Unlock Affiliate Growth: SEO Strategies to Break Plateaus
How To Break Through An Affiliate Site Plateau & Find New Growth - Ask An SEO https://buff.ly/PL974zp
Create Pro Video Ads in 90 Minutes – 70% Off
Seedance 2.0 just went live on Higgs for everyone. You can take one product image, write a few prompts, and have UGC, production-level, and lifestyle video ads ready in about 90 minutes. You can get up to 70% off right now with...
Producer Prices Up 4.6% Annually; Fed Should Hold Rates
Producer Prices in the US rose 4.6% per year over the last 5 years and over 25% in total. 2% inflation is a myth. The Fed should not be cutting rates at all this year. https://t.co/sm0qnaFXWD
Twitch TOS Now Lets Them Dissect and Monetize Your Content
Twitch just updated the Terms of Service. IANAL, but my analysis: Section 4: Covers Authorized Users (3rd parties, Business Manager role, etc.) Section 8: Pieces apart your content (video, audio, images, text) to allow Twitch to provide and improve the platform.
Google Rankings Use Chrome Visit Data, Not Just Links
Do you ever notice your rankings go up after a surge of unrelated traffic? Many reasons why this could happen, but in the Google antitrust trial, they found Popularity is based on both links + "Chrome visit data" Importantly, this data is...
When Fixes Fail, Agencies Must Own Solutions
In August 2024, I paid $24,724 for a completely new heating and cooling system in my house. Since the day it was installed, it hasn’t worked the way we agreed upon. They acknowledge that it’s not working the way it should. They’ve...
Fed Nominee Warsh Stuck in Uncontrollable Inflation Cycle
The Economist reports that Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh is caught in an inflation vice. As I've been saying for some time, the Fed won't be able to put the inflation genie back in the bottle. https://t.co/KKXAW30dzz
Clarify AI Agent Types to Prioritize Impact
The word "agent" is the most overloaded term in AI right now. Your backlog probably has 5-10 agent ideas. But one agent idea is a 6-week automation you can build with n8n. Another is a 6-month bet requiring a dedicated ML...
Wonder Eliminates Design‑to‑dev Handoff, Uniting Design and Code
The gap between Figma and production code has been quietly destroying product teams for a decade. Designers hand off specs. Engineers rebuild from scratch. Something always gets lost. Wonder just made that entire handoff step disappear. Real code lives behind every design element....
M&A Surge: AVNS, GSAT Deals Lead $13B Activity
Today's M&A and SPAC notes $AVNS to be acquired by American Industrial Partners for $25.00 cash per share, 72.1% premium, $1.3 billion $GSAT to be acquired by $AMZN for $90.00 in cash + stock, 23.5% premium, $11.7 billion $SZZL announced a business combination...
Don’t Scale Until Real Product‑Market Fit Exists
One of the most common failure points I see in startup scaling isn't running out of money or losing to a competitor. It's scaling before the business is actually ready — and not having a rigorous way to know the...
Drop the Checkout Gate, Boost Conversions Like Italic
Italic tested removing their membership gate for Black Friday. 30% of non-member shoppers later converted to paid members. Meanwhile you're forcing customers to create an account before checkout and wondering why your top-of-funnel traffic bounces.
Pre‑call Intel Uncovers Onboarding Gaps for New Reps
Founders: Pre-call research creates the discovery roadmap: LinkedIn Intel: '2 AEs joined 2 months ago, 1 SDR for 7 months' Hypothesis: 'Revenue abstraction stage - ramping new sellers' Question Focus: - Onboarding challenges - Rep performance - Knowledge transfer gaps
Solo Founders Need One Unified AI Business Brain
I tried running a “solo founder stack” with 13 different tools. It looked productive. It felt chaotic. Content in Notion. Launch plans in ClickUp. Finances in random sheets. AI scattered across 5 apps that all forget context. That experiment is why I’m building Vora IQ as a...
Seeing Friends Profit From Your Startup Bets Feels Amazing
Been investing in startups for ~9 years now Occasionally convinced friends to co-invest alongside me Today I helped one of them get real liquidity from one of those bets I like building & investing, but seeing someone I really care about benefit from...
Future Jobs Thrive in Human‑Centric Relational Roles
Where will jobs be in a post-AGI world? "I argue it's what I call the relational sector. Categories where the human isn't just an input into production, it is part of the value." Very good read.
Free Custom Video Ads Skyrocket Cold Outreach Responses
A 19-year-old freelancer scraped 5,000 Shopify stores from his bedroom. No degree. No portfolio. No LinkedIn with 10k followers. Just a spreadsheet, Apollo for contacts, and one weird idea that he tested on a loaf of bread Bakers don't hand out menus. They...
NBA League Pass Needs All-Streaming Service Bundle
NBA league pass should offer a bundle that includes all the streaming services. I think they will get to this when they can.
Fed Holds, Iran Shock Won’t Stubbornly Raise Inflation
Bessent says the Fed is right to wait and see how the economy handles the Iran shock but expects it will not seep into inflation expectations, allowing cuts to eventually resume. "If ever there was ‘Team Transitory,’ it’s this."
Speed Wins Early, Not a Sustainable Moat
"Speed should get you to somewhere that has more long-term advantages." At $4.5B-valued Decagon, speed is an advantage, not a moat. "If everyone is at the same starting line in the early days, it's just, how fast can you go?"...
Washington Post CEO Sets 2026 Priorities: Profit, Excellence, Growth
Washington Post C.E.O. Jeff D'Onofrio emailed employees last week, expressing hope the company will be break-even this year and profitable thereafter. He also cited three priorities for 2026: "journalistic excellence, data, cost mastery & productivity, and disruptive growth." https://t.co/u50IOd3Chk
IMF Flags
Catch my take at 18:05 on the IMF’s latest assessment of the UK economy #bbcwales
BE Catalyst Gap Highlights Oracle Deal Opportunity
$BE Catalyst gap on ORCL deal. Continues the model book move. Using @Deepvue AI for the info. Check out the EPS & Rev estimates as well https://t.co/llPzM5VYTi
Middle East War Amplifies All Global Economic Woes
Reading between the lines, the message of today's IMF flagship report is sobering: Virtually every challenge facing the global economy is poised to intensify due to the fallout of the Middle East War. This includes Insufficient growth Burdensome cost of...
DaVinci Resolve Finally Adds Photo Editing, Tempting FCPX Users
Woah, DavVinci Resolve officially adding photo editing is pretty cool. I've heard of people using it for photo editing even without the official support... I'm a long time FCPX user, but this may be enough to make me give it...
Join Koah Labs as Founding Head of AI Ads Sales
Come lead the way for the future of AI ads. We're looking for a founding head of sales at @koahlabs ! https://t.co/CBLnBgueW6
From Consultant to Insider: Landing Major Clients Fast
So I started a social media consultancy. I haven't ~announced~ it yet, but pulled in two pretty cool / major clients right away, and man... I'm having the most fun. Writing & speaking about social are great, but I really missed being...
Zero‑percent Euro/Yen Bonds Made 2021 Borrowing Bliss
Few things sweeter in corporate finance than borrowing at 0.000% by issuing fixed-rate notes in Euros/Yen during 2021 https://t.co/Wv6Z1zNz1S
World Cup Economic Projections Are Clearly Phony, Says Skeptic
I will be more blunt. No serious person ever believed what were obviously phony economic impact projections for the World Cup, especially the people touting them. https://t.co/jbTQdpjTAg
Euro Hits Year‑High, Signals Broad Capital Shift
EUR/USD broke above 1.177 — the euro's strongest level in over a year. Dollar weakness + European resilience = a real structural move. When $EURUSD breaks out like this, global capital flows shift. Not just for FX traders — for every asset...
Private Credit Defaults to Double by 2026, AI Blamed
UBS: Private credit defaults set to double in 2026 — with AI cited as a key driver of borrower distress
Trump Says Tolls to Iran Blocked, Tanker Turned Back
Trump's Truth Social statements have indicated the blockade also applies to ship's paying tolls to Iran. This could explain why the US-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry turned back even though it did not depart from an Iranian port, rather from the...
World Economy Decouples From Oil, Yet Some Sectors Remain Vulnerable
The global economy is less coupled to oil consumption than at any point in the last century. This buffers us against the shock of having 15% of production locked up. Though within this, certain sectors and nations are still very...
Trade and Monetary Policy Uncertainty Peaks Now
Worth checking in on the 'Economic Policy Uncertainty Index' at this stage. Here is the current state of 'trade policy' and 'monetary policy' uncertainty: https://t.co/LoRQhUsZsA
France's Lescure: Economy Bounces Back After Brief Slowdown
France’s Lescure sees the economy overcoming a short-term slowdown https://t.co/GaO9KNe7q6 via @lisaabramowicz1 @FerroTV @WHorobin https://t.co/P2LUo93tcc
From Tracking Drivers to Automating Ops: ConveyAI Revolution
A DoorDash ops manager named Steve was tracking delivery drivers using Apple's Find My Friends. Manually assigning orders. Every single one. It was the early startup days, and you did whatever it took to keep things moving because nobody had ever...
ML-Driven Chip Design Tackles Chiplets and Multiphysics
https://t.co/hSBxqyOfWZ I spent time with @Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi to ask what the future of chip design is. Actually they're one of the earliest adopters, and ML chips want even more ML to optimize them. Add in chiplets and multiphysics, and...
Vulnerable Content Builds Loyalty; Viral Content Draws New Eyes
Your best content and your most viral content are probably not the same post. The vulnerable stuff builds trust and deepens loyalty with the people already paying attention. The viral stuff attracts new eyeballs. You need both but they serve...
WBA Unveils Framework to Boost Wi‑Fi Security, Privacy
WBA's new Wi-Fi Security Guidelines report defines "a new industry framework designed to strengthen security, privacy and trust across Wi-Fi networks, including public, enterprise, IoT and roaming environments." https://t.co/vlrgPy3QiH
More Isn’t Better; Smarter Data‑driven Decisions Drive Growth
The general advice in the business space is to add more. More channels, more content, more campaigns. That's usually the first instinct when growth slows down. But after 15 years doing this, what I keep seeing is that more rarely fixes...
Adulting: The Awkwardness of Requesting Earned PTO
How it feels asking your manager, as a grown adult, if you can use your own PTO days that you earned
It’s Never Too Late to Start Something New
it's never as late as you think it is...
Wealth Comes From Boring, Profitable Businesses, Not Trends
You won't get rich from a business that burns money chasing a trend. You get rich with a business that is boring but profitable, and by sticking with it for decades.
Investors Should Judge CEOs by Their Future Reputation
Buffett met Gianni Agnelli once. One line changed how he thought about people: "When you get old, you've got the reputation you deserve." Here's what that means for investors: 1️⃣ The market is short-term forgiving, long-term honest. 2️⃣ Management track records are lagging indicators...
Success Isn’t a $1M Target, It’s Personal Goals
Every time a client tells me they want to hit $1M in revenue, I casually ask why. Why THAT number? *Usually* no math was done to get to that number, it just sounded good. Seemed reasonable. Makes them a 7...
Fed's Inflation Metrics Remain Elevated, Trending Upward
The Fed's inflation gauges were still elevated before the Hormuz closure...and headed in the wrong direction. Oof https://t.co/nry4KuPH5o
AI Success Depends on Operating Model, Not Just Technology
One thing I keep coming back to is that AI is less of a technology decision and more of an operating model decision. The companies that get this right are thinking about ownership, workflows, and accountability, not just which models...
5‑Year Yields Rich Amid Front‑End
After a spirited front-end rally, 5s looking rich on the curve as intermediate-term slowdown bets dominate. Unfortunately, other tenors have their own issues. Fiscal concerns make the long end unattractive before May refunding and 2s have a here...
SaaS Is Becoming a Family‑run Legacy Business
I just realized that we are probably in the decade when the first meaningful number of long-term SaaS founders will turn their profitable businesses over to their children. It's pretty weird to think of SaaS as a family business. I...
IMF Delays Full WEO Release, Downgrades Middle East Outlook
Apparently the IMF won't release its full WEO compiled report for the April 2026 update until Apr 30th. That said, we can look at the projections table and compare to the January update. A very tame adjustment - outside of...