Leadership Lit the Fuse of Freedom Freedom didn’t happen by accident. It was sparked by leaders who chose conviction over comfort. They dreamed for themselves—but great dreamers are generous. They dreamed for others. Dreams need sweat. They risked their lives. They debated, disagreed, and still moved forward. Leadership shaped the Declaration of Independence, commanded the … Read more
Article Performance Data from Ahrefs The number of websites linking to this post. Get the week’s best marketing content Does being seen more on the web lead to more mentions in AI assistants? I’m defining “being seen” or web visibility as the estimated total monthly organic search traffic to all pages that mention the entity. … Read more
The venture capital world has always had a hot-and-cold relationship with the Midwest. Investors rush in during boom times, then retreat to the coasts when markets turn sour. For Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital, this cycle of attention and disinterest played out against the backdrop of its own internal upheaval several years ago — a co-founder … Read more
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now In the past decade, companies have spent billions on data infrastructure. Petabyte-scale warehouses. Real-time pipelines. Machine learning (ML) platforms. And yet — ask your operations lead why churn increased … Read more
Why the Most Powerful Leaders Play the Long Game WE live in a culture obsessed with immediacy. Quick wins. Overnight success. Instant validation. But the truth is, the most meaningful growth—the kind that lasts—is built slowly and intentionally over time. The quality of your life is shaped by the clarity of your intentions. And the … Read more
Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to bring the first FDA-approved ready-to-use stem cell therapy to veterinary medicine. If it passes regulatory muster, it could create a whole new way to treat our fur babies. It’s still an experimental field, even though people have been researching stem cells for … Read more
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Asking for budget to attend a conference can sometimes feel awkward. You don’t want to sound like you’re pitching a fun work trip, and you want to show that MozCon is a strategic investment for the business. So, how do you do this? Over the years, we’ve helped hundreds of marketers get buy-in, and we … Read more
Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has stopped promoting that its upcoming pickup truck will start “under $20,000” following passage of President Trump’s tax cut bill. The bill, which is expected to be signed into law by Trump on July 4, will cause the federal EV tax credit to end in September — a $7,500 … Read more
Beyond Rewards: Celebrations that Work Leadership’s fascination with results misses the point. Behaviors drive results. Celebrations need to focus on behaviors. “Know what to reinforce, who to reinforce, when to reinforce, and how to reinforce.” (This is What Leaders Do) Celebrations that Work Reward behaviors you want repeated. Define it. Notice it. Name it. Celebrate … Read more
In late May, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei appeared to kick open the door on a sensitive topic, warning that half of entry-level jobs could vanish within five years because of AI and push U.S. unemployment up to 20%. But Amodei is far from alone in sharing aloud that he foresees a workforce bloodbath. A new … Read more