What Filip Kaliszan learned building Verkada to $3.5B

EO May 9, 2024

• Limited runway forced an early launch that rewrote the product roadmap.
• Each new product line runs as an isolated, self-sufficient pod.
• Past 50 people, leaders must actively communicate who they are.

Behind the scenes recording the Day Trading Attention audiobook

GaryVee May 9, 2024

• Same content needs different copy and tone on every platform
• Attention is local and now — market for today, not tomorrow
• Voice cloning will replace the 3-day audiobook grind within years

How to implement your organisation's first HRIS

HR Party of One May 9, 2024

• Treat implementation like PB&J instructions — detail gaps cause failures
• Poor customer service is the most damaging HRIS pain point
• Structure rollout across three phases: before, during, and after

Gary Erickson of Clif Bar advises three early-stage founders

How I Built This with Guy Raz May 9, 2024

• Attack a named competitor directly — lawsuits can become free PR.
• Co-op ownership gives Etsy rivals a story; gifts give them a hook.
• A demo product that sells itself still needs one great sales hire.

SmartSuite for Project Management? You NEED to use this feature...

Layla at ProcessDriven May 9, 2024

How bootstrapped companies scale fast without venture capital

Bill Gallagher May 8, 2024

• Top 1% of Inc 5000 bootstrapped companies all mastered one growth channel.
• Culture beats credentials — professional hires from big firms consistently failed.
• The CEO is the company's growth ceiling: level up or step aside.

Choosing greatness: Paul Rabil on performance, identity, and letting go

The Daily Stoic May 8, 2024

• Holding high expectations and genuine appreciation simultaneously is elite's hardest skill
• The '100 shots every day' principle — and what your equivalent rep actually is
• Letting go of past identity is not optional; it's the prerequisite for what comes next

How WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is scaling women's basketball

Masters of Scale May 7, 2024

• Why Caitlin Clark's arrival is a once-in-a-generation commercial opportunity
• Pay disparity is real — but total comp tells a different story
• Crisis after crisis forged Engelbert's bold, scenario-first leadership style

How to write calls to action that actually convert

Semrush May 7, 2024

• Above-the-fold CTAs perform 317% better than below-the-fold ones.
• Match CTA language to funnel stage — soft for awareness, direct for purchase.
• Ignore best-practice rules; A/B test until your data decides.

Rob Walling's 2024 mid-year update: burnout recovery and business progress

Startups For the Rest of Us May 7, 2024

• Seven trips in 12 weeks caused burnout; two weeks off fixed it
• Orthogonal SaaS — targeting a specific job title — outperforms true horizontal
• SaaS Playbook nearing 24k copies sold in under a year

Ivar Kreuger: The match monopoly fraudster who reshaped financial regulation

Founders May 7, 2024

• Legitimate monopoly empire destroyed by greed that survival couldn't justify
• Incentives explain every enabler: bankers, auditors, directors all looked away
• Invented dual-class B shares and other financial structures still used today

Attention, live shopping, and the rise of AI influencers

GaryVee May 7, 2024

• AI virtual influencers will displace human influencers within a decade.
• Live-stream shopping is still pre-dawn in Western markets — act now.
• Free social distribution is a window that will close; use it.

FLSA duties test: exempt vs non-exempt employee classification

HR Party of One May 7, 2024

• Misclassification can trigger double back pay if a court rules it intentional.
• Exempt salary threshold raised to $1,059/week — six categories must each meet separate criteria.
• Shipcom paid what was owed but still lost in court, paying double.

How play and humor fuel creativity and innovation

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life May 6, 2024

• Play is a state of mind, not silly activities—applies to any serious work
• Non-obvious connections between unrelated ideas drive both humor and creativity
• Give people choice and appropriate challenge levels to unlock their creative potential

From hedge fund trader to $500k/month writing portfolio

Brett Malinowski May 6, 2024

• Ghostwriting beats audience-building for beginners — get paid immediately.
• A five-day email course converts 6x better than a PDF lead magnet.
• Loss-aversion cold outreach: lead with money left on the table.