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💪 How to end the meeting madness by Justin Mecham
Meetings can become an endless loop. They drain your time and energy. And the worst part: they can be counterproductive. But, at the same time, meetings are important. So, how can you reclaim those lost hours and convert them into strategic sessions? In a post, Justin Mecham share tips from some of the world's best business minds: 👉 Steve Jobs ↳ Invite only the right people. 👉 Tim Cook ↳ Hold everyone accountable. 👉 Jeff Bezos ↳ Use memos and not slideshows. 👉 Indra Nooyi ↳ Assign tasks before the meeting. 👉 Elon Musk ↳ Ensure everyone is needed in the meeting. 👉 Oprah Winfrey ↳ Prepare all meetings from beginning to end.
India’s dependence on Chinese imports keeps growing:
• In 2023-24 financial year China edged past the US to reclaim its position as India’s top trading partner • India’s imports from China rose by 56% since 2020, fuelling a 75% rise in country's trade deficit with China Source: Agathe Demarais, The Economist
So far in 2024, only 29.8% of the stocks in the S&P500 are outperforming the benchmark.
Source: Koyfin
Remarkable chart: gold in yen.
No further comments necessary. Source: Michel A.Arouet, Ht @AugurInfinity
Semi conductors Companies Ranked by Market Cap - @EricFlaningam on X:
1)The scale of the industry is incredible. Many public companies larger than $10B aren’t listed here. 2) $NVDA's performance over the last two years has to be one of the best tech stories ever. Incredible how they built their accelerated computing ecosystem for over a decade before the current infrastructure boom.
US 10y-3m yield spread has been negative for more than 440 days.
But no recession so far... Source: Kevin Gordon
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