Quick read - 5 min. Productivity hacks from 3 undisputed masters, including using Google Docs for meeting participation and comments, and generally reducing time spent on meetings.

Here we look at a changing demographic that provides clues as to what category of goods and services will benefit from their spending. There are more single women in the workforce than ever, and that’s having a profound effect on the US economy. The proportion of single women in the workforce is likely to grow as more women get bachelor’s degrees, marry later and wait until they’re older to have children.

Trying to wrap your head around AI (Automated Intelligence)? Here we see an example of how old school companies are using - and buying - AI services that integrate with their existing business models to better understand their customers’ habits, all while adding revenues. Optimization!

Great news for Midwestern Tech and Startups! My prediction on the emerging heartland tech ecosystems was that within 5 years meaningful traction would start to happen. This was 4 years ago as I launched my initiative to accelerate this traction through 1) greater awareness of the tangential economic opportunities i.e. job creation and 2) introductions to Silicon Valley. This year, 18 privately-held Indiana tech and tech-enabled companies were recognized on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list, an annual collection of the fastest-growing private companies across the U.S.

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, and Oprah Winfrey share one thing in common beyond their billionaire status: they’re voracious readers. Buffett famously claims he still reads 600 to 1,000 pages a day. My particular favorite is Daniel Kahneman’s, Thinking Fast and Slow.