๐ถ๏ธ Hot Fudge Sunday for 2025-05-25
I'm simplifying the newsletter format based on reader feedback while covering key market insights and career updates.
I surveyed readers about offering a shorter version of the newsletter. Results were mixed so Iโm shortening the newsletter and moving sections around this week.
Hot Fudge Daily Digest
๐ Markets Monday for 2025-05-19
As a reminder, this is an end of day snapshotโฆ
Quick Recap
For Market Monday, I continue to look at the same key indicator that I take from a simple Yahoo Finance webpage each week. Itโs how I look at things through the lens of the closing bell on Monday.
This week:

2 is more than 0
๐ฅ Hot Takes Tuesday for 2025-05-20
Two hot takes on bills and banks.
โ๏ธ + ๐ค I guess if you wanted to say anything goes with AI you could just make a law that says anything goes with AI, right?
https://www.techmeme.com/250519/p43#a250519p43
๐ค + ๐ฆ If you do, then I guess you could literally take that to the bank, right?
https://www.techmeme.com/250520/p25#a250520p25
๐คช Wacky Wednesday for 2025-05-21
Each Wednesday I go through dozens of Slack communities.
I then select the most interesting shared link.
This will always be a safe for work link. ๐
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-wienie-500-is-the-most-american-motorsport-event-ever-devised/
๐ Throwback Thursday for 2025-05-22
๐ก ๐ฐ๏ธ One story caught my eye this week โ the gap in LEO satellite broadband services deployment.
https://www.techmeme.com/250522/p11#a250522p11
Back in the ancient times of 2018โฆ the satellite broadband services market was only being served by a few seemingly legacy providers.
https://www.techmeme.com/180222/p16#a180222p16
โ Final Thoughts Friday for 2025-05-23
๐ค + ๐ฎ The story that caught my eye this week was Waymo reaching 10M paid rides. Granted, even 10M total rides is a mere drop in the bucket compared to human operated Lyft and Uber rides every day.
Waymo will disrupt the gig economy slowly as it ramps. Just as the human switchboard operator role had a peak, that peak gave way increasingly automated digital telecommunications solutions.
https://www.techmeme.com/250520/p56#a250520p56
๐ฎ Sneak Peak Saturday for 2025-05-24
Ah, the Friday news dump. Letโs see the memes!
By Friday, everything seems to be reaching the peak of getting news turned in before a deadline or dread-line. It sometimes seems like we reach a fever pitch in news coverage throughout the week.
Insert Letโs See Who This Really Is Meme
https://www.techmeme.com/250523/p12#a250523p12
#OpenToWork Weekly
I participated in a #NeverSearchAlone #JSC after rebooting Cuthrell Consulting and joining NexusTek.
I added those #OpenToWork from my LinkedIn network to this newsletter. Over time, weโve grown an Alumni ๐ section for those that have transitioned from to their next career adventure.
Alumni ๐
- Congrats Jarrod Weise ๐
- Congrats Karl Edwards ๐
- Congrats Paul Lysko ๐
- Congrats Bob Lima, PMP ๐
- Congrats Rich Green ๐
- Congrats Sheri Gearhart ๐
- Congrats Shianna Maxwell ๐
- Congrats Richard Arnesen! ๐
Those in my network that are #OpenToWork:
- Elizabeth Quintanilla - Fractional CMO, Digital Marketing Consultant & Coach, Marketing Gunslinger
- Kelly Britt - Experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Dan Kelleher - Program & Technical Project Manager | CSM
- Barbara Hadley, EdM, SPHR - Strategic HR Leader | Employee Engagement Expert
- Andrew Webber - Proven Leader | Consumer Product Innovation & Scaling
- Lida Tohidi - Award-Winning Product & Marketing Leader | Startup Advisor
- Nathan Clyker - Strategic Sales & Business Development | IT Solutions Expert
- Gina (Gina Minks) Rosenthal - Global Product Marketing Manager | Technical Content Strategist
- Janel Van Beek - Business Strategist & Master Coach | Leadership & Change Expert
- Greg Phillips - Cloud Platform & Strategic Marketing Leader
- Tamera Rousseau King - Technical Program Manager | Agile Product Owner | People Leader
- Ricardo Perez - Virtualization Architect | PowerFlex & VxRail Specialist
- Mike Berteletti, CISSP - Experienced IT Professional | Infrastructure & Security
- Chris Mojica - Technical Sales & Solutions Architect
- Matthew Leib - Datacenter, Cloud & Storage Architect | Technical Writer & Analyst
- Michael Joffe - Global Technology Leader | P&L Management | SaaS & OEM
- Colleen Coll - Event Technology & Digital Media Specialist | Live Reporting
- Thomas Chatham - Engineering Leader | SaaS & Converged Infrastructure
- Sam Aiello, Ph.D. - Cybersecurity & Technology Strategist | Pre-Sales Leadership
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