Have you watched Pain Hustlers on Netflix? It’s based on the story of Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company that played a big part in the U.S. opioid crisis. The company’s product was a fentanyl spray to treat severe pain that could have helped a small number of critically ill patients. Instead, it spread suffering among people who never […]
How to pay for college
Higher education is absurdly expensive in the United States. Financing a college education in America costs more than some family homes, a problem that has fed the student loan crisis. Our latest release takes a hard look at how to choose a college, as well as how to pay for it. Does Size Matter? Smaller […]
How to waste a fortune
These days, if you want to build a fortune, you need to sell nonstick pans on Instagram or start a prank channel on YouTube. Rich people in the Gilded Age were just built different. Take the Astor family, who built their wealth through the beaver fur trade. Doesn’t that sound vaguely classy? Nepo baby Anderson […]
You were born to fail
As a cop, Secret Service agent, politician, television show host, and podcaster, Dan Bongino has failed his way through a lot of high-profile jobs. In fact, he believes that learning from those failures is what gave his career real momentum. His new memoir explores the alchemy of transforming mistakes into gold. Failing Is Teamwork You might […]
How to survive AI
There have been a lot of scary headlines about artificial intelligence. But underneath the drama, AI has been quietly become part of our lives, embedded in the products, services, and devices we use daily. So which is it? Is AI our worst nightmare, or could it just be…helpful? Managing Risk In The Coming Wave, AI expert […]
The next frontier in marketing
Welcome to the era of Quantum Marketing, when emerging technologies and mountains of data are making brands rethink everything. Agencies have been disrupted, purpose and ethics in advertising are gaining prominence, and trust has become a competitive advantage. Our latest Instaread navigates the new normal. Multisensory Marketing Are you marketing to all five senses? Quantum […]
The starlet who took down the crown
When Meghan Markle was a little girl, she watched recordings of Princess Diana’s wedding. She could not have known then that she would grow up to marry Prince Harry and severely undercut the Royal Family’s longstanding reputation. The ambition, scandals, and torn relationships that happened along the way are the subjects of our latest Instaread. […]
