global gini decreasing while western democracies gini holding or worse creeping up is at the heart of the fight between liberal and political capitalism. i would add that the competition between both includes a mimetic desire that inexorably leads us towards heightened conflict. how the conflict gets resolved remains to be seen and will unlock a new global financial order, amongst other things. currencies, financial plumbing, fintech, data treatment hang in the balance. …see more

If the digital reckoning has truly arrived, is it time for us to rethink... everything? Ross Martin and I asked Rob Master of Unilever this question on the latest episode of Think About This. https://lnkd.in/exm3QRP

‪hot take: as the process unfolds over time, IPOs will look more like direct listings and direct listings will look more like IPOs.‬

On this week's episode of Think About This with Shelly Palmer & Ross Martin , we talk about the economic impact of the pandemic and how businesses (both large and small) can prepare for the new economy.

If you're the type of DevOps engineer that likes to work in a tip of the spear technology environment with great people, an awesome manager ( Matt Bond ), and a terrific company (Amazon) this public service announcement is for you. If you're not that person, but know someone that is, you should connect them with Matt. They'll buy you ice cream to thank you later :). …see more

Listen to the latest episode of Think About This with Shelly Palmer & Ross Martin for insights and advice to help you position yourself for post-pandemic success. https://lnkd.in/eFa89ii

NBCUniversal has launched a unified shopping cart for ads across television and digital properties. It is the latest iteration of a long-failed idea: interactive television.

“In each of these countries, deep informational divides separate one part of the electorate from the rest. Some voters live in a so-called populist bubble, where they hear nationalist and xenophobic messages, learn to distrust fact-based media and evidence-based science, and become receptive to conspiracy theories and suspicious of democratic institutions. Others read and hear completely different media, respect different authorities, and search for a different sort of news. Whatever the advantages of these other bubbles, their rules render the people in them incapable of understanding or speaking with those outside of them.” …see more

I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of Eve Branson, founder of The Eve Branson Foundation and Richard Branson 's mother. I was lucky enough to get to interview her two years ago - we discussed everything from her upbringing, career, tenacity, as well as her views on education and the gift of giving. She will be missed but her legacy lives on. …see more

“Salespeople are like water, they’re survivors, they’re going to find a way" - Samantha Mohr of Ricoh USA, Inc. on #CRM . "Just because your good people have found a way with bubble gum and duct tape to do their job effectively, don’t let that mask the very real struggles." More in Ep 5 of Experience TV, now on-demand in partnership with Oracle Customer Experience https://lnkd.in/e6bJ9Zj …see more

Such a pleasure interviewing Alan Chaffee for our Stride 2 Freedom podcast on how to deal with the banks when they are breathing down your neck on loan covenants. The key (no surprise) is to be proactive about a plan to work through the cash flow trough. We work with a number of clients right now looking for the expertise of folks like Alan and his team and we're pleased to serve. Listen now on Apple, Google or Spotify. …see more

Excited to be leading a webinar sponsored by Equinox Business Law Group PLLC on 5/21 at 9am PST to talk about the 5 levers of cash flow management and profitability. Always important. Now more than ever. You can register here for the 1-hour session. https://lnkd.in/dvgjTdi …see more

Now many of you have applied for the Paycheck Protection Program and have received your funds (or will...or I hope you will). The next chapter is how to manage that loan in order to track for loan forgiveness. At Stride , we are helping our clients setup, track and reconcile. We put together these top 10 items for you as you think about this with your bookkeeping/accounting team. There are a lot of moving parts still but we're aiming to stay on top of it for you. If other questions come up for you, leave a comment and we'll work on it. …see more

Thanks to Jan Schalkwijk, CFA from JPS Global Investments for throwing down some good information today at the Stride Virtual Office Hours on how business owners can build a better personal financial plan. Stride works hard to get the business financials in order so that owners can focus more on growing equity value (their own and the company they serve). We will have the recording up on our site in the next few days. …see more

A lot of the stuff I make for our clients at Zenith I sometimes get asked to do externally. I'm also getting asked to do thinking and speaking beyond advertising and more on transformation and futurology. With that in mind I've now got a website. Hope it's interesting. …see more

Yesterday, I did a quick, informal poll that asked a few questions about what you were and were not willing to do last night.

Does contact tracing = surveillance state? Yesterday, I asked a few questions about your willingness to use an exposure notification app (aka contact tracing). The survey results were somewhat surprising. You should have a look.

Mohamed El-Erian - these data are "dated" ... from earlier this month. Here is the most up to date date on #covid19 testing. Bottom line, the #US is still lagging far behind most of Western #Europe : https://lnkd.in/eH2P-7V …see more

Hey digital health entrepreneurs - The new guidelines in the CURES Act means that platforms like Epic App Orchard cannot control your access to patient record data. Learn more from David Schoolcraft, digital health attorney at Stride's Virtual Office Hours tomorrow, 2/26 at 8:30am PT. You can register here: https://lnkd.in/esfVCxA …see more

A new feature in Google's suite allows retailers to show if they offer curbside pickup. Great idea! Very helpful on all fronts.