Your Users Might Now Be AI Agents via API
common startup advice: talk to your users only difference now is that your users might also be AI agents using your API 😂
AI Becomes the Next Sales Enablement Teammate
The Evolution of the “Sales Enablement” Role: Why AI is the New Teammate by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/O9HsMURJtm @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #SalesEnablement #RevOps #Marketing #MarketingStrategy #MarketingSuccess #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence
Mearsheimer: Israel Prioritizes Iran Destruction Over Peace Deal
Distinguished UChicago Prof. John Mearsheimer on Israel's REAL priority: “The Israelis have no interest in a deal... they want us to destroy Iran or produce regime change.” https://t.co/233nZvjiPA
Validate 5 Key Elements Before Showing Any Demo
Founders: Discovery validates 5 critical elements: 1. Need Existence: Do they have the problem? 2. Current State: How solving it now (or not)? 3. Pain Severity: Economic/operational cost? 4. Prioritization: Ranked vs other initiatives? 5. Fit Assessment: Worth more time? No demo until you validate all...
Pay Down Skill Debt or Watch Revenue Crumble
Revenue leaders are facing a new reality: Their teams have skill DEBT. Not just skill gaps. Debt compounds. Every quarter you don't invest in skill development: • Close rates drop further • Sales cycles get longer • Discounting gets heavier • Top reps leave for better orgs The interest...
Automation ≠ Innovation: Accelerate Security Operations Now
Don't Confuse #Automation For #Innovation: Why Security Needs Accelerated Operations by @virtualsteve @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/Xl5OxrBa3q #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/StIC8LOT4Y
Activist Galloway Backs JETMF, Claims 10x Upside
$JETMF is attracting activist attention. Galloway has become the 2nd largest shareholder with an 8.2% stake. Activist claims fair value is c. $9.5/share, implying 10x+ upside from current levels. Has anyone looked into this? Feels way too promotional. https://t.co/NxEzYYcTGj
ESPN's WWE Push Marks Major Win for Ari Emanuel
WWE and its PR staff has always worked hard to get cross-over coverage in mainstream outlets. I say that as someone who benefitted from this working at SI and The Athletic. PR would always cater to what you needed. It's...
Nvidia CEO Turns Bully When Pressed on Tough Issues
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's interview with @dwarkesh_sp is extraordinary and embarrassing. When he actually faces tough questions, Huang becomes a dishonest angry bully. Just a pathetic illustration of how bad our corporate leadership class is. https://t.co/HcfGQhBuAd
Founders Must Use Vesting and One‑Year Cliff
Founders should have vesting shares like everyone else. With a one-year cliff for early folks that don’t work out, which is extremely common; the more founders, the more common. Yes you should make that legal before you start. Always.
Hungary's Real Wages Fell to Eastern Europe's Bottom
Hungary’s real wages have been picking up, but btw 2004 and the early 2010s they went from middle of the East European pack to the bottom of the league. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links of today. https://t.co/JcNYWpZzuJ
JetBlue Founder Predicts Bankruptcy, No Buyers This Year
JetBlue Founder Warns The Airline May Go Bankrupt This Year — And Says Nobody Will Buy It - View from the Wing https://t.co/fFvy77qBrc
Investors Push S&P 500 Record Assuming Iran Peace
War w/#Iran? What war w/Iran? Investors bid #SP500 to record on assumption peace w/be reached before bite on corporate America becomes too severe. #realestate #CRE #mortgage #Trump #energy #StraitofHormuz https://t.co/uyHUttmiNq
AI Excel Nails Basics, Stumbles on Complex Updates
Uploaded my Skill files and tried this out 1) Passed Level 1 Test: simple AMZN quarterly update, where I update the architecture, just needs numbers input (17/17) 2) Badly Failed Level 2 Test: real-world situation with UBER model 6 quarters out of...
High Delivery Rates Hide Critical Inbox Placement Mistakes
Your ESP shows a 99% delivery rate, but that doesn't tell you how many actually hit the inbox. Here are 6 deliverability mistakes most ecom brands are making: https://t.co/BjW9LnpKwd
Meta Last-Click CVR Drops 50%, Hurting Sales
Meta last click CVR is now down 50% from Sunday for one brand that's the most impacted by this in my portfolio. Whatever is going on it's multiple things and it's not only impacting reporting, it's impacting hard sales.
Trust Inputs, Not Outputs, when Replicating Team Success
Why can't you seem to land those proven practices from your old team, with your new team? Maybe you're mistaking the outputs of trust with the inputs. Really liked this perspective on why great teams can't be copied ... https://t.co/LARrCS5pbn https://t.co/h3Z9H6Ve6O
AI Videos Replace Cat Videos as Internet’s New Craze
Instead of creating cat videos, the whole focus is now shifted to creating crazy/funny AI videos 🤦♂️
Yield Gaps Reveal Overlooked Oil Supply Risks
Orange: UK 10y yields Blue: US 10y yields Light Green: German 10y yields Dark Green: Japan 10y yields Red: China 10y yields 2008 to today. Everyone is focused on sovereign oil supplies; no one is considering oil supplies in context of the chart below. Big mistake...big...yuge https://t.co/BrA762Bo13
Europe’s Gas‑electricity Crisis Effectively over, Easing ECB/BoE Worries
For Europe, the energy “crisis” in natural gas and electricity is, essentially, over. Sure, it can re-start if the ceasefire collapses, and Iran were to attack Qatar. But as now, it’s gone. And, let’s be clear, it was never a threat to...
Executive Success Is Possible Outside Traditional Norms
As a woman who made it to executive leadership at an Ivy while working hybrid, I can say this plainly, it’s possible. Visibility is nuanced, and varies across circumstances and environments. It’s ok to recognize that success is still possible...
PIF's $5B LIV Spend Raises Sustainability Questions
PIF has spent more than $5B on LIV. At some point, even a sovereign fund with roughly $1T in assets has to figure out when enough is enough. https://t.co/XKRk28yK9E
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Honest Leaders Must Quit If Not Ready for AI
There's a lot of founders who are now running companies very different from the companies they wish they had. I talked to a CEO friend a few weeks ago that looked at himself and said I'm tired. Pandemic, economy, and now...
Twitch Sponsorships Still Underpay Creators versus Competitors
Twitch Sponsorships continue to underpay creators... so sad, after the very fair Minecraft campaign. Twitch: Max $78.72 (Creators usually hit 40-60% of payout.) Sponsorship Platform: $80 Guaranteed (+).
Liv Golf's Spark Adds $79M to PGA Purses
LIV Golf's future may hang in the balance, but the effect it had as a catalyst for boosting PGA money is enduring. 8 Signature PGA Event Purses (2021 ⇒ 2026) Genesis: 12M ⇒ 20M Arnold Palmer: 12M ⇒ 20M Cadillac: 12M ⇒ 20M Memorial: 12M ⇒...
NHL Ratings Surge 47% Post‑Olympic Break
TNT says NHL viewership accelerated after February's Olympic break. For the rest of the season, games averaged 453,000 viewers, up 47% over the equivalent period from 2025
2-Year Treasury Signals No Rate Cuts, Hikes Expected
The 2-year doesn't lie. It tracks Fed expectations closer than anything else in the market. And right now it's sitting above the Fed funds rate for the first time in a while. That's not pricing in rate cuts. That's pricing in rate...
Fed's Post‑War Policy: Cuts or Hikes?
Is the Fed gearing up for rate cuts or rate hikes after the war? https://t.co/rrlbTJ5MBC via @YouTube
White House‑Fed Tension Persists Beyond New Chair Appointment
Interviewer: Do you think the tension between the White House and the Fed goes away when Warsh becomes Chair. Me: No. It continues (form may change some) until the President backs off and lets the Fed do its job. And...
Platform Culture Dictates Content Performance Across Networks
Each platform has its own culture, its own audience behaviors, and its own unspoken rules. You can publish the same piece of content across platforms... it doesn't mean it will always perform the same.
Your Calendar, Not Market, Caps MRR Growth
You're bootstrapped and stuck at $30K MRR. It's not your market. It's not your pricing. It's your calendar. I see this often on coaching calls. A founder hits $10K, $20K, $30K MRR doing everything themselves. Building the product. Closing deals....
Essential Service Sectors See Quiet Consolidation Surge
10 industries serious operators quietly consolidate: – radiology networks – waste management – trucking fleets – medical labs – pest control – senior care – cold storage – commercial cleaning – security firms – HVAC groups
Asia's Energy Shortage Sparks Rationing and Black Markets
Rationing and black markets have already sprung up in Asia. Some countries have found ways around the shortage (for now), but that has created new issues for others. #iranwar #energy #geopolitics https://t.co/0wpmsFgat3
Dollar's Reserve Role Erodes as DXY Stalls Below
The other side to the toll booth narrative in the SoH is that the dollar will continue to devolve as the dominant reserve currency, as more and more of the world’s trade takes place locally or regionally. With that in...
Track Gift‑With‑Purchase Attach Rates Like Ad CTR
Running a Gift with Purchase promo without tracking attach rate is like running ads without tracking CTR. So we added analytics to @promopartypro today. Now you can see attach rate by campaign, product, and variant, and tell which gift is...
Clips Have Become the Primary Product Driving Reach
Clips are no longer the byproduct of the main product — they’re the main product. No matter the size of the show, they drive the ultimate reach 👇 More in my latest newsletter, "The Clip Economy": bit.ly/ClipEconomy
Brian Rolapp Emerges as Top NFL Commissioner Candidate
My takeaway is Brian Rolapp just solidified himself as the lead candidate to be the #NFL’s next commissioner
Iranian Oil Return Could Shift Energy Markets Soon
If the US and Iran reach a deal — a big if — it’s fair to assume Tehran gets sanctions relief. If that includes oil sales — another big, although likely, if — then in a few months the energy...
Transparency: Sponsorship Fuels New AI Project Amid Financial Strain
Why did Scoble sell out? I'm starting to get a lot more sponsors who are willing to pay me to introduce their companies to you. You'll see more later today. I just wanted to say a few words about this. First: thank...
Imported Inflation via Energy and Food Remains Top Risk
“The biggest risk continues to be that inflation gets imported around the world,” first through energy, then to food & beyond: MS’s Ted Pick. Otherwise, markets will stay strong with even a “narrowing of the cone of uncertainty” around the...
LIV Missed the Core Appeal of Pro Golf
I don't know if LIV is failing now, I just know it always failed to understand what professional golf was really selling (and yes, that includes Phil & Greg, not just the PIF). A know what you're selling 🧵
War's Hidden Costs Hit Americans Irreversibly, Even After Ceasefire
The question that I get asked most often is: Even if the ceasefire holds, has the war already imposed large irreversible costs on Americans? So I made a video digging into these issues. The stakes may be much larger than you...
Nike CEO Eyes AI Data Centers After Allbirds Surge
POV: The CEO of Nike — which is down 28% YTD — calling an emergency meeting with his C-Suite after seeing Allbirds pump +600% and demanding that the fitness giant pivots into AI data centres, leveraging Oregon’s abundance of hydropower....
Wilson Signs Record WNBA Deal with Cap‑linked Future Salaries
A'ja Wilson's 3-year, $5M supermax contract with the Las Vegas Aces is not only the largest contract in WNBA history, but it also becomes the first deal to include a clause allowing her 2027 & 2028 salaries to be derived...
Rising Economic Pressure on Iran, China Faces Scrutiny
Economic pressure on Iran goes up. Also pressure on China to stop supporting Iran financially and military
Policymakers Warn Markets Underestimate Iran War's Economic Impact
Markets are too blasé on the Iran war’s economic toll, policymakers warn at IMF https://t.co/UrMvBW5akU via @sdonnan @jdorosario https://t.co/X926kAVuz7
Name the Awkwardness Upfront to Ease Tough Talks
The hardest conversations don't get easier by avoiding the awkwardness. They get easier when you name it upfront. Simply saying "this might feel uncomfortable, but I think it matters" changes everything about how the conversation goes. https://t.co/7BprqxAvxp
Trump Threatens to Scrap US‑UK Deal over Iran Stance
Today, President Trump THREATENED to rip up the 2025 US-UK trade deal due to a lack of UK support for the US-Israeli war in Iran. TRUMP = CAN’T BE TRUSTED TO KEEP A DEAL. https://t.co/3FGduS3ssw
March 2026 Core Update Far Less Volatile Than December
I think they are smoking something over at SEL 🤣 -> March 2026 Google core update more volatile than December — here’s what changed The March 2026 core update wasn't even close to the power of the December 2025 core update....