The Unlock

Romance at White Castle: How to do business the “evergreen” way

From “crave” packs to Valentine bookings, the world’s first fast-food hamburger chain values innovation from every level of the organization.

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Dave Whorton

Dave Whorton is the Founder and CEO of Tugboat Institute and the author of Another Way.

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Business

The one concept that saved my life

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Eric Markowitz

Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]

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Smart Skills

How losing all my free time forced me to rethink productivity

Unconsidered productivity might leave you moving efficiently in the entirely wrong direction.

Danny Kenny

Danny Kenny is a Senior Principal Consultant and Facilitator at InspireCorps. With a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science from the University of Technology Sydney, he specializes in organizational and culture development, leadership[…]

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The inner game of long-term investing

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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“Bootstrapping”: How entrepreneurs can control their own destiny

Warren Buffett famously noted that Berkshire Hathaway would “never depend on the kindness of strangers to stay in business.” Startups take note.

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Barry Ritholtz on luck, humility, and how (not) to invest

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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“Culture lasts: Business is just a tactic”

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Strategic Thinking

The 6 disciplines of strategic thinking

Honing your skills as a strategic thinker does more than solve problems as they appear; it can be a fast track to the top.

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How to turn your job-seeking “doom list” into career gold

Networking — not zombie-crunching your job applications — gives you a better chance of getting sourced or referred for a role.

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An investigative approach to stock investing

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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How “Pasteur’s quadrant” enlightens the invention-innovation challenge

Groundbreaking invention does not always translate to commercial benefits. The challenges that faced Microsoft Research help explain why.

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How tiny experiments can lead to exponential outcomes

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Investing in an impermanent world: Lessons from mujō

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.