March 05, 2026 Why I take founders on a 3-mile hike before writing a check BY Sandesh Patnam My team often jokes about the “Vulcan Mind Meld.” They say I need to share a brain with a founder before we can write a check. They aren’t wrong, but the process isn’t science fiction. It’s usually just … Continue reading Why I take founders on a 3-mile hike before writing a check
March 04, 2026 Systems design and the semantic revolution BY Avery Pennarun When I was in high school in the 1990s, my physics teacher pulled me aside with a question he couldn’t shake: “How do they get every computer in the world to talk to every other computer?” He’d seen how hard it was to agree on basics like … Continue reading Systems design and the semantic revolution
Performance Engine Ties Experian To FullThrottle.AI by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, March 4, 2026 Experian Automotive has partnered with FullThrottle Technologies to combine auto buyer audience data in a self-service platform called fullthrottle.ai, designed for dealers and marketers. “This joint effort demonstrates how Experian Automotive data can help marketers find the right consumer,” said … Continue reading This Performance Engine Ties Experian To FullThrottle
March 04, 2026 Why forward-looking organizations apply a design lens BY Lisa Gralnek In too many organizations, design is treated as a downstream function or even a cost center. In the best case, it’s a nice-to-have that is applied to refine or beautify after strategy is set, budgets are approved, and decisions are largely already locked. It could be … Continue reading Why forward-looking organizations apply a design lens
March 04, 2026 Sportsman’s Warehouse may close underperforming locations BY Sam Federman Utah-based outdoor retailer Sportsman’s Warehouse may be closing some of its stores in the near future. “As part of the Company’s review of its stores, we have identified about five stores for potential closure due to underperformance and lack of profitability,” Sportsman’s … Continue reading Sportsman’s Warehouse may close stores after identifying a list of underperforming locations
Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores Some of these changes were proposed as part of its settlement with Epic. Ian Carlos Campbell UpdatedWed, March 4, 2026 ASSOCIATED PRESS Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes … Continue reading Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores
March 04, 2026 Report: These 20 companies are paying poverty wages BY Pavithra Mohan Over the last 50 years, the chasm between average worker pay and CEO compensation has cracked wide open. Between 1978 and 2024, chief executive pay spiked by 1,094%, according to the Economic Policy Institute—which means the average CEO earns … Continue reading Report: These 20 companies are paying poverty wages
AEO traction may be hiding in your archive — here’s how to reformat evergreen content so AI models can quote, lift and surface it. By Adam Tanguay March 4, 2026 If your brand’s content arm has been active for a few years, I’m guessing you have plenty of material that can be revised to … Continue reading Revive old content to win in AI search
CFTC signals new guidance for prediction markets as legal fight with states intensifies Suswati Basu News Editor The U.S. derivatives regulator is preparing new guidance and a formal rulemaking process for prediction markets, as the debate over whether such platforms resemble financial exchanges or gambling continues to escalate. Speaking at a Milken Institute event, … Continue reading CFTC signals new guidance for prediction markets as legal fight with states intensifies
March 03, 2026 The HBO brand doesn’t deserve this BY Grace Snelling HBO Max might be getting a brand update. Again. The streaming service has notoriously waffled between different names and logos over the past several years. More recently, it got caught up in an intense bidding war between Netflix and Paramount Skydance to acquire … Continue reading The HBO brand doesn’t deserve this
