI, Perplexity, and Colossal via Cosmos Fund March 5-30 window for accredited investors. Choose individual assets or all three: OpenAI (AI infrastructure), Perplexity (AI search, 22M MAUs), Colossal (decacorn biotech). Private market...
Leveraged Buybacks, Not AI, Drive IBM, Oracle, CRM
Levering up to buy back stock is the playbook of IBM and old Oracle... not a company pioneering a new AI age CRM is borrowing to buy time, not growth
Adopt a Collect, Organ
Notes. Screenshots. Slack messages. Voice memos. Random ideas at 11:47PM. You’re collecting nonstop. But without a daily organise habit, chaos wins. COD closes the loop. Collect. Organise. Do. Simple framework. Massive mental relief. https://t.co/edEGsruY96 https://t.co/jfmGGIFCdT
AI Era Fuels Solo VC-Backed Startups
I've met several VC-funded one-person startups in the past few months - another sign of the AI coding age.
India Backs IEA Emergency Oil Release, Pledges Market Stability
Very pleased to read the Government of India's supportive statement for @IEA's collective action to release emergency oil stocks to address disruptions in global oil markets – and that India stands ready to take appropriate measures to support global market...
Fed Rate Path Repriced: Terminal Rate 3
Rather dramatic repricing of the Fed rate path vs 3 weeks ago before the Iran war. Cut cycle terminal rate now 3.28 with odds increasing that cut cycle is already over https://t.co/VYJRS9oWdI
Beyond Personalization: Curiosity Drives Cold Email Replies
Personalization won’t fix your cold emails; You’ve been told to personalize everything. Mention their company. Mention their LinkedIn post. Mention their industry news. And yet… Your emails still get ignored. Why? Because personalization alone doesn’t create curiosity. It doesn’t create urgency. And it definitely doesn’t create replies. In this webinar, I’ll...
Companies Crave Fractional Content Ops over Full‑time Hires
Was chatting with another content marketer leaning into fractional content operations, and I keep hearing there is *so much demand* for this type of work. Companies don't need a full-time hire or a high-cost agency. They need someone experienced enough to...
Halting Non‑Iranian Tankers in Gulf Sends Shockwave
yes, managing to stop all non-Iranian oil tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf is a tremendous impact.
Spread Your Brand Story Across Publishers for AI Visibility
Making a strong case for distribution of your company information / news / etc in a GEO world. This part makes me think a lot about the black box of training data and the long horizons of training data...
Relentless Innovation Drives Growth and Operational Excellence
Bom Kim sounds an awful lot like Bezos: “Relentless innovation fuels not only growth, but also continuous improvements in our processes and margins. We have always believed that customer experience and operational excellence can advance hand in hand.” $CPNG
AI Boosts Workload, Not Reduces It
WSJ: "One of the great hopes for AI—at least, among workers—is that it will ease workloads, freeing people up for more high-level, creative pursuits. So far, the opposite is happening, new data show...AI is increasing the speed, density and complexity...