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Compliance is THE sleeper hit of enterprise AI. a16z makes a sharp case that the 'boring' regulatory and risk layer is one of the most defensible markets builders can go after. Worth a read for anyone watching where rea… a16z.news/p/everything-e…

Has AI flooded us with polished takes while real progress stalls? 🤔 HBR makes the case for operators who build over those who just broadcast. Worth a read.

“The doer alone learneth.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

This is a subtle but SMART move by YouTube. Protecting the viewer experience during peak moments isn't just good UX — it's a trust play. Platforms that prioritize engagement quality over ad density will win long-term. techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/you…

The US AI boom has a hardware problem: US imports of major electrical equipment rose +4.7% YoY in 2025, to $411 billion. This equipment, including transformers, switchgear, and batteries, is needed to power the data centers that run AI systems. Since 2020, imports have risen +$180.8 billion, or +78%. The surge has been driven by AI companies racing to build data centers as domestic manufacturing cannot keep up with demand. As a result, ~50% of all US data centers planned for 2026 are expected to be delayed or canceled because this equipment is in shortage. We need more hardware.

Playing the long game gives you such an advantage over competitors. Hardly anyone else is doing it. They haven't chosen not to. They just haven't explicitly thought about the question, and the default is not to.

@nikitabier Congrats! What center did you go to?

I get it now.

@pmarca Your books recommendations are fantastic. Thank you, Marc.

The book. We are living through the most dramatic preference falsification unwind of our lives. amazon.com/Private-Truths…

@bhalligan Really fun, Brian! Appreciated that it (you) asked questions in addition to answering mine. Have some feedback if you be interested.

I'm training my ai-clone to be a founder coach. The person who has the best conversation with it in the next hour, I'll give a 30 minute live session to. delphi.ai/bhalligan

Ogilvy's 2024 Influencer Trends report says employee advocacy is the #1 trend for 2024 — and that trend is coming for B2C companies! bit.ly/3VudTbk

@paulg What are your favorite techniques, Paul?

Something I taught 15 yo: In everyday life, big decisions often occur mixed together with small ones. If you're not careful you'll tend to give them equal weight. So separate decisions as much as you can. There are many techniques for doing this.

What is the state of trust on social media? How can brands build trust and navigate pitfalls? What's in store for 2024? These were the topics Sandrine from Khoros and I chatted about last week during a joint webinar. bit.ly/3RLiGEU

Terraformation is looking for a VP of Marketing and Communications. This position is special. (1/n)

A study used cell phone data to measure the number of workers going into city centers. No city has a busier downtown than before Covid. San Francisco and Portland have rebounded the least.

When LinkedIn Elevate shut down in 2021, LinkedIn redirected that traffic to EveryoneSocial. Why? 1. Because EveryoneSocial is the top advocacy platform on the market 🥇 2. Because switching to our platform is EASY 🫰 bit.ly/3ZvrvVx

Excited to welcome UpContent to our growing list of EveryoneSocial partners and integrations! Curate more relevant content, better, faster, cheaper! bit.ly/3sOEfdA

Mt Rainier in the foreground, Mt. St. Helens in the background.

"Earned media is so much more valuable than paid media […] No one really wants to look at advertising." Couldn't agree more w/ @DavidSacks on this. youtube.com/clip/UgkxWXt6F…

“AI is highly likely to be the control layer for everything in the world”. Worth the read. bit.ly/3J0pZDW

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