What China’s New Digital Currency Tells Us About a Cashless Future
China is testing a digital yuan, aiming to accelerate the replacement of cash and increase state control in a society where digital payments via …
Literally, I Can Ask A Marketer ONE Question, And Know Whether They Know What They Are Doing
Yesterday, I tweeted out “literally, I can ask a marketer ONE question, and know whether they know what they are doing. Specifically, whether they know how to do marketing. Don't believe me? DM me and I will tell you the question I use.” I got a deluge of direct messages asking what that question …
Ask These 8 Questions To Understand A Company’s Culture
According to a recent Career Builder survey, two-thirds of employees say they’ve accepted a job and then realized it’s a bad fit, and 50% of them ended up quitting within six months. For those in this situation who stick around, not only is the lack of alignment around culture likely to make them …
I’m a founder not a seller. How do I get good at sales?
You may not be trained in sales, says Maynard Webb, but your knowledge and passion will help you hone your pitch.
Editor’s Note: Each week Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and the former COO of eBay, will offer candid, practical, and sometimes surprising advice to entrepreneurs and founders. To …
When Big Brands Stopped Spending On Digital Ads, Nothing Happened. Why?
When P&G turned off $200 million of their digital ad spending, they saw NO CHANGE in business outcomes [1]. When Chase reduced their programmatic reach from 400,000 sites showing its ads to 5,000 sites (a 99% decrease), they saw NO CHANGE in business outcomes [2]. When Uber turned off $120 million …
5 predictions for how we’ll get around after COVID-19
These near-term fixes for our cities and transportation systems will have their origins in what we went through last year.
The 20th year of the 3rd millennium was a leap year, which added an extra day to its awfulness. There’s no need to recount that awfulness here. Instead, now that we’ve kicked …
Airlines Consider Requiring Proof of Vaccination to Fly
Scott Keyes, Founder and Chief Flight Expert, discusses the concept of vaccine passports heading into another year of travel.
China Has A Computer Powerful Enough To Simulate Reality
China has just published a paper in the journal Science, in which they describe Jiuzhang, their photonic quantum computer, that demonstrated quantum …
How your digital trails wind up in the hands of the police
Phone calls. Web searches. Location tracks. Smart speaker requests.
Michael Williams' every move was being tracked without his knowledge—even before …
6 Reasons Why Having an Email Marketing List Is Better Than Any Social Media
Most entrepreneurs neglect their email marketing strategies. Here's why that's a mistake.
With the dominance of social media marketing, sending traditional, plain text emails might seem old-fashioned. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, when it comes to bringing in new …