Month: August 2022

  • On Student Loan Cancellation

    As someone who worked in the student loan industry for years (2003-2010), loan cancelation ignores the fundamental problem, which is that there are no pricing controls AND no free market controls on tuition costs. In a truly free market, exorbitant prices would reduce demand and colleges would either have to cut prices or have fewer…

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  • Mind Readings: What Is Appropriate

    Lots of posts about what’s appropriate in the workplace/on LinkedIn/etc. What’s appropriate? The answer varies wildly, is always contextual, and generally revolves around not causing harm. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the MP3 audio here. Machine-Generated Transcript What follows is an AI-generated transcript. The transcript may…

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  • Mind Readings: What Is Appropriate

    Summary In today's episode, I break down the debate over what's appropriate to post on LinkedIn and in the workplace, and offer a simple framework for deciding for yourself. Here's what this means for you. You'll get a clear benchmark that cuts through the noise of self-appointed content police and helps you post with confidence.…

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  • Mind Readings: Brand is Trust

    The role of brand is to create trust. Brand is a series of experiences and the cumulative impact, and ultimately the outcome we’re after is trust. Thus every bit of marketing that touches branding MUST be about building trust for it to succeed in the big picture. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here.…

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  • Mind Readings: Brand is Trust

    Summary In today's episode, I break down what brand really means and why trust sits at the heart of every transaction a customer makes. Here's what this means for you. You'll shift from chasing brand awareness alone to deliberately building the trust that drives every sale and every recommendation. You'll also learn these concepts: why…

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  • Mind Readings: AI Enables Creative by Proxy

    AI isn’t going to replace human tasks in creativity, but it’s going to widen the field substantially. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the MP3 audio here. Machine-Generated Transcript What follows is an AI-generated transcript. The transcript may contain errors and is not a substitute for watching…

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  • Mind Readings: AI Enables Creative by Proxy

    Summary In today's episode, I explore whether AI can truly be creative and why the answer reshapes how everyone thinks about art and expression. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover the concept of creativity by proxy, which lets you bring imaginative ideas to life even when you lack the traditional skills to execute…

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  • Mind Readings: Stay In Your Lane

    From time to time as I create content, I’ll get feedback from people – usually on political topics – advising me in fairly coarse language to “stay in your lane”. Here’s why this is universally bad advice. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the MP3 audio here.…

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  • Mind Readings: Stay In Your Lane

    Summary In today's episode, I break down why the common advice to stay in your lane is bad advice for creators and audiences alike. Here's what this means for you. You can unlock far more creative value by drawing on the full range of your knowledge and identity instead of confining yourself to a single…

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  • Almost Timely News, 21 August 2022: PayPal PSA, PIGS In Your Marketing Strategy

    Almost Timely News, 21 August 2022: PIGS In Your Marketing Strategy (8/21) :: View in Browser Watch my newest talk, Exploratory Data Analysis: The Missing Ingredient in AI from the MAICON 2022 conference » Watch This Newsletter On YouTube Click here for the video version of this newsletter on YouTube » Click here for an…

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