Sat.May 03, 2025

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Second to None: When First Movers Fall Behind

Tom Spencer

For decades, first-mover advantage has been a prized concept in business strategy. The idea is simple: be the first to enter a market, capture customer loyalty, and build an insurmountable lead over competitors.From Amazons early dominance in online retail to Ubers disruption of traditional taxi services, being the first to market has long been seen as a pathway to monopoly-like success.

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Ominous Looking 10-Year and 30-Year US Treasury Yield Charts

MishTalk

The technical patterns on long-dated treasuries suggest rising yields.

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Stop Blaming the Boss: Finding the Source of Your Discontent

Tom Spencer

Last weeks article intro duced Glassers Choice Theory and Reality Therapy ( CTRT ) and the 5 basic needs that we each continuously try to satisfy by realising pictures in our Quality World. This second article will focus on an unfortunately common phenomenon at work: frustration. Weve all heard about, or maybe even lived through, endlessly frustrating workplace situations like the micromanaging boss or the 16-hour work-day.

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Tony Stark and the Future of the IC Triad: Why the Winners Will Be Thinker-Seller-Doers

Prudent Pedal

From Boardrooms to Caves Back to the Boardroom Theres a scene in the original Iron Man movie that says more about the future of professional services than most strategy decks ever could. Trapped in a cave, surrounded by scrap metal and insurgents, Tony Stark doesnt just survivehe reinvents himself.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Amazon’s Amazing Rise in Package Delivery and 20,000 UPS Layoffs

MishTalk

Since 2014, Amazon has gone from 0% to 28% of package delivery.

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