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.
Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.
The corporate unicorn was yesterday — now we should consider the wisdom of black and white stripes.
An effective strategic approach to unlocking and selecting truly innovative solutions.
Acting “little and often” has huge consequences and they’re not always good — but awareness yields solutions.
According to the legendary investor, the best method is a blueprint for “extreme success.”
The essential element needed for innovation is creative dissonance — and the keys to unlocking it were forged by bankers in Italy.
How to figure out the right amount of time for any project.
Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
That completely useless thing you want to get rid of — it’s probably more important than you think.
Borrow the same technique that produced McDonald’s, the Hawaiian pizza, the Beatles’ greatest hits, and Shakespeare’s rhetorical flair.