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The BIG Ticket: Consumer Sentiment Webinar: TODAY!

Hi! I’m hosting a FREE webinar today at 1 PM Eastern about customer sentiment in 2025. I’m going to spend about 15-20 minutes sharing some ideas. Then, we are going to throw open the doors to your questions, live or before the broadcast. To preview, here we go. Consumer Confidence is Dropping Fast: Consumer confidence is […]

Your Strategy is a Mess. What’s That Look Like?

A voice goes off in my head when I’m talking with executives about strategy. I says something like this, “YOUR STRATEGY IS A MESS! IT ISN’T THE MARKET! IT IS YOU!” Right now, too many people tell me that due to the chaotic times we live in, “We can’t really come up with a strategy. […]

The BIG Ticket: Let’s Grok My StubHub Analysis…

Hi! Thank you for your notes about yesterday’s post. Thank you for sharing the post. Thank you for reading. I received a bunch of notes. I took a specific angle in my analysis based on my work in branding and strategy. Some of the ideas I had were too “in the weeds”. As one comment […]

The BIG Ticket: Brokers are Bad. Unless?!

Hi! I’m in Upstate NY for a few days. Spring Break! Hello to all the new subscribers. Thanks to Scott Friedman for plugging the newsletter and sharing some of my notes about the StubHub S-1. I’ve gone through three edits of my analysis of the S-1. I may get it out today. Maybe tomorrow. While […]

The BIG Ticket: Notes on StubHub’s Prospectus

Hey! Scott Friedman talked about the notes I took digging through StubHub’s prospectus. His Twitter Spaces is here. He said I would be sharing something more in today’s note, but I’m not fully finished yet. To hold you over, I’m going to give you a few high level thoughts on the prospectus. If you haven’t looked […]

The BIG Ticket: Nike’s DTC Lawsuit and “Sunk Costs”

Hi! “Premium Week” seems to have been a hit with you. So I will spend some time today and tomorrow, mapping out a few other ideas. One that has been floated to me is the idea of a technology week. I’ll leave this one up to you. Loading… Today, I want to take a look […]

Apple Intelligence & Challenging Your Thinking

Hi! I read this piece, “Something is Rotten in Cupertino” about Apple and Apple Intelligence. My wife sent me the only fun thing about Apple Intelligence that I’ve seen so far. A screenshot of our son asking to be picked up early from school. I share the article and this note because the author, John […]