given that financialization is as central to the crypto space in general and defi in particular, the only difference with incumbent financial services in general or Wall Street in particular is lobbying fire power and regulatory capture. #crypto #financialservices #defi #blockchain #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #ethereum #banking #regulation #lobbying …see more

You are a hacker who wants to sell precious data on the dark web. What do you steal? Patient names and colonoscopy results from US hospitals. What? #cybersecurity #technology #healthcare #privacy #medicalrecords #digitalhealth …see more

Tug of war has played out all day so far in stocks. As an example, the Dow has fluctuated in a range (roughly +150 to -200 points) around the flat line. It is currently down around 163 points (0.7%). Competing signals away from there: E.g., 10-year yields are lower but so is the VIX. Oil is up 2%. #stocks #markets #yields #forex #oil #gold #investmentmanagement #fx #volatility #centralbanks #equities #stockmarket #vix #selloff #bonds …see more

Rachel asks for editors' input. I'm seeing feedback from other PR pros. What is your strategy for media pitching during the pandemic? I'm of the school, "when in doubt, don't send it out." My firm has suspended pitching anything not directly related to the pandemic, to the consumer/mainstream media. But I think B2B is fair game, as these trade pubs have a different agenda and continue to seek news relevant to their industry readers. #pr #publicity #crisiscommunications …see more

Hey at the #Brex booth at #SaaStr ? Do you serve startups? Check out the new option on credit cards? https://trybrex.com/Jody #radicalcpa #fintech #cpa #cfo Remember I told you about them first!

I started saying “NO” to people who weren’t right for me. I started saying “NO” to everything I didn’t want to do. I started saying “NO” to mindless meetings, mindless events, mindless people who were bad for me, mindless food or alcohol, mindless anger and regret. Mindless TV and news. I started saying “NO” to colonoscopies and other things related to painful medical experiments. I listed all the things I could say “NO” to and I still do. When you have a tiny tiny piece of shit in the soup it doesn’t matter how much more water you pour in and how many more spices you put on top. There’s shit in the soup. I had been saying YES to the wrong things for 20 years... http://bit.ly/2id5A4r …see more

As we come down to the wire on the #tradewar , important for #America to remember how important #China is for global #growth . Graphic from Visual Capitalist

The future of finding great #martech and #marketing talent? Pay aspiring workers to learn the skills needed. Justin Gray this is AWESOME.

I just received this death threat about how this person wants to break into my home, steal my data, and kill me for the topics I cover on medicalfuturist.com . I know similar things have happened to many of us, including Eric Topol and recently Anthony Fauci too. It, of course, shouldn't be part of a researcher's job and I have never heard my scientific peers and supervisors complain about this. So either it's happening now because of how some of us live our professional lives online, OR because of how many scientific and medical issues have been politicized lately during the pandemic. When people turn science into politics, they authorize themselves to turn facts into opinions. Maybe with the popularity science is gaining also comes the mistrust that politics receive? This is more dangerous than any death threat from a lunatic. The question is, what should we do? …see more

I will tell you that the way I make money is through the first and last items I list… http://bit.ly/2mzcxe5 #money #entrepreneur #work #innovation #trends …see more

The K-shaped #Covid recovery—where some groups thrive and others increasingly suffer—will plague every country and leave low-income and minority communities further behind. Look closer at Long Covid’s shadow in Eurasia Group 's #TopRisks2021 report. ⬇️ …see more

Time is the most valuable thing we have. How we spend ours is up to us...but should we waste others'? And what should we read into it when others waste ours? In an anecdote about a large investment bank, a partner called a meeting for new graduates at 5pm, only to turn up at 10. The lesson was about patience in the client service business...'to wait patiently for those who are more important than you'. I have done my fair share of waiting for clients. I have also done so with family and friends, but eventually brought it up with them and come up to an acceptable agreement. How do you feel about punctuality? Do you feel it's about respecting others? Is it a power game? Any other thoughts? …see more

This is how David Brooks of the NY Times writes, as told by Chip Cutter -- in case you missed this story the first time around -->

I recorded 500+ videos before anyone really watched, this is what I've learned when it comes to sharing your story. 👇🏽 And real talk, there isn't a special formula. At the end of the day, anything can work but you have to find what works best for you. I would say regardless of who you are start with 👇🏽 1). Finding clarity. Take time to get to know yourself and hone your voice. Brittany Krystle preaches this. If you don't know YOU and why people should follow you, then more than likely they won't. 2). SAM LISTER talks about how if you're unsure of the direction and what stories to share, then a good place to start is by documenting. This is the route that I took initially as well and it helped me achieve step number 1. 3). What's your overarching story? Why are you doing this? Where are you going? A good single story will get people to watch, but a good overarching story will keep people coming back for more. Those are a few things that I've learned. What would you add? #justQ 🖖🏽🖤 #SamIAm ✌ #Marketing …see more

Has Covid-19 tossed your schedule? For the good of your mental and physical health, live like an astronaut and design your day. # #workplacewellbeing

My first article for Quillette: #podcast #investing #finance #entrepreneurship #writing #politics

Going back to a theme detailed over the last few weeks, here's a Bloomberg Markets chart illustrating the NASDAQ's relative out-performance. The relative moves make sense given balance sheets, cash generation and being on the sunny side of the post Covid-19 global economy. Overall levels are trickier. #markets #equities #stocks #economy #investing #nasdaq …see more

What's great about this post is the brutal honesty of what the real drivers are in medical practice. It's money--getting more of it and limiting the hit to physician and hospital's pocketbook. And what's also inspiring are some of the comments, where the collective sentiments are 1) yes we know money drives healthcare and , 2) yes it's gonna be hard to change. That said one comment stuck out at me not only for what they said but who said it... Below is an excerpted comment from a LinkedIn member to the main post. This fellow is an official at The Joint Commission ...and I called it out because it is kinda, well, radical! Especially coming from someone who represents hospitals! "I agree with Warner's comments. Additionally, healthcare entities will need to become engaged with communities in a more effective manner to promote changes in behaviors, community priorities, and resource allocation. This is because 80% of health outcomes are driven by personal behaviors and social determinants, not the healthcare system. " …see more

How do you deal with perfection? Many times I feel I can’t execute ideas until I know it 100%. ANSWER: #Perfectionism only leads to eventual shame or regret. Nobody is perfect, and there’s always the chance of the unknown occurring in every work. And, when the perfectionist loses control of an event, project, business, etc. then what happens? Shame results. Embarrassment with colleagues, friends, bosses, investors, and family. So my #advice: if you have an idea for a project: Start it. Start it right now. Spec out the minimal features you need, hire a programmer (use Scriptlance), or find a customer, and just get started. Even if you are not 100% ready. …see more

few thoughts about the Bitfinex/Tether (B/T) meltdown: a/ for a self proclaimed good citizen respectful of the law, why would B/T not seek regulation? it would surely have helped to be regulated, all other things being constant. b/ some say B/T was pushed to be a riskier endeavor by regulators’ actions. maybe, but B/T had to believe its actions would produce higher returns. else, why continue on that path? c/ there is always a physical paper trail, even in cryptoland. d/ large money movements attract bad actors (money laundering). that is why AML/KYC requirements & laws exist, however imperfect they are. not enforcing those make you a target and/or complicit. e/ offshore money centers still exist & service providers willing to break the law still thrive in these centers. sadly. f/ regulated or not, entities that handle money attract bad actors. fraud by regulated entities should not be used as an excuse by crypto pundits, but rather as the perfect example for more adequate regulation in crypto. g/ transparency & governance are always key for any business endeavor. without either or both or a weak inter-relation between both, bad things are bound to happen. h/ banking is deceptively hard & there are very good reasons why banking activities are regulated. …see more