Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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[…]
Honing your skills as a strategic thinker does more than solve problems as they appear; it can be a fast track to the top.
Josh Browning is a writer and editor based in Washington state. In addition to his role as the editorial director for a consulting firm, his personal work is typically focused on technology,[…]
Networking — not zombie-crunching your job applications — gives you a better chance of getting sourced or referred for a role.
Madeline Mann is an HR & Recruiting leader, author of Reverse the Search, and creator of the career coaching network Self Made Millennial.
We often assume that movement means progress and that doing something is better than doing nothing. That is often not true.
For a plan to go as smooth as clockwork, be prepared to pounce on opportunity.
To break “analysis paralysis,” reduce the number of available options — and introduce an element of chance.
Discover the ancient wisdom of not pushing the river.
Intrinsic motivation cannot be imposed on a team — but you can provide the right culture for it to flourish.
If you give yourself and others space to tinker and experiment, then you might create something incredible. Here’s how to do it well.
If you want to achieve new goals, harness your brain’s ability to change chemically, structurally, and functionally.
Rooted in Vedic philosophy, “anupalabdhi” — or “non-apprehension” — can help you exploit gaps in the market.
Defamiliarization is a common tool in the arts. Here we learn how seeing things from a different angle can lead to billion-dollar success.
“Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed,” advised Stoic philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius. He had a point.