Business

When people don’t like you, but they need you

Apr 28 • Gil Gildner

What does money represent?

The smallest unit of wealth represents the smallest unit of work, which is ultimately the extraction of value from the earth.

Aug 25, 2025 • Gil Gildner

If you ran a company like a democracy, it would be bankrupt within the year.

If you ran Walmart like a democracy, every worker in each of the 10,784 stores would vote the company into a benefits-fueled hole. We don't run…

Jul 24, 2025 • Gil Gildner

Averages & medians don't really tell you what you need to know

Perhaps you’ve seen the statistic: 50% of marriages end in divorce.

Jul 18, 2025 • Gil Gildner

Why the SMMA model is fundamentally broken

This year, I have gotten more messages about one specific subject than anything else by far.

Nov 19, 2022 • Gil Gildner

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