Business growth starts with clarity. Clarity starts with SIMPLE answers to these 5 questions. 1. What are building? 2. How does it work? 3. Who is it for? 4. How do you make money? 5. Why?

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what a great city

Great profile of an outstanding operator. wsj.com/business/telecom/t-m… #telcom

This motherfucker ran a solid kingdom and I think some acknowledgement of that is overdue. Low crime, clean streets, quality monarch.

Before AI, I had 5 unfinished projects. After AI, I have 128 unfinished projects.

Refinery29's former fashion director is launching a new print magazine for teens, taking visual and editorial cues from '90s zines like Sassy and Tiger Beat. Drops this summer.✨

Goodness, the ladies are putting on an absolute clinic at The Riv for the U.S. Women's Open. There aren't two women out there dressed remotely the same. From the footwear to the layering, everyone is bringing their own personality to the course. They are absolutely cooking right now and deserve all the flowers.

Of course they do JPMorgan, Citi and Big Banks Plan New Tokenized Deposit System to Answer Crypto wsj.com/finance/banking/jpmo…

While the likes of Lacoste and Perrier stage ground activations that are more or less familiar in idea and execution, #StellaArtois is doing a full-blown rooftop clay bar this year at the French Open. From clay chalices in 2024-25 to a clay bar in 2026, they know a thing or two on how to build on a good idea. Talk about raising the bar, both literally and metaphorically.

Backing into parking spots is more performative than functional

having a clearly claude-designed website gives the same impression as having bad breath

The moving train window displays for Chanel at Bergdorf Goodman?? INSANE

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A year ago, building software meant learning to code or paying a developer five figures. Now you describe what you want in plain English and have a working prototype the same afternoon. That's not the only thing that flipped. Market research that needed a consultant takes minutes. The company that needed a co-founder and real capital needs one person who knows the space. A full tech stack that cost a fortune runs for a few thousand a year. No co-founder, no degree, no investor's blessing required. As @jonnystartup puts it in his Great Reinvention essay, building the product is no longer the bottleneck.

First Nike ad that gave me chills since No Cinderellas, and it’s not even real. It’s by a 20 yr old designer named Asher Hyde. Nike creative is getting lapped by kids.

Really? It’s a tough time for people who built expensive housing that doesn’t fit the needs of most renters? 🤔 The Apartment Megamerger That Shows Landlords Are in Trouble wsj.com/real-estate/the-apar…

Today for @thingtesting_ profiled three second-time founder teams about how they’re building their brands differently this time. First up, Ryan Babenzien of Jolie (and previously Greats) on building for simplicity, efficiency, and even bigger rewards: thingtesting.com/stories/dtc…

We didn’t have Ozempic. Only spite, cigarettes and a mother’s conditional love. ❤️

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This is actually a great fun content idea…a sort of riff on the Buzzfeed quiz. It’s doable!