How it started / how it's going.

Two amazing Vanilla Ice clips: 1. Vanilla Ice in the 1990s making the absurd case that “Under Pressure” and “Ice Ice Baby” are different beats 2. Vanilla Ice on Sirius Radio in 2013 joking about the above clip lol

Took a taxi tonight, and the driver absolutely insisted on giving me the journey for free, as it was his last ever job before retirement, and tradition is they don't charge for their first ever and last ever journey. He began driving in 1965. Thank you, Mike. Best wishes!

Hot dog. April Dunford's new book 'Sales Pitch', is out. (hope it comes to Audible) Expecting far more useful approaches than 'The Hero's Journey'—IMO rarely useful in B2B. Here's one of her positioning frameworks, if you are new to April: youtube.com/shorts/bYY9tex…

Upon 9th viewing of “Succession”, Matsson & Co’s roasting of Cousin Greg is so good: Cousin Greg: “I read a great article in The Economist about [France]…the baguette might be mightier than the bagel.” Matsson & Co (in Swedish): “There’s more of them…6’9 of pure nepotism!”

"Always speak what you know to be true" 🙌 Yessir derek walker You are there to help clients win through creativity—not to have risk-free conversations.

(Great line from Marina Hyde, applicable to anyone who writes ads) Ronald Reagan famously said, “If you’re explaining, you’re losing,”

Funny to see how many people seem surprised to learn that Mr Beast may not prioritize the health of America's children.

Canada's fertility rate just hit another all time low of 1.26, and my province (BC) came in at an appalling 1.00, the lowest in Canada. For context, to avoid population decline, the FR needs to be 2.2+ While there are many reasons for this, and it's a complex issue, it's not

Popular today: "The Top 50 Most Profitable Companies in 2024" by Visual Capitalist 💰 voronoiapp.com/markets/The-To…

Great founders don’t capture TAM Great founders create TAM

Optimism sounds like a sales pitch. Pessimism sounds like someone trying to help you.

A photo from today's World Stone Skimming Championships, in Easdale, Scotland.

'Night Lights of Piccadilly' (from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek ------ 🎵 'Kinky Reggae' by Bob Marley and the Wailers youtu.be/s0Ds9hec-CY?si…

Physics 🤯

The Mindset that won Gold on the halfpipe, and you can hear why. She controls how she thinks, and she modifies it. Almost every athlete who operates at the highest level does/believes this.

Did you know 😏 He rubbed lemon juice on his face. Robbed two banks. Smiled at the cameras. Got caught in an hour. And changed psychology forever. In 1995, McArthur Wheeler walked into two banks in Pittsburgh and robbed them with no mask, no disguise, and lemon juice on his

if you are a creative you need to adapt or just like give up and become an uber driver until everyone has a waymo. I know it’s not cool or classy to speak like this but i’m not gonna candy coat the future - it is what it is . sorry for bad new’s my purist . there will always need