CFOs Always Join $50K+ Deal Negotiations
If you close $50k+ deals, the CFO is involved. Whether you meet them or not. I recently negotiated with a CFO to close a $50k deal. Here's how it went (and what you can learn):
Hormuz Closure Could Cut Gulf Output by 15 MMbpd
Current Middle East Gulf production shut-ins stand at ~13 MMbpd (out of a ~105 MMbpd market) If Trump blockades the Strait and forces Iran to shut in production that total rises to ~15 MMbpd. It’s been strange to see Iran continue to...
Newsletter Hits 21k, Seeks 22k Milestone
It’s wild to blink and now have 21,586 people subscribe to my newsletter. That’s 4x the following of my X! Feels like yesterday (Jan 2023) when I was ~outbounding my dad, family and friends to subscribe. Each week: -Content of the week (top...
Fox Sports App Ends 2026—Switch Platforms Now
Fox Sports App Shutting Down May 2026: What to Do On Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV https://t.co/9pqX8e2YGJ via @TVAnswerMan
Quick Summary of Today’s Strait of Hormuz Events
This morning’s Strait of Hormuz developments, summarized so you don’t need to read the president’s rambling morning long-posts: https://t.co/KWcJKMp2QV
Retention, Not Acquisition, Drives Explosive Revenue Growth
Right now, this pattern is repeating itself in real time (D2C Wellness Brand) $1.2M/month… growth flat for the last 120 days “We’ve scaled… but now it just feels stuck” The issue wasn’t acquisition—it was weak retention economics We built LTV systems + repeat purchase...
AI Boosts Security Demand, Not Replaces Talent
Security another great example of a job category that is about to have its Jevons paradox moment as well. “And counterintuitively, I think better AI tooling for security will increase the demand for security talent, not decrease it. Autonomous exploitability...
Light Data Week Ahead, Keep an Eye on Iran
This week looks like a lighter data week which watch Iran 🇺🇸 US -PPI -Beige Book -Empire State -Philly Fed 🇪🇺 EZ -EZ IP -EZ CPI Revisions 🇬🇧 GB GDP & IP 🇦🇺 AU -Jobs report -Inflation Expectations 🇳🇿 NZ PMI Composite & Services 🇨🇳 CN GDP, IP & Retail Sales
Orchestrate Wins Instead of Simply Assigning Leads
Stop Assigning Leads and Start Orchestrating Wins by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/EPkP2rwW2G @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #SalesEnablement #RevOps #Marketing #Leadership #MarketingStrategy #MarketingSuccess https://t.co/77sO9g5qoy
Trump Announces US Blockade of Hormuz Shipping
*TRUMP SAYS US WILL BEGIN BLOCKADE OF SHIPS TO AND FROM HORMUZ The shipping tourists can stop counting ships. It is now zero. https://t.co/1AQGj4UeEF
US Navy to Block All Strait of Hormuz Traffic
“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz” (No LNG cargo has left the Persian Gulf in over a...
TCL Zhonghuan Takes Control of DAS Solar
TCL Zhonghuan to acquire control of DAS Solar in consolidation move #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/6KgNzdUutV
Indecisive Leaders Paralyze Teams and Halt Progress
Ever dealt with a boss who can't decide? That's the 'messy boss' – flip-flopping, no clear plan, often pleasing others or riddled with self-doubt. This indecisiveness breeds team confusion and stunts progress. #Leadership #Management #Teamwork #Business https://t.co/8vCsBYLcXh
My AI Chief of Staff Boosts Productivity, Yet Still Falters
Like a lot of folks, I’ve been slowly building my own Chief of Staff agent. It works really well for some things, like: → Evaluating my upcoming week on Sundays so Monday morning is clean → Facilitating the start and end...
Look Inside: Your Business Holds the Answers
Stopped consuming business content Started studying my own business The answers aren't in someone else's playbook They're in: • Your clients • Your metrics • Your outcomes
US‑India Deal Set to Boost Energy, Metals, Tech Trade
The US-India trade deal could expand energy, metals, aircraft, and technology trade while reducing tariff pressure. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/us-india-trade-deal-could-reshape.html
Negotiations End with Agreement, Not Endless Final Offers
21 hours of talks. No deal. And Vance just called it his “final and best offer.” That is not how successful negotiations end.
ADNOC Warns World Cannot Afford Hormuz Closure
Adnoc CEO: “The Strait of Hormuz has never been Iran’s to close or restrict… The world simply cannot afford it and must not allow it” (Adnoc hasn’t been able to export LNG for over a month to customers in Asia and...
The Silent Revenue Leak CEOs Often Overlook
#TimTalk – The “Silent” Leak: What is a revenue leak that most CEOs or CROs are completely oblivious to until it’s too late? with Sandy Yu https://t.co/gZMzxhaIMt via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #SalesEnablement #RevOps #Leadership #Sales #Marketing
FOMC Chair Not Automatic With New Fed Governor
"There's a distinction between the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, which is a presidential appointment with Senate confirmation, and there's a distinct job, which is the chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. Now, historically, those have...
AI Can't Fix Bad Targeting; Prioritize Relevance First
The hardest part of AI is not about writing the perfect prompt. The hardest part is knowing who you’re actually talking to. AI won’t fix bad targeting. It just helps you scale it faster. Automated “AI-generated outreach” fails for the same reason this text...
Saudi Arabia Profits From Oil Surge, Resists Swift Peace
The biggest winner in this war may be Saudi Arabia, which is likely seeing its annual export revenues from oil rise substantially even with lower volumes thanks to the spike in prices. The Saudis have very little incentive to push...
Brent at $95, but US Embargo Could Push $125
My base case is for many weeks of messy negotiations with Iran, but that war has basically ended. That's what I think is priced into Brent at $95. If negotiations fail and the US does an embargo of Iranian oil,...
Turkey Alone Cuts Central Bank Gold; Others Remain Flat
There's endless chatter central banks are selling gold. For the 3 central banks for which we have weekly data (India, Thailand, Turkey), only Turkey has seen gold holdings fall lots (-$20 bn). Gold holdings are flat for the other two....
CFOs See AI Boosting Speed, Output, Not Jobs
The AI Revolution Continues CFOs expect the biggest impacts to be on decision speed, output per worker, and time spent on high–value–added tasks, with employment essentially unchanged. Torsten at Apollo https://t.co/pFTZf2q7JW
Turkey Sells $20bn Gold as Lira Faces Depreciation Risk
If negotiations with Iran fail, Turkey will be immediately back in the firing line of global markets. It sold and swapped 128 tons of gold to bolster its FX reserves by around $20 bn in recent weeks, a sign of...
Goldman's 7,600 S&P Target Now Seems Achievable
That Goldman 7600 S&P 500 year-end target looks more doable now vs a couple weeks ago https://t.co/ylS7dFh44o
Real Set to Surge Amid US‑Iran Tension
What the Brazilian Real needs to outperform is for Iran and the US to talk, taking catastrophic escalation off the table, but for negotiations to be difficult, which keeps oil prices high. That's exactly where we are and is the...
Office Workers Now Spend 27% of Week in Meetings
Analysis of 50,000 office workers’ calendars, the average worker attends 13.6 meetings a week, up from 7.5 in 2019, before Covid struck. Typically, workers spend more than a quarter (27%) of their working week in some form of meeting https://t.co/ZvMTXqyUAO
Failed Iran Talks Leave Markets Unfazed, Hinting Future Stagnation
Vance flew home from Islamabad with nothing. 21 hours of talks, zero deal. Iran refused to give up nukes. BTC dropped 2% to $71,460. That's it. The market yawned at what was supposed to be the most important diplomatic event...
Entrepreneurship Is Survival, Not Just Return Optimization
Everyone talks about returns but real decision-making starts when your back is against the wall. When income drops and uncertainty rises, every move becomes personal, not just strategic. Building something from the ground up means balancing vision with survival. It’s not...
Skimmable Pages with 3‑5 Benefits Beat Long Copy
I've reviewed 100+ product pages. Here's the pattern: Pages with 15 bullet points and long paragraphs failed. Pages with a clear headline, 3-5 core benefits, and strong social proof crushed it. Your customers don't read. They skim. Make it skimmable.
March 2026 Leading Indicators Reveal Emerging Economic Weakness
My latest blog post -> Global Leading Indicators, March 2026 - A Chink in the Armour https://t.co/ZGzleYt87c
Senior Leaders Must Cultivate Influence for HR Success
How Senior Leaders Can Build Their Influence @HarvardBiz https://t.co/q0uIOLI9ix #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Bold Claim of No Weekend Deal Quickly Silenced
Muting those spiking the football on their "bold" call that there would be no deal this weekend.
Big SAP Spend, Bigger Failure: Lessons Learned
Spar Group, an $8 billion company, spent over $100 million on an SAP S/4HANA implementation that failed massively. This wasn't inevitable; valuable lessons can be learned from this cautionary tale. #SAP #ImplementationFailure #BusinessLessons https://t.co/dWPvQR7yxp
Chelsea's Accounts Now Posted on Companies House
Chelsea accounts now uploaded at Companies House website. Will be visible within ten days https://t.co/9fbwNuAeG4
Earn 30% Recurring by Embedding Affiliate Link in Widget
Feedbask has an affiliate program, 30% recurring. And I'm thinking of something interesting: we could plug your affiliate link directly into the “powered by Feedbask” inside the widget. Meaning every visitor who discovers Feedbask thanks to your site = potential referral. Who's interested to...
Google Search Console Impressions Error Causes Image Decline
Update: the fake Google Search Console impressions have started to come crashing down. I'm mostly seeing a clear decline within Image Search for the moment (the original surface I was alerted by), with other surfaces still to follow. Here is a timeline...
One Call to NASA Rescued SpaceX From Collapse
In 2008, Elon pulled off the greatest heist in history: • SpaceX was dying • Every rocket failed • Boeing was stealing their $1.6 billion contract Then Elon made ONE desperate call to NASA. Here’s how a 60-second convo saved him:
German Growth Outlook Slides to Sub‑1% This Year
Good Morning from Germany, where consensus growth forecasts, which had been remarkably slow to change, are now starting to drift lower. Growth of just 0.8% is now expected for this year, and 1.4% for 2027. Bank of America is the...
Iran's SoH Blockade Remains Tehran's Ultimate Bargaining Chip
Point No. 1 was entirely to be expected. SoH blockade and the economic pain it is inflecting is Tehran’s biggest leverage. It will hold on to it till the very end. Why would the US think it would surrender it this early?...
Know When to Stop Obsessing Over Details
Favorite new word kodawari. an obsession with detail so consuming it borders on irrational. It’s the philosophy perfexcellence Yes I know I drive some of my colleagues insane. 😂 The hardest leadership lesson for me had been learning when NOT...
Caring Cashes Out £1.4bn, Echoes Oliver’s Army
Richard Caring sells Ivy, Annabel’s and Scott’s for £1.4bn One is reminded of Oliver’s Army. https://t.co/0GLnGNUAMr
SUTL Enterprise Trades Cheap, Cash‑rich After Keppel
SUTL Enterprise (SUTL SP): The market leader in Singapore's luxury marina industry. Trades at 7.1x 2028e with a solid cash pile once the acquisition of Marina at Keppel Bay goes through. https://t.co/phzy16ip8T
Vendor Gets Safe Revenue, You Shoulder All Risk
The vendor is secure with their subscription revenue, regardless of your project's outcome. You bear all the risk, costs, and uncertainty about business value materializing. When pressure mounts, blame often lands with you. #BusinessStrategy #RiskManagement https://t.co/b4QlSGFlb4
Pakistan Receives Fifth $5B Bailout, Repeats Dependency Cycle
#PakWatch🇵🇰: Saudi Arabia and Qatar just announced another $5B bailout package for Pakistan. This is the 5th major bailout since 1998. Pakistan passes the begging bowl again. Why wouldn’t it? It seems to work. FREE IMRAN KHAN. https://t.co/JEXSVNuiU1
Finance Leaders Return to IMF Amid Familiar Challenges
The world finance chiefs are heading to the IMF with a sense of déjà vu https://t.co/sanhUAHEym via @jrandow https://t.co/R4cHIAwK89
Stellantis Exits NextStar JV, Heralds New Battery Ownership Model
Stellantis will exit its NextStar battery JV stake, signaling a new ownership model for North American battery plants. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/stellantis-nextstar-battery-jv-exit.html
AI Token Demand Set to Explode, Driving Datacenter Surge
This chart puts the datacenter demands into perspective very clearly. Amazon has done more capex in the last 3 years than its entire history. Right now most AI adoption is on chat tools that are relatively token efficient. Comparatively, coding...