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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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“There would be something very, very empty and meaningless about [a] sort of life with no problems.”
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Andrew Markell — philosopher, martial artist, and CEO advisor — argues that true endurance comes from desire, ritual, and learning to evolve through chaos.
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Why the most enduring organizations stop chasing trends and start designing systems that prioritize people over processes.
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Wales shares with Big Think his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to build a culture on trust.
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In most organizations, contradictions are treated as problems to be fixed. But what if they’re actually the point?
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“Let me walk you through the biggest traps that you should be aware of that are a danger to your financial wellbeing.”
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A look at how criminals are using unrestricted chatbots and how cyber defenders are fighting back.
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Investment in quantum is growing. Anastasia Marchenkova wants to make sure funders still ask the tough questions.
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Richard Fain — Chairman and former CEO of Royal Caribbean Group — explains how a tongue-twister helped boost his company’s fortunes.
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In this excerpt from "Lucky By Design," Judd Kessler explains how opportunity costs shape our choices and why time is the real price we pay.
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Early warning signs show AI is eating into the entry-level job market — a potential harbinger of things to come.
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A conversation with investor and author Alex Morris on what Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger can teach us about focus, discipline, and building a life that lasts.
Book cover of "A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership," a guide to CEO success by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra, and Kurt Strovink, displayed on a light green background.
Why the best CEOs make their first year both a personal transition and a profound moment of institutional renewal — with this quartet of skills.
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Behind the plateau in corporate AI lies a surge in personal and agentic use.
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Andrew Gazdecki — the founder and CEO of Acquire.com — explores the skillsets and pitfalls of selling a business. And why it’s often crucial to start all over again.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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How to foster a workplace environment where employees want to be present, rather than feel forced to be there.
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The incredible story of how the US Army began the march toward generative AI in 1943 — and what it means for your business today.
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Despite the ongoing challenges of achieving gender equality in the workplace, research indicates that diverse teams outperform homogeneous ones, highlighting the critical role organizations play in fostering diversity, as emphasized by Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Ellevest.