Software is not a commodity, although some are closer or farther. To see why, imagine me forcing you to swap out your email client, or your IDE, or your spreadsheet or docs app, and tell me you won't care at all. UX isn't fungible, even if you argue "features" are.
Master and destroy the 12 enemies you can't see: - Busywork - Distraction - Multitasking - Overplanning - Inconsistency - Perfectionism - Reactive work - Excuse making - Procrastination - Context switching - Notification addiction - Shiny object syndrome
The old geopolitical playbook (USD up, gold up, oil up, bond yields down, stocks down) is on for now.
Markets are back in crisis mode with the US–Israel strikes on Iran dominating headlines: global risk assets are reacting, oil prices are spiking, and S&P volatility is alive. Join us LIVE at 6pm EST as we break down how ES futures...

Foreign investors poured a net $1.55 TRILLION into USD assets last year, up 31.4% from 2024. The oft repeated “Sell America” and “End of King Dollar” narratives don’t align with the facts. Hanke's 95% Rule: 95% of what you read in the...
The number of S&P 500 companies that included AI as a material risk in securities filings jumped to 72% last year from 12% in 2023 https://t.co/a4HNUjkALf #DigitalSisruption #AI
Netflix Boss Ted Sarandos Speaks Out After Losing Warner Bros. Bid: Paramount Offers Were ‘Irrational,’ Relied on Political Pressure Because it’s ‘Cheaper to Make Noise’ https://t.co/lSMiTSgKnA
The one number that unlocks business acquisition finance: DSCR — Debt Service Coverage Ratio Formula: EBITDA ÷ Annual Debt Repayments Lenders want ≥ 1.5x What this means: For every $1 you owe the bank, the business earns $1.50. Find a business with $500K EBITDA? You can service...

Retail landlords: TI vs. Free Rent isn’t just negotiation — it’s balance sheet strategy. TI = upfront capital out. Free rent = delayed income. Both reduce effective yield. But they affect refinancing and liquidity differently. In today’s lending environment, structure matters more than optics. If you’re...
If genAI handles the grunt work, how can leaders develop an apprenticeship model? Leaders must: (1) Redesign Level-1 roles, (2) Pair talent with AI agents, (3) Make learning and reflection explicit, not accidental. #AI #Hiring #CIO #CHRO https://t.co/W7YbwP6jrL

Anthropic’s latest “remote control” launch makes it possible to run coding AI agents from your phone without typing a single command....
Adjacent to this: never has there been a time where making pure software for *yourself* been a greater point of leverage. You get to upgrade your own importance in the universe while many are barely aware of how to use...
Why are European countries just now standing up to Russia's oil revenue and shadow fleet after the war just crossed its 4 year anniversary? What has changed? Has the US done more to help Ukraine in the last year than...

#TimTalk - How do leaders balance acceptance with accountability and performance? with Mau Espinosa https://t.co/djlZ0UG9GW via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #Leadership #Culture #Motivation #Marketing #Success #Entrepreneur #Management https://t.co/t5Q67eQA37
If there’s something you want to create but you get demotivated when you find out a famous/impressive person is doing it too, I highly recommend you fight that feeling. I’ve seen too many instances of nothing getting shipped by said...
What retiring business owners actually want: • To know their staff will be looked after • To feel proud of who they sell to • A clean exit with no complications • Someone who "gets" their industry • Monthly payments that feel like a pension Notice...
I lost $5k on a product with 'perfect' 5-star reviews. Market said no. I tested a product with mixed reviews but a passionate following. Scaled to $50k/month. The market doesn't care about perfection. It cares about passion. Test everything.

#TurkeyWatch 🇹🇷: President Erdoğan said Netanyahu’s “provocations” triggered the US–Israeli strikes on Iran. Erdoğan said that Israel is “poisoning the process,” and urged an immediate ceasefire to prevent a wider regional war. https://t.co/y2YtJLqeUy

I delayed - and rewrote a few times - my week ahead article. Finally posted up (and here are some of the charts that I speak to): Will US Strike on Iran Change the Market’s Risk Profile? https://t.co/UZu6CPkjrl https://t.co/1Kccta89jL
Ted Sarandos says Netflix knew it would pull out of the Warner Bros bidding as soon as it saw the final Paramount offer. We spent 40 minutes on Saturday discussing why Netflix didn’t match and what the Paramount deal means...
Final #buildinpublic thoughts on hiring an engineer Engineer will need to document as they go, like everyone else (including me). Updates might include: -> Reproduced the bug locally -> Found the issue: image resizer not handling SVGs correctly -> Tried a CSS fix first before...
Anthropic’s latest “remote control” launch makes it possible to run coding AI agents from your phone without typing a single command.... This is absolutely game-changing for building a startup in 2026. Here's how it works: • Run “claude rc” in...

There’s nothing wrong with wanting more revenue. But if you’re only focused on this month, you’ll feel the pressure to start over next month. Predictable revenue comes from building assets. Courses. Memberships. Programs.
5 mistakes aspiring VCs keep making (and nobody tells them): 1. Leading with resume instead of edge 2. Thinking all VC firms are the same 3. Networking to find a job instead of to add value 4. Not translating operator experience into investment language 5....

By deepening ties with the EU, Japan, Brazil, and Canada, India is WISELY HEDGING ITS GEOPOLITICAL BETS. STRATEGIC AMBIGUITY PREVAILS AGAIN. https://t.co/TfGLoGF8lA

🆓 Sunday links: CEO as Chief Risk Officer, blaming AI for job cuts, and the shrinking term spread. https://t.co/4BDeewwVe5 chart: https://t.co/nJv6ecVuec https://t.co/rixP9PqbVA

US-Israel Invasion of Iran May Cap Crude and Gold - Gold and crude oil may show signs of peaking if the conflict is quick and infrastructure isn't impaired. Both were up about 20% in 2026 before Feb. 28. If typical swift...
Solopreneurs do everything themselves. Autopreneurs automate, build a high-performance team, and take vacations while their business grows on autopilot.

A sharp oil spike to those levels would likely result in a one-variable stock market like we initially saw during the 1990’s Persian Gulf War. Stocks under pressure until oil prices come back down. https://t.co/8DQZhDYXqo
Entrepreneur burnout starts when you demand output every day with no pause. Patience gives you space to rest, think, and avoid rushed decisions. When you pause before reacting, you choose strategy over emotion. Track small wins, schedule breaks, treat setbacks as data. If you...

Always be testing your titles with X articles because you can see on the left the post totally bombed and when I changed the title, it took off. Took 4 attempts. https://t.co/4okRI65njq
GenAI isn't just a coding accelerator - it's a resiliency play. Translate governance policies to cloud-native controls (IAM, network, data, backups) per provider, then use AI to continuously detect drift and generate remediation plans. #SRE #AI https://t.co/vBzM21vM14
If you hate me and want to really teach me a lesson, preorder my book for 30% off. Use the code CANTWAIT to totally own this lib by getting his book super cheap. And you’ll learn about your rights at work so...

Ginkgo reported full year 2025 revenue of $170M at the end of last week. When it went public at a $15B valuation in 2021, they guided to investors that they’d be adding $7.6B in new business PER YEAR in 2025...

The Strait of Hormuz may be open according to the Iranian government, but the IRGC seems to have different machinations. https://t.co/cvL7jYvGoa
good tips for leaders and their boards, from a leader who has weathered the ups and downs and been hardened tackling super hard problems. @cerebras is an incredible company that has endured and overcome all sorts of doubts along the...

The decision tree for tonight - when markets open - follows from oil. In 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, oil rose 40%, which drove the Brazilian Real and other commodity exporters in Latin America a lot stronger. It weighed on...
🚨 This AI tool did something I genuinely thought was impossible 6 months ago. It's called @typelessdotcom and it doesn't just transcribe your voice it rewrites it like a native speaker would. You talk. In any language. Typeless figures out what you...
The ROI of Scale: Computational Costs vs. Asset Lifecycles - For AI engineers working in sectors like rail, utilities, and energy, the primary challenge has shifted from “Can we build it?” to “Can we afford to scale it?” https://t.co/SjIN9Uk9eF

"This small business owner is already giving her customers a tariff refund" https://t.co/958bIzS0SL "if somebody charges you something and it's unlawful, they should give you your money back" Cc: The White House https://t.co/82Lv6OPwJw
You don’t need to go all AI or NO AI with your creatives… leaning too far either way means wasting budget on low-quality output or falling behind brands launching faster. The smarter approach sits in the middle. We use AI as a...

How I'd 10x leads in 4 weeks using AI, if I were starting my business from scratch.

If your week feels like a group chat you can’t mute, that’s not a discipline issue. That’s a design issue. You don’t need another productivity app. You need a system that tells your time where to go before everyone else does. The Ultimate...

“Welcome to my special report on how to borrow from #businessbrokers... By the end of this report, you’ll learn how you can negotiate a loan from a lender that many others have never considered.” –Borrow from Biz Brokers (2017) https://t.co/l2EObkfURN...
Many small SaaS companies can’t clearly answer: “How much money are we actually making?” In Ep. 234 of The SaaS CFO Podcast, Helen Hastings shares why financial visibility shouldn’t be this hard. Watch 👇 https://t.co/BnQYh8fzzR #SaaS #AI #Quanta https://t.co/ftZ3u32GPX

Gold closed Friday at $5,278. The all-time high is $5,595. That's $317 away. The US and Israel just launched strikes on Iran. Tehran is retaliating. Iran vows to shut down the Strait of Hormuz. This is the biggest safe haven trigger since 2020. Fib extension...

"Amateurs talk tactics; professionals study logistics." -USMC Gen. Robert Barrow Many rightfully noting US hitting Chinese oil supplies; few noting that US cannot restock weapons without Chinese components. Left headline: Wednesday of last week Right headline: WSJ today https://t.co/N0oRvB87DA
I wonder which of these is better: having people make using your app a habit or having people relapse into using your app even after they try the competition...

Goldman Sachs down 7.5% in a single day. From $985 to $860 in three months. Meanwhile, a UK mortgage lender just collapsed. Private credit contagion is spreading across the Atlantic. This isn’t a correction. It’s a credit event hiding in plain sight.

The worst levels of the spreads in 2023 resulted in 7.17% mortgage rates today instead of 5.99%. https://t.co/PkASya1lri