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[…]
Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz thought that “blowing sunshine” was the right way to handle pressure — here’s how he corrected his mistake.
Ben Horowitz is a founding partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and author of the best-selling book, “The Hard Thing About Hard Things.”
The rapid crash of Nokia was triggered when key information gatekeepers became bottlenecks. Here’s the key lesson.
Jeffrey Beeson is a pioneer of Network Leadership, the founder of Ensemble Enabler, and the author of Network Leadership.
New research from Big Think+ on what scares your future leaders.
Smart CEOs can harness authenticity and humanity on socials — but one slip can spell disaster. Here’s a strategic plan.
Joe Betts-LaCroix — co-founder and CEO of Retro Biosciences — talks to Big Think about invention, authenticity, and Sam Altman’s “art of the startup.”
We’ve made god-like figures out of hard-charging CEOs — but it’s a bad idea to get high on your own supply.
Tough and cutthroat leaders are celebrated in a results-driven culture — but there is another path to C-suite success.
The ability to toggle between abstract and concrete thinking is a key differentiator of high-potential leaders.
It’s not enough just to stay current and competitive with AI — you’ll also need to build a long-term strategy.
Boardroom veteran David Roche offers key strategies that can lay the groundwork for CEO success.
The old certainties of “business as usual” have been crushed by disruption — here’s a strategy for resilience.
Sam Smith — founder and former CEO of finnCap Group — argues that a culture of empathy will help superscale any business.