One of the most compelling marketing strategies of all time. Fortnite, a game with over 350 million players over the world vanished into thin air. Players lost everything. They couldn't log in to their accounts. Social media offered no explanation at all. But two days later, Fortnite announced the release of Chapter 2. And the game raked in millions of dollars in the same month. Not every brand can afford to go AWOL. But what's important is creating/doing something worth talking about. Because in marketing, attention is your most valuable asset. Do you agree? Let me know in the comments below! #justQ 🖖🏽🖤 …see more

After months of planning and weeks of working with a team of 20+, I am so excited to announce Impact Mentality, one of the first events to cover the intersection between Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Mental Health. After seeing first hand the impact that mental health and resilience can have on your corporate culture and style, I wanted to create an event that allowed for conversations to be had around how we incorporate mental health practices into our daily work life and what it took to make companies both big and small focus on their social impact. When is it? February 2nd, 2019 10 AM - 3 PM Who’s going? We already have speakers who have worked with Disney, Nike, Uber, Stanford and more. Where is it? PARISOMA in San Francisco Check out our website at impactmentality.co for more information on the event. #ImpactMentality #marketing #entrepreneurship #mentalhealth …see more

Brian Chesky, the Founder of AirBnb, on How they Built Great Culture: Culture is strategic. Culture is you hire very smart people and trust them to do the right things based on the values you established. There are typically two types of cultures: 1) Build on high trust and the rules/guidance you provide to the teams are limited to get these few things right and let them run with the rest; 2) or the one you give your employees a manual and make every decisions for them, which is a cumbersome and ineffective environment."#masterofscale #reidhofmann #airbnb …see more

The future belongs to measuring blood pressure (and yes, even continuously) through optical sensors. It's tough, but technologically possible to make such sensors accurate. Just imagine the clinical consequences. Such devices worn by patients could revolutionize how high blood pressure gets diagnosed, monitored and treated. It’s crucial to adopt these new technologies as an estimated 1.13 billion people worldwide have hypertension, according to the WHO. #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #wearable #health #healthy …see more

An interesting (institutional versus retail) take from the IMFs on the scale and scope of the outflows of portfolio capital from emerging markets during 6 periods of market disruptions in the last 7 years. Note the size and correlations this time around. #markets #economy #investing #IMF #investors #em #emergingmarkets …see more

I'll always be thankful to the pizza shop 5 minutes from home for giving me my first real job. (And yes, it is listed on my LinkedIn profile.) There I was able to see how classroom theories like competitive advantage, supply & demand, and the Pareto principle work in the real world. (Ex: Figuring out the quickest routes to various neighborhoods, the best times to work, and who the best tippers were helped me to earn more in one evening than my non-delivering peers did in a week.) I also learned how much more there is to people than meets the eye: -Like the guy who had won big bucks in the state lottery, but kept working anyway to maintain a solid work ethic and not forget where he came from. -Or the recovering drug addict, who turned out to be one of the smartest, most strategic thinkers I've ever met. As they shared their personal stories, I learned not to judge the book by its cover. And I benefited immensely from those relationships. Additionally, I learned how to properly mop a floor and how to get around the entire city--without the assistance of a smartphone or satellite aided navigation. (It was 1996.) And I earned the right, once and for all, to tell others that at 18 years old I began my career as a professional driver. What's your story? #FirstJobLessons …see more

There is another universe where the pandemic brought about a lot of walking meetings (outdoors) , brief encounters, a celebration of "thinking" time & focusing only on meaningful progress towards what matters. But instead, we got scared that we'd lose our job so spent the whole time in Zoom meetings to show we could be trusted to "work from home" …see more

The way that agencies and consultancies used human bodies and time spent as a proxy for "value" is extraordinary and really needs to change. It's far easier to make far far more money by using more people as billable team, than it is to be bold and say "we just need a tiny number of brilliant people with time to think". It's rather easy ( and defendable ) to get a $40k monthly for a slice of 10 bums on seats, see energy wasted in bureaucracy, see bold ideas moderated to appease, see the pace of work slow to a trickle. Try to bill $15k a month for 3 brilliant people for a few hours here and there, to develop amazing ideas, offer fleeting moments of brilliance, to share wisdom and insights built over 40 years, to transform the quality of work done and it's considered wildly extravagant. This is less about the age old "how do we bill for our time" question and more a "We are producing terrible work because we are creating expensive constructs, that many waste their lives working for and this is a shameful loss to everyone, because we dare not take the risk of appearing excessive " Ultra long haul jetliners burn far more fuel to carry their own fuel, than the people they transport. Remember the cargo. …see more

I’d argue that good design is the best ROI of any activity in the world. Thinking, empathy, imagination - all the greatest levers we’ve ever known.

Another way to view the #urban #rural divide in American politics - #Biden won under 500 counties, but they are 70% of the economy; #Trump won 2400 counties that are 30% of the economy

When it came to exposing their bad loans, Indian banks had been belly dancing but the Reserve Bank of India forced them to do a striptease. Want to read more on this? Read Tamal Bandyopadhyay's `From Lehman to Demonetization'. It describes graphically how some public-sector banks have been driving down the slow lane to death, loaded with bad assets. Many of the loans that had been restructured following the Lehman collapse continued to haunt them but they were in a denial mode till Raghuram Rajan drove the first of its kind asset quality review, or AQR, for these banks. The has traced the rise in the bad debts of Indian banks and tried to go to the roots—as to why assets go bad. Is it the inefficiency of the management? Is it the interference of the government? Rogue corporations? Or, is it about business cycles going bust?  To read the book, visit: http://amzn.to/2AucbeQ …see more

How does one get a first meeting with a mentor, or a potential employer, over coffee? This is my first home production - Would love your feedback on the content, format, production values. And if you think it will help someone, please feel free to share. Thanks #MentorHer #mentoring #my1stvideo #LinkedInVideos #InsightVideos #careerhacks #professionalwomen Thanks to Devika Chitnis for shooting, editing, producing...most importantly, encouraging me to do this …see more

"Being original is not easy, but I have no doubt about this: it’s the best way to improve the world around us.” – Adam Grant Who doesn't want to have original #ideas in the #startup world? The ideas which create history, the ideas which change the world. The ideas which work and make a difference. But can one learn how to be an original thinker? Here are interesting insights into original thinkers, their habits, and their mindset and how can one apply principles to get there. #WeekendMusings …see more

Action Covid Team after the launch of #COVIDFund : Everyone on a high, a strong sense of purpose and shared commitment to a cause, #Startup community comes together. Mohit Bhatnagar , Nachiket Mor , Avnish Bajaj , Prashanth Prakash , Dev Khare , Tarun Davda …see more

Though it seems counterintuitive, taking a break is the best way to make #career progress. Research shows breaks are essential to improving our moods, overall well-being, and #performance capacity. Here’s how to maximize the power of the pause: Get better at listening to your body Frequent headaches, feeling sick and tired, or unmotivated are red flags. Master the art of saying no Simplify, prioritize, and focus your attention on what matters most, and say no to everything else. Protect your time Take back your calendar and schedule blocks of uninterrupted time to be quiet, slow down, reflect, and make room for insights. Prioritize rest Maintain a reasonable and consistent bedtime, limit screen time, leave your phone outside your bedroom, and keep your bedroom’s temperature cool. Use your breaks to replenish your body, mind & spirit Nourish your body with relaxation, nutrition & movement. Enrich your mind with educational and uplifting podcasts, books, TED talks, articles, and videos. Recharge your spirit through meditation, prayer, and reflection, by spending time in nature, and by visiting with friends and loved ones. View your breaks as essential Embrace the gift of giving yourself time off as complementary, not contradictory to your career progress. #leadership …see more

The three major US indices are at or very near record highs while the yield on 10-year US government bonds is still below 0.90%. This continued breakdown in historical correlations is helping the traditional 60/40 investment portfolio now but makes long-term portfolio construction a lot trickier. #investing #markets #economy #bonds #investors #centralbanks #volatility #fed #equities #economics #stocks …see more

While most have focused understandably on the IMF projecting a deeper economic contraction, it's also worth note the financial projections...including a surge in debt that, especially in the adverse growth scenarios, would trigger serious sustainability tensions in some emerging economies. #EmergingMarkets #EM #economy #markets #IMF International Monetary Fund …see more

[WIN MY #BOOKGIVEAWAY]: This giveaway includes 20+ hard copy books, written by some of the most successful #entrepreneurs, #marketers, #investors, and all around choose-yourselfers. Here's what you do: Just scroll to the bottom of this page ➞ ( http://bit.ly/2osuzyL ) and answer a simple question... good luck! …see more

Pretrend your brain is a giant Gmail inbox and label your thoughts. Here are 8 filters you can use to get rid of the negative ones: http://bit.ly/2iLGJRa

Feeling stressed?  How do you balance the “good” stress that keeps you motivated and the “bad” stress that wears down your performance? In this video, I take you through three strategies to turn your stress into success! Watch the full video: https://lnkd.in/eQQnmBf …see more