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What Nasdaq’s Diversity Rule Means
“You can’t hit a goal without a target set.” Mellody Hobson, president & co-CEO of Ariel Investments, Chair of the board of Starbucks I’ll never forget meeting Mellody Hobson at the height of 2020 (right after the murder of George Floyd, amid a significant racial recocking in America). As a top businesswoman who has committed her career to advance…
Read MoreUsain Bolt’s Venture Collapse
Hello! The Crossover is officially over 1,500 subs! We are on fire adding over 350 subs for the second week in a row. Thank you all for sharing the newsletter and all of the kind words. We are just getting started. Also, check out my uncle who was featured on the Washington DC local news discussing his…
Read MoreIt Always Feels Worse When It Happens to You
3 Fintech News Stories #1: It Always Feels Worse When It Happens to You What happened? Digit, a fintech company focused on helping consumers save money, got into trouble with the CFPB: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking action against Hello Digit, LLC, a financial technology company that used a faulty algorithm that…
Read MoreNuclear about-face
Renewed momentum for nuclear power across the world.
Read MoreEmployers: it’s not them, it’s you. The turnover crisis in cannabis retail.
I’m always shocked (and a little sad & frustrated) to read the stats about retail employee turnover in cannabis. Turnover doesn’t stem from a lack of interested applicants. People want to work in cannabis. People from traditional industries have been flocking to the cannabis space. Our industry is the most prolific job creator in the United States – supporting almost 500,000 jobs right now. …
Read MoreOpen Door Policies are the worst.
Open Door Policies don’t work because most people are terrified of their boss. They would rather go under the radar than bring unnoticed problems to the surface. Their goal is to go to work, collect a check, and make it home safely. I once worked with a founder who thought everyone on his team was…
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