Where to find and cultivate real business value, the difference between winning and thriving, and how to grow tomatoes. That's this week. Enjoy.

Origin stories are my favorite. This micro snippet dives into my thoughts on the topic, and how I got my own origin story for where I'm at today.

Just me talking to the internet about rhetoric and logic. Also, fan mail! Also, hilariousness. You're welcome.

Salespeople and negotiation experts all must face the challenge and potentially nagging sensation that their expertise in persuasion might be misconstrued as manipulation. But is that really a bad thing? If not, why not? If so, what are some examples we can use to mitigate that feeling in ourselves and others? All that, and a quick deep dive into the social engineering hack on Twitter this week. Glorious.

While everyone focuses on the tips and tricks on how to give a great presentation or how to prepare for one, few actually take the time to share some great tips on what to do when you're done. Well, as luck would have it, this episode is for all those people looking to give more to their audiences. Those keeners looking to get that 100% after the teacher gives them a 98%.

How it feels to be the person who helps people to help people. Also, origin stories in pitching and presenting yourself and your ideas. This is a real one. I get a little vulnerable. Enjoy.

Diving into the notion of the great acceleration, it's countenance, the great intimacy and what we'll be tasked to do once all this is over (if we really know what "over" truly looks like).

How to stand out among everyone else, what you need to focus on when calling someone new, and why cold calling is useless. All that and more.

Getting the attention of VC's is important, but what's even more crucial is keeping it. Today's episode, we explore a few key things like:How to hit on VC’sThe beauty of FOMOAnd what you should never say when schmoozing investors

Looking for investment isn't easy. And you're going to run into a bunch of different types of people who'll want to help, regardless of whether they actually can help. Today, we'll look at why you want to:Setting a lead VC to run your...