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Book cover featuring the title “Distancing: How Great Leaders Reframe to Make Better Decisions” by L. David Marquet and Michael A. Gillespie on a light purple background, highlighting insights from intel genius leadership strategies.
Business
The best question a leader can ask: “What would my replacement do?”
To navigate a heavyweight corporate quandary, take a leaf out of Intel’s brilliant playbook — walk out, and return as your own successor.
L. David Marquet & Michael Gillespie
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Business
Money as the dark matter of the Universe
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
Two men in suits sit side by side, each holding a white cup and saucer, with only their torsos and hands visible—one could easily imagine Aaron Hurst sharing a thoughtful conversation over coffee.
Business
How “6 points of connection” can repair our shared trust
Social entrepreneur Aaron Hurst explains why the decline of social connection is the greatest challenge of our time — and offers a roadmap for restoration.
Aaron Hurst
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Big Think+
4 requirements for high performance
Why talent alone isn’t enough to achieve your goals.
Josh Browning
A bright green book cover titled "Me, my Customer & AI: The New Rules of Entrepreneurship" by Henrik Werdelin and Nicholas Thorne, featuring bold white and black text, explores topics like headless agents in modern business.
Business
How Dell’s membrane paved the way for “headless agents”
In the post-AI startup landscape, the role of the entrepreneur will evolve from operator to orchestrator. Are you ready?
Henrik Werdelin & Nicholas Thorne
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Business
The importance of intuition and the limits of rationalism
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
Bogumil Baranowski, dressed in a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie, stands and smiles in front of a plain light blue background.
The Long Game
The Bogumil Baranowski interview: “Treat everyone with care”
The investment advisor and host of the Talking Billions podcast explores childhood curiosity, building networks through kindness, and more.
Eric Markowitz
Book cover of "The Cybernetic Society" by Amir Husain, featuring robotic arms—reminiscent of a cybernetic corporation—constructing a cityscape against a black background with blue digital elements.
Business
Why your next CEO could be a machine
Are you ready for the “cybernetic corporation”? Amir Husain “profiles” the hottest company of 2035 — and makes a telling comparison with Nvidia.
Amir Husain
A digital collage with overlapping purple-tinted images, including a traditional building and a sculpture, explores panpsychism under the title "The Nightcrawler" on a black grid background.
Business
On consciousness, AI, and panpsychism
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
Leadership philosophy: Why Machiavelli’s “virtù” fits hand-in-glove with AI
Author and geopolitical strategist Paulo Cardoso do Amaral urges us to ask: Will we shape AI with wisdom, or will AI reshape us with strategy?
Paulo Cardoso do Amaral
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Starts With A Bang
Why “vibe physics” is the ultimate example of AI slop
The conversation you're having with an LLM about groundbreaking new ideas in theoretical physics is completely meritless. Here's why.
Ethan Siegel
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Books
John Amaechi shares the 6 books that changed his thinking
The psychologist, educator, and former NBA player discusses the professional volumes and childhood stories that shaped his life and his approach to it.
Big Think+
Book cover for "Blindspotting: How to See What's Holding You Back as a Leader" by Martin Dubin, featuring a windshield wiper graphic on a yellow background that cleverly highlights the blindspotting theme.
Business
How McClelland’s 3 universal motives can illuminate your blindspots
You might love your leadership role and inspire fierce loyalty — but what if that comes at the expense of a disastrous balance sheet? Here’s a way forward.
Martin Dubin
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Big Think+
Making L&D business-critical: Talent development strategies that work
A playbook for L&D leaders who want to drive growth, not just deliver training
Candice Mitchell
A black-and-white portrait of smiling Katie Gatti Tassin with glasses is centered on a collage featuring a close-up of a dollar bill, a checkered pattern, and a vintage microphone.
Business
The Katie Gatti Tassin interview: “Go the extra yard — not the extra mile”
The host of the Money with Katie Show has some priceless advice for women on how to approach pay-rise negotiations.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The art of mentorship and long-term thinking
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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7mins
Legends
The genius guide to future-proofing your career
“The simplest, most powerful way to reinforce work, not jobs, is to ask people to do something different.”
Josh Bersin
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The Long Game
The Brad Feld interview: Meaning, mentorship, and giving first
A conversation with the legendary VC on his latest book, his work at Techstars, and why “give first” is more than a motto — it’s a mindset.
Eric Markowitz
Book cover with yellow background and red border, titled "After the Idea" by Julia Austin, with subtitle "What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup," highlighting stellar hires, and featuring a red exclamation mark.
Business
Founders: The hiring strategy that can turn scrappy to stellar
If you want the best shot at long-term success, it can pay to supplement hot-shots with seasoned industry veterans.
Julia Austin
A collage featuring an open book, a light source, and images of the moon captures post-AI wisdom, with the title "The Night Crawler" at the top.
Business
Creating wisdom infrastructure for the next 100 years
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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