Answer above is good, but yes he's a known quantity. I am a political moderate and definitely don't agree with everything he says, but I find his POV (and knowledge of antitrust history) to be a valuable perspective.
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.....probably would be quite useful also?
I've directly seen people who have successfully manipulated search rankings by having logged-in chrome users search for a term, and then click on a given page. Works like a charm (though may not stick once the manipulation is done, unless organic users also prefer it).
I don't believe this is a binary issue, but a lot of the "pro-bailout" rhetoric is essentially "well of course we need to know we'll get our money back if we deposit it in a bank." This is clearly the best ideal. But that's not how it works! And FDIC limits were real but ignored in this case!
People like the simple, dependable nature of the biweekly paycheck — full stop. I run a services business, and I've talked to many amazing in-house folks who I'm sure could do the same (and be more successful than I am). What I've found is that for many people, the concept of not being sure what they'll make is simply unpalatable.
This article cites survey results but doesn't talk about all the reasons people don't enjoy or have success when they go it alone.
I saw this post around when it came out; I thought it was ridiculous, but not even top-5 cringe on LI for the day. How many of the people slamming this guy are authors of 10s or 100s of histrionic self-laudatory posts that try to deliver some big lesson? It's all gross. Don't act like this guy is uniquely terrible!
It reminds me of how Americans love to point to the outrageous actions of other countries as a way to whitewash our own sordid past...but I digress!
It's a good theory, but becomes circular when you consider that one of the primary ways to determine search intent is . . . seeing what does well on Google.
So if you search for, say, "customer feedback", you see a lot of general guides about strategy, offering general definitions. That's likely because the first couple pages that ranked did it, and then more players saw that and said "oh, search intent for 'customer feedback' is [whatever they are doing]."
When you see all the listicles for certain queries, that's what you're seeing. Yes, it probably reflects some desire from people to see a list of options. But it's also just SEO people saying "look, the search intent is X." It leads to everyone copying each other and reduces the incentive to try and be innovative/think outside the box with content.
but then I moved to Spain and have been there pretty steady for 2 years. I fit a lot of "nomad" traits, except for the key definition: I haven't moved around.
There's a blurry line between "expat" and "nomad".
Maybe the problem isn't the video, but an abundance of meetings. Fewer meetings = less fatigue!
Ellison will either expand on - or contradict - the author's points. Easily the most appropriate and defensible use of footnotes I've ever encountered.
Link to book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AK78QVI/
In situations outside of interviews like this, I've stumbled over things I should have known simply because I had the butterflies. I wonder if I had rehearsed, maybe it would have solved that slight hesitation you alluded to?
It's all in the delivery though, right? You can make a passionate case for your current traction by stating metrics with conviction. You can also recite them in a very rehearsed-sounding way.
I think the point here is to show that you know your stuff. instead of saying "we're growing rapidly" or "approx doubling users every two weeks", have numbers to demonstrate your command of the situation.