Clarence Seedorf Joins Fox Sports World Cup Panel
SOME NEWS: Clarence Seedorf will join Fox Sports as a World Cup studio analyst. He joins Rebecca Lowe, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Javier (Chicharito) Hernández as Fox has brought in some interesting people to enhance its coverage. STORY FOR @SBJ: https://t.co/UO7DiAyqLA
College Football Revenues Far Below $100M Myth
Guys, Clemson and FSU football don’t generate 100M in revenue….total. There are SEC schools that barely clear that figure. The only way those roster numbers happen in this system is if a billionaire decides to just flush away a fortune....
Sportsbook Odds and Prediction Markets Look Identical
The most convincing argument in a human, "I-know-it-when-I-see-it" sense would be to put the side-by-side screenshots of a major online sportsbook and a prediction market sports event contract. With the US betting odds display, a "reasonable" person can't tell the...
Integrity Proves Its Worth When Everything Goes Wrong
Integrity isn’t tested when things are easy. It’s tested when everything goes wrong. Anton Gunn and I break it down. #Leadership #Sales https://t.co/dvQ5MIiTvd
Lana Del Rey Sings Theme for New 007 Game
Lana Del Rey is set to perform the theme song for the new 007 game First Light. https://t.co/xRA8WztZG5
From Instacart’s Rise to Investor Lessons
For this episode of Uncapped I got to sit down with my close friend @Max, cofounder of Instacart 🥕 We talked about the key moments of Instacart...how it got started, critical wins, tough losses, competitive dynamics, earned insights, going public, and...
Relentless Hiring Standards Preserve Culture and Excellence
🚨🚨NEW EPISODE DROP Sally Kornbluth, President of MIT🚨🚨 "If you take a lick of the lollipop of mediocrity, you will suck forever." I love this. She was talking about how MIT sustains excellence after 150+ years. And it applies to founders and CEOs...
FX Settlement Reveals China’s $35B March Currency Purchases
Fx settlement is in my view the single best proxy for China's true intervention. It looks like China, Inc bought about $35b in fx in March even with all the turmoil in the oil market. That's down...
Co‑create Employee Experiences, Not Just HR Policies
#TimTalk - Stop designing HR policies. Start co-creating experiences with Dean E. Carter https://t.co/MnjkTjtMXV via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Leadership #FutureofWork #HumanResources #HR #EX #Culture #WorkPlace #EmployeeWellbeing #EmployeeWellness #Wellness https://t.co/tZYMbbYHb1
Replimune Downsizes While MeiraGTx Regains Eye Therapy
Replimune cuts staff; MeiraGTx reacquires eye gene therapy https://t.co/LqGPyNzRA3 $REPL $MGTX $JNJ $BIIB $RVMD $APLS
Treasury Targets Iranian Elites with Aggressive Economic Fury
“Treasury is moving aggressively with Economic Fury by targeting regime elites like the Shamkhani family that attempt to profit at the expense of the Iranian people,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent Not sure this will make a big difference...
Malaysia Q1 GDP Expected Around 5.5% YoY, Outpacing Forecast
GDP Msia 1Q 2026 (advanced) akan di umum Oleg DOSM Jumaat 17/4. Expectation: Expect ~5.5% YoY (4Q25: 6.3%). BNM forecast is 4.0-5.0% full 2026. 1Q GDP (YoY) minggu ini: •China. 5.0% above forecast 4.8%, stronger vs 4.5% in 4Q25. •Spore. 4.6% below forecast...
Investors Rush to Fund Founder After Product Halt
He emailed investors: "We're stopping work on the product. Expect MRR to decline." They called back in 20 minutes. Not to pull funding. To ask how much more money he needed. https://t.co/TlhbiiLl2Q
Inside the Gulf Crisis Response After Massive Oil Release
This week on @CleaningUpPod, we go behind the scenes with the man coordinating the response to the Gulf crisis. I travelled to Paris to meet @fbirol, Exec Director of @IEA, just a week after the release of 400m barrels of...
Amazon Shifts to Optional Channel; DTC Remains Most Profitable
AMZ is moving from mandatory -> ancillary. 17% like selling on AMZ. 93% like selling on their own site. And DTC is more lucrative. Even after accounting for the increased CAC spend, DTC-first brands are making more money per our recent...
Wispr Flow Expands in India’s Voice Productivity Market
Wispr Flow is gaining traction in India in the productivity space. I looked into its strategy for expansion in a market with great potential for voice applications https://t.co/Jc63060vGT
Validate with Sales Before Building Your Product
Some founders build first and sell later. I believe you should sell first, then build. No sense in spending time on something people haven’t paid for.
Burnout Varies by Role—Spot the Signs
#Burnout Looks Different Across the Org Chart. Watch for These Signs @HarvardBiz https://t.co/6qnn9pGYDj #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Duolingo Could Match Its Valuation with 100M Paid Users
"I think there is a very real scenario where Duolingo delivers on its super tutor-in-your-pocket vision and 100 million global paid subs at $100/year and 30% FCF margins results in $3 billion annual FCF vs. the current enterprise value of...
Travel Location Determines Players' Tax Liability
Accountants create a duty-day schedule by having players precisely track their travel. If a player spends an off day at home versus a road city, or rehabs an injury in Florida instead of the club’s home stadium or goes on...
CEOs Must Adapt Strategically to AI Disruption
CEO themes and insights how does a CEO respond to AI business disruption? by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/LanW9VTJdY @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Marketing #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #MarketingStrategy https://t.co/4SxQ0eSsnc
AI Makes SEO a Top Budget Priority—Will You Get Hired?
AI is the greatest thing that ever happened to SEO. Hear me out. It's suddenly the highest marketing priority. Demand is off the charts. You don't need to convince companies they should be doing this. They have genuine burning desire...
AI Could Automate $13T Mortgage Market, Ditch Advisors
Wealthfront runs 45% EBITDA margins without a single advisor. Now David Fortunato wants to automate the $13 trillion mortgage market. (0:00) Can AI Replace Your Financial Advisor? (1:47) How Close Is Self-Driving Money? (3:59) What Happens to 400K Financial Advisors? (4:43) Is the 1%...
Rays Stadium Funding Eyed From Promised‑off Sales Tax, Disaster Funds
Sources of public money for a Rays stadium may include sales tax money that voters were told wouldn't be used for stadiums, catastrophic/disaster response funds, property taxes from the area around the proposed stadium, and reply hazy, ask again later....
Organizational Discipline Prevents Screw-Ups and Drives Success
Lack of organizational discipline creates countless screw-ups that restrict team/org. success. #leadership #management #workplaceeffectiveness https://t.co/c4ZtRXMNGl
Four-Day Workweek Proves More Efficient Than Five
This study gets repeated over and over again with the same results: the 4 day work week is far more efficient than 5 days.
People and Processes, Not Tech, Drive Digital Transformation
Digital transformation isn't about technology like SAP or S/4HANA. It's about your business processes and people. Without addressing the human element, even massive tech investments become worthless. #DigitalTransformation #ChangeManagement https://t.co/TvCUdc9ZrV
Texas Tech Endowment Backs Loans to Lower‑tier European Clubs
So the Texas Tech system endowment has invested in an asset manager that can access ~20% of its $6 billion in AUM to loan money to smaller soccer club near the bottom of Europe's top leagues?? Fascinating read from @JustBirny at...
Activist Ainsworth Ups Offer, Resolution Still Uncertain
$AGI.AX saga continues. The activist who played an instrumental role in blocking Novomatic’s lowball A$1/share bid is at it again. Ainsworth is now tendering for 5.5% of the company at A$1.30/share, ~30% above Novomatic’s offer. That said, with Novomatic management in turmoil (CEO...
Global Leaders Grow From Scratch, Not M&A
Building global leaders is not done via M&A. They are buildt from 0 - 1 and then go from 1 - 100
Compass Commands 32% Boston Market, Dwarfs Rivals
#Compass poised to bc 'market-dominating force' sez a thinktank. In #Boston, brokerage has market share of abt 32%. Next largest is #Williams at just over 4%. In wake of paying $1.6B for #Anywhere, 2d largest brokerage. #realestate #ConsumerPolicyCenter https://t.co/jvHt9oV5Ou
36 Companies Max for 1x Return in Concentrated Fund
this makes sense all else held equal, concentrated fund = less risky bets we've found that 36 companies is the max number of companies we can fit into a fund while claiming that a single company at 1B exit can return 1x...
Discipline, Not Scale, Built Walmart’s Success
Thinking Small Strategy built Walmart: ✈️ Go to the frontlines 🧠 Hire people smarter than you 🔁 Force constant change 🏪 Think one store, one customer Scale didn’t win—discipline did. Read more: https://michaelwmchugh.com/thinking-small-strategy-sam-walton/
Cruz Leads Senate Hearing on Boxing Industry
Ted Cruz's Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on boxing next week. Nick Khan and Oscar de la Hoya are on the witness list. https://t.co/r6bCXE2fPc
America's Downtowns Dying as Gambling and Disaster Betting Surge
✍️ Longform links: the rise of sports gambling, betting on catastrophes, and the death of American downtowns. https://t.co/HLca0vRQk0 image: https://t.co/Ua0vpTHTtk https://t.co/g7AAxnTZyt
Hornets Partially Funded by Main Street Sports for Local Rights
One little piece of news that I’ve learned from sources: The Hornets have partially, but not fully, been paid by Main Street Sports for their local rights this season. Shelly and I discuss the Hornets’ broadcast plans for next season here: https://t.co/tJJ8MQjPnK
Master Speaking and Silence for Career Success
“Effective #communication is a crucial skill for career success. And knowing when & how to speak and when & how to be silent is a cornerstone of communicating *constructively* with others—and more importantly, with urself.” ➤ https://t.co/fru9976tBb #careeradvice #softskills https://t.co/QwSCObNXwT
Video Needs Systematic Integration in Martech
A quick disclosure up front: this post is sponsored by Goldcast . I was comfortable doing it because we use Goldcast ourselves for our events — including the upcoming #MartechDay release of the State of Martech 2026 report on May...
Economists Predict US GDP Growth Lagging White House Forecasts
The growth outlook for the United States is muted. Economists estimate GDP growth for the next 3 years will be significantly below White House estimates. @morningjoe
Essential Skills for Leading an AI-Agent Workforce
8 Skills You Need to Manage the New AI-Agent Workforce Managing AI agents requires new leadership skills — from oversight to collaboration with intelligent systems. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eqaxBjh4 #AI #Leadership #FutureSkills #BernardMarr
USTR’s Section 301 Probe Flawed Economically, Factually, Legally
We submitted comments on the new US Section 301 investigation of "structural excess capacity," explaining the herculean task USTR has assigned itself - and why its indicated approach would be economically, factually, and legally invalid: https://t.co/55Q4AADU12 https://t.co/INfD60QkjP
ESPN Pushes WrestleMania, Featuring Pat McAfee in Main Event
ESPN is going all out to promote WrestleMania and Pat McAfee is in the main event picture https://t.co/3Uq1PRUowD https://t.co/2MNSlTJYpw
Netflix's $72B Warner Bid Missed, Earnings Loom
The $72 Billion Netflix Question Facing Netflix Heading into Q1 2026 Earnings Tonight $NFLX You were prepared to a write a $72 billion cash check to acquire Warner Bros. studio and HBO up until last month when you got outbid and...
Buyers Are Now Machines, Not Humans
The Internet Was Built for Humans. Your New Buyers Are Machines by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/WgSJglYxAk @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Marketing #Leadership #MarketingStrategy #MarketingSuccess #ArtificialIntelligence https://t.co/R6IPpYvT7d
Bottom Wage Growth Outpaces Top in 2026 Q1
New data on 2026 Q1 usual weekly earnings in the US have implications for the K-shaped debate. 1. Measured against pre-pandemic (1st chart), the bottom has done meaningfully better on nominal wage growth than the top. 2. Over last few...
China’s Crude Stockpiling Proved Prudent, Says Column
Last year, the oil market was preoccupied with a question: why China was stockpiling so much crude. I wrote an @Opinion column about it in Sept, and re-reading it ⤵️ now, I must admit that all makes sense: Beijing was...
B2B Influencer Marketing Turns Content Into Inbound Leads
If you build it, they will come. This is my LinkedIn inbox these days. I didn't know B2B influencer was really a *thing*, but now I'm a believer. https://t.co/yC4vynbRjX
Limited Chip Exports Preserve US Edge, Fuel China’s Future AI
Jensen's arguments against chip export controls didn't make a ton of sense to me, but here's a steelman: selling a limited quantity of n-1 generation chips to China could undercut their domestic industry, while retaining a 10x American compute advantage. Totally...
Hornets' Rise Driven by Strategy, Not Luck
The Charlotte Hornets are an NBA darling this year. I spoke with their president of business operations, who told me how they’ve done it. She says it’s not luck. https://t.co/dA7RU69Or9
80‑Year‑Old Billionaire Still Launches New Apartment Venture
If you sold your business for $10 billion and were nearing 80 years old, would you hang up the cleats and enjoy retirement? If you say "yes," you are not Aimco/AIR founder Terry Considine, who is starting over again with his...