Mickey Bergman's Mission: Securing American Hostages with Richardson
Just finished "In the Shadows" by @MickeyBergman and @henican about the work Mickey did with Governor Bill Richardson (and still does since Bill passed) to free Americans take hostage by other countries. An excellent read. Highly recommend. https://t.co/vs07UdItfj
Mercury's Software-First Banking Revolution Is Just Beginning
And @mercury is just getting started. As they roll out more everyone will get to see what it means to have a bank that is software first.
Autonomous Agents Will Supercharge Open‑source AI Evolution
If you think open source AI is powerful now— just wait until the agents start building it autonomously.
Iran Blockade Foreshadows Epic Taiwan Blockade
The blockade of Iran sets the table for the coming blockade of Taiwan. It’s going to be a mess of truly epic proportions.
Software‑Driven Mercury Poised to Become World's Largest Bank
This is why @mercury has the potential to become the biggest bank in the world. The future of banking is software.
Patagonia Turned Customers Into Catalog Models
Reading "Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away" by @dgelles One interesting story in it about how they used photos of their customers using the gear as calalog models. https://t.co/yoUJD3B6yj
Kevin Kelly's Moment Shines; His Book Highly Recommended
It’s great to see @kevin2kelly having a moment that is well deserved. Btw his book “Excellent Advice for Living is also very good. Highly recommended. https://t.co/3aXBOgolXL
Read The Prize to Decode Global Energy Markets
If you are trying to understand what is happening in global energy markets I highly recommend “The prize” by @DanielYergin Literally one of my top ten books ever.
Billionaires Drive Biotech's Race for Cancer Blockbusters
Just read "For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug" a good book about developing of a pair of cancer drugs. Great work by @nathanvardi https://t.co/rrTOe6GqIB
Mercury's Economist Ad Marks Major Brand Evolution
So cool to stumble on to a @mercury ad in the economist. How far they have come. Well done team. https://t.co/9G8BxxAo7q
US Blocks Iran Oil to China, Marking Escalation
The US is now effectively blockading China’s oil supplies from Iran. This is a nontrivial escalation.
Streetwise Offers Insight, but Skips Goldman’s GFC Leadership
Reading @lloydblankfein’s book streetwise. Sadly he doesn’t really get into the fascinating details of his leadership of goldman during the gfc, but it’s worth a read. I wish he could have written a candid account. https://t.co/78W9nD3ops
Citizens Fill Journalism Gap as SF Chronicle Turns Biased
Crazy that in SF private citizens like @terronk have to do the leg work of journalists as the @sfchronicle is too busy cosplaying as the Pravda for our local progressive confirmation bias...
OpenAI’s Ad Flop Reveals Widespread Misunderstanding of Advertising
It appears Openai is failing badly in ads. The key problem is everyone thinks they understand ads as we all deal with them constantly. As someone who has spent two decades in the space, I can confirm...
Office Return Gains: Downtown 53%, Class A+ 80%
SF Office update from my buddy Jay at Cushman: A slight uptick on back-to-the-office data. Cell phone pings downtown are roughly 53% of where they were in early 2020. Data from Class A+ buildings is 80%.