Human rights sat decidedly at the core of the bi-lateral relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States during the cold war. International awareness, dissident support and tangible accountability measures made human rights a powerful tool in the US arsenal to combat communist influence. Yet, today we don't see the same clarity in policy and action applied to the actions of the Chinese Communist Party. Whether it's the Uyghurs, or any other group from the laundry list of oppressed minorities, the CCP has made it a policy to subjugate, kill, silence or "re-educate" anyone who does not center their beliefs around those of the party. Senior Fellow, Olivia Enos, joins the show this week to paint a scary picture of just how widespread CCP repression is, and how the US can step up to the plate to hold the communist regime to account for its human rights violations. 

Under CEO John Donahoe, Nike pulled away from retailers and ramped up production of its classic sneaker lines. Now sales have plummeted, the company has lost market share to competitors and Donahoe is stepping down. WSJ's Inti Pacheco discusses what went wrong.

Further Reading:

-Nike CEO John Donahoe Stepping Down After Rocky Tenure 

-How Nike Missed the Boom in Running Culture 

-Nike Reverses Course as Innovation Stalls and Rivals Gain Ground 

Further Listening:

-Nike’s Sneaky Sneaker Thieves 

-How Allbirds Lost Its Footing 

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In 1995, just 2% of couples met online. Today, that number has surged to over 50%, making online dating the top way couples connect.

In this episode, a16z General Partner Andrew Chen chats with Tinder founder Sean Rad about how he built an app that changed culture. Sean shares why seamless experiences matter, how startups often get marketing wrong, and how Tinder became the catalyst for online dating's explosive growth.

This conversation was recorded live in LA at a16z’s Games third Speedrun program. Learn more about Speedrun: https://a16z.com/games/speedrun/

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Sixty percent of the jobs that Americans do today didn’t exist in 1940. What happens as our labor becomes more technical and less physical? And what kinds of jobs will exist in the future? 

• SOURCES:
  • David Autor, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • Paula Barmaimon, manager of coverage and audience analytics at The New York Times.
  • Ellen Griesedieck, artist and president of the American Mural Project.
  • Adina Lichtman, co-host of the Our Friends Are Smart party.
  • Avi Popack, co-host of the Our Friends Are Smart party.
  • Huck Scarry, author and illustrator.
  • James Suzman, anthropologist and author.
  • Ben Varon, rabbi and chaplain at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn .

• RESOURCES:
  • "New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940–2018," by David Autor, Caroline Chin, Anna Salomons, and Bryan Seegmiller (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2024).
  • Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots, by James Suzman (2020).
  • Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, by Studs Terkel (1974).
  • What Do People Do All Day?, by Richard Scarry (1968).
  • "Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren," by John Maynard Keynes (1930).
  • American Mural Project.

• EXTRAS:
  • "Will the Democrats 'Make America Great Again'?" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
  • "How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse," by Freakonomics Radio (2021).
  • "Did China Eat America’s Jobs?" by Freakonomics Radio (2017).
  • People I (Mostly) Admire.

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• Which Business Should You Buy? - Thu Oct 10 - https://bit.ly/4gQqKP5

Taylor Wallace & Tyler O'Connor return to discuss selling to private equity & the painful reality of managing people.

Topics in Taylor’s interview:

• Evaluating the risk/reward of selling to private equity
• Selling to private equity but not exiting
• Good PE vs. bad PE
• Transition to a corporate structure
• Comparing outcomes with tech startups

References and how to contact Taylor:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Taylor Wallace’s original Acquiring Minds interview: Buying Doggy Daycares After 10 Years in Tech

Topics in Tyler’s interview:

• Comparing his military service with business ownership
• Unexpected hospitality aspect of the business
• Being both CEO and the sales department
• Delegating more to his general manager
• Working capital in a seasonal business

References and how to contact Tyler:

• Tyler O’Connor’s original Acquiring Minds interview: Using $100k to Buy a 7-Figure Dream Business
• SMBootcamp
• Bird Golf Academy

Get $200 off your ticket to the M&A Launchpad Conference in Chicago on October 26th:

• https://www.malaunchpad.com & enter code ACQUIRINGMINDS

Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

• Book a call with Tim or email [email protected] and mention Acquiring Minds

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Ben Walton and David Yule from the Google Search Site Reliability Team (SRE) walk us through their day to day work, which surprisingly is not just about putting out fires! Learn what Search SREs really do, how they handle incidents that occasionally occur, and what it takes to be an SRE for Google Search. 

Resources:

Episode transcript → https://goo.gle/sotr083

SRE handbook → https://goo.gle/3XSbVUF

David on LinkedIn → https://goo.gle/3XQKavR

Ben on LinkedIn → https://goo.gle/4ewAkEX

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Subscribe to Google Search Channel → https://goo.gle/SearchCentral

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team.

#195: Learn 50+ tactics to earn points and miles without spending extra money. From shopping portals and card-linked offers to strategies for earning points on groceries, flights, and even rent, discover how to optimize your spending and leverage partnerships between airlines, hotels, and various services to rack up points effortlessly.

Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/50-ways-to-earn-more-points-and-miles

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For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: chrishutchins.com/deals

Resources Mentioned

Shopping Portals

Paid Surveys: e-Rewards

Dining: Bilt Rewards | OpenTable x IHG | SkyMiles Dining

Drugs Stores: Bilt Rewards x Walgreens

Starbucks x Delta

Groceries: Albertsons/Safeway Just For U Rewards x Alaska Airlines

Local Events

Fuel: Shell x American Airlines

Hotel + Airline Partnerships

Hotel Booking Platform

Home Rentals

Travel

Activities

Pets: Rover x American Airlines

Rent: Bilt Rewards

Debit Cards: Paypal Bills

Bank Accounts

Mortgage

Energy Providers

Donations

ATH Podcast

Full Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction

(01:57) Shopping Portals for Extra Points

(06:03) Leveraging Card-Linked Offers

(07:13) Apps and Websites for Bonus Miles and Points

(09:36) Online Survey Programs

(12:26) Dining(14:08) Drug Stores

(15:09) Delta SkyMiles from Starbucks

(15:46) Groceries

(19:22) Local Events

(20:48) Fuel Spend for Points and Miles

(21:38) Earning Miles Through Flights

(23:18) Points and Miles on Hotels

(25:01) Hotel Booking Platforms

(28:12) Home Rental Earnings

(29:02) Car Rental Rewards

(30:13) Points and Miles on Cruises

(30:41) Points with Lyft and Uber

(32:08) How to Earn Points on Activities

(35:13) Easiest Way to Earn Points on Rent

(38:08) Earning Points on Debit Cards

(40:20) Paying Taxes to Earn Points

(41:13) Bank Accounts: Miles vs. Interest

(44:01) Airlines and Mortgage Partnerships

(44:41) Earning Miles via Energy Providers

(45:36) Leveraging Transfer Bonuses

(47:19) Earning Points with Credit Card Referrals

(47:48) Company Reimbursements

(49:15) Using Donations to Earn Points

(51:12) ATH Newsletter & Membership

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We all get especially excited when we use our points for knock-your-socks-off hotel properties. The Travel and Leisure's Top 100 list can be a useful way to get ideas about which properties have this wow-factor. Every year, Greg likes to go through this list and find which hotels can be reasonably booked with points. In this episode, he'll discuss his findings.

(00:49) - The Best Points-Bookable Hotels in the World (2024) [based on Travel & Leisure Top 100]

See Greg's analysis of points-bookable hotels on the Travel & Leisure's top 100 list here.

(03:40) - How to book the Hyatt, Marriott, and IHG hotels

(04:43) - How to book Hilton/SLH hotels

(06:13) - Leading Hotels of the World / Leaders Club

Learn more about booking Leading Hotels of the World properties via Citi ThankYou points here.

(08:02) - See our How To video for using Rooms.aero for finding difficult award availability here.

(10:09) - Choice Privelages and Preferred Hotels

(13:42) - The Citi Rewards+ advantage

Read more about the Citi Rewards+ card here.

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Can success create a false sense of invincibility? For Pete, it did—and it cost him millions.

After selling his business for $80 million, Pete felt unstoppable. But his overconfidence led him into a risky venture that didn’t pay off. Determined to prove he wasn’t a one-hit wonder, Pete ignored the warnings, thinking his past success guaranteed future wins. Instead, he faced one of the hardest losses of his career.

In this episode, Pete shares how his upbringing shaped his hunger for security, how overconfidence after a major exit led to a business failure, and how he’s rebuilding emotionally and financially.

This is Moneywise, a podcast where host Sam Parr is joined by high-net-worth guests to explore exclusive insights into personal finance and lifestyle tailored for other high-net-worth people, or those on their way. They'll get radically transparent about the numbers, revealing things like their burn rates, portfolios, and spending habits.

Who is Sam Parr?

Sam is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of The Hustle, which he sold to HubSpot in 2021. He's also the co-host of one of the world's top podcasts for entrepreneurs, My First Million. Known for his insightful business acumen and candid communication style, Sam Parr continues to be a prominent figure in the world of media and entrepreneurship. Sam's newest and biggest venture yet is Hampton, which he co-founded in 2022.

This podcast was made for the Hampton community, a private, highly-vetted, peer membership community for founders and CEOs of fast-growing, tech-enabled startups.

Chapters:

Pete's Humble Beginnings (01:45)

Early Entrepreneurial Ventures (05:00)

The Big Exit and Its Impact (07:03)

Post-Exit Lifestyle and Spending (09:13)

The New Venture and Its Challenges (10:56)

Realizing the Mistake (22:57)

Financial and Emotional Impact (23:52)

Lessons Learned and Moving Forward (28:17)

Redefining Success (35:31)

Conclusion and Final Thoughts (36:48)

This podcast was produced in partnership with Lower Streetand distributed by Morning Brew.

How can you cultivate your creativity and pursue your passions? What unique museums should you add to your US travel bucket list? 

It's a double episode today as award-winning illustrator, writer, and cartoonist Bob Eckstein shares his practical advice for pursuing your creativity and the best-of-the-best museums to visit in the United States.

Bob Eckstein has contributed to The New Yorker, The New York Times, Reader's Digest, and Smithsonian Magazine, among others. His recent book, Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums, serves as a smart, entertaining love letter to museums and museumgoers, filled with lush and whimsical illustrations that appear alongside stories and anecdotes from curators, museum workers, museum visitors, and more.

Don't think museums are for you? Listen in, as Bob's stories and unusual recommendations may have you reconsider!

 In addition to his list, we talk about how he overcame life's challenges to follow his passion for the arts and his experience putting the book together. Bob shares plenty of insights into the creative process and pursuing fulfillment over profit. You'll hear about his "paper airplanes" approach for choosing and sticking to projects, the one trait you need to be successful, and mindset strategies for cultivating creativity. 

What museum has left a lasting impact on you? I'd love to hear about it, and I hope you'll share by sending me an audio message.

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