🌶️ Hot Fudge Sunday for 2025-06-01

June 1, 2025

This week continues our new shortened format. Thanks again to readers for all the helpful replies and survey feedback.

Last week

Last week was a shorter week due to the holiday weekend.

It was nice to see NexusTek recognized for a 7th year in a row!

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nexustek-named-to-crn-solution-provider-500-list-for-2025-302467361.html

Next week

Are you going to be in NYC next week on June 11-12?

An amazing business leader event is coming to NYC on June 11.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7333870764112171008/

Also, if you are an owner/operator in Hospitality / Leisure / Travel, let me know if you’d like to be invited to an invitation for an exclusive event in NYC on June 12! 🎟️🛥️🌃

(or, if you know someone in NYC that might be interest — please forward this newsletter along)

Hot Fudge Daily Digest

📈 Markets Monday for 2025-05-26

U.S. stock markets were closed on Monday, May 26th 2025 in observance of Memorial Day.

🔥 Hot Takes Tuesday for 2025-05-27

Two hot takes on the market.

Tuesday arrived with tech stock movement after Monday markets being closed for observance of Memorial Day.

Tuesday also arrived with two acquisitions that were long overdue: Red Canary and Informatica

https://www.techmeme.com/250527/p35#a250527p35

https://www.techmeme.com/250527/p13#a250527p13

🤪 Wacky Wednesday for 2025-05-28

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. 🙈

🔙 Throwback Thursday for 2025-05-29

🤖 + 💰 One story caught my eye this week was the recent Series A raised by Chalk AI. Who? These folks:

https://www.techmeme.com/250529/p12#a250529p12

Chalk AI is interesting because of the origin story and founding team background but also because while some companies are building on top of Snowflake, Databricks, etc. it is companies like Chalk AI looking to be the companies that come after Snowflake, Databricks, etc.

In fact, it is just 18 months since Chalk AI got Seed funding.

https://chalk.ai/blog/announcing-chalk-10m-seed-funding

✅ Final Thoughts Friday for 2025-05-30

🤖 + 🔮 The story that caught my eye this week was a tale of two white collar worker realities… the banal and the existential threat of AI to gainful employment. However, I suspect the truth may not be somewhere in the middle… but is instead playing in another small town nearby in an empty lot just waiting to be discovered.

https://www.techmeme.com/250525/p16#a250525p16

https://www.techmeme.com/250529/p8#a250529p8

🔮 Sneak Peak Saturday for 2025-05-31

Ah, the Friday news dump. Let’s 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.

Peak 🏔️ vs. Peek 👀

Then there is a trope, cliché, or bromide about slow news days and the quietly mentioned news updates sent on a Friday — to try and sneak it past wider coverage. Or, in a nutshell, peak patronizing publishing.

A long list this week…

https://www.techmeme.com/250531/p1#a250531p1

https://www.techmeme.com/250529/p49#a250529p49

https://www.techmeme.com/250529/p43#a250529p43

#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, we've grown an Alumni 🎉 section for those that transitioned to their next career adventure.

Alumni 🎉

Those in my network that are #OpenToWork:

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