🌶️ Hot Fudge Sunday for 2025-07-20

July 20, 2025

Last week

I’m excited to share the latest Winners Circle, a new podcast from NexusTek.

https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/20887/647704

https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/20887/648238

This week

I’ll continue working on automation ideas for the newsletter.

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Hot Fudge Daily Digest

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📈 Markets Monday for 2025-07-14

Spicier!

Last week

This week

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/research-hub/screener/9bda6c7b-fe9e-41ca-9da9-e281a4a9889a

🔥 Hot Takes Tuesday for 2025-07-15

💰 + 🤖 Funding for AI-anything companies continues.

• Motor AI (autonomous driving software): $20M
• Portola (AI companion app): $20M
• NetBox Labs (manage networks): $35M
• Unify (AI-powered revenue tools): $40M
• Moonvalley (ethical AI video models): $84M
• OpenEvidence (AI search for doctors): $210M
• Thinking Machines Lab (Mira Murati’s AI startup): $2B

🤪 Wacky Wednesday for 2025-07-16

The most interesting shared link in Slack communities:

(safe for work link)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/14/germany-tarantulas-customs-cake-bozes

🔙 Throwback Thursday for 2025-07-17

One convergence story that caught my eye this week: Android will soon combine with ChromeOS

https://www.techmeme.com/250714/p6#a250714p6

For perspective, 20 years ago, Android was acquired by Google.

https://www.cnet.com/culture/google-buys-android/

Less than 5 years later, Google launched ChromeOS.

https://techcrunch.com/2009/10/13/a-first-glimpse-of-chrome-os-in-the-flesh-at-least-the-browser-part/

✅ Final Thoughts Friday for 2025-07-18

💰 + ₿ The big tech story for the week was coverage of crypto market value exceeding $4T.

https://www.techmeme.com/250718/p9#a250718p9

🔮 Sneak Peak Saturday for 2025-07-19

I’ve selected a Friday news dump item that reached a peak level of trope, cliché, or bromide on the slowest news day that may be attempting to avoid wider coverage.

https://www.techmeme.com/250718/p7#a250718p7

Of course. Of course.

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#OpenToWork Weekly

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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 🎉

• Congrats Tamera Rousseau King 🎉
• Congrats Thomas Chatham 🎉
• Congrats Dan Kelleher 🎉
• Congrats Jarrod Weise 🎉
• Congrats Karl Edwards 🎉
• Congrats Paul Lysko 🎉
• Congrats Bob Lima, PMP 🎉
• Congrats Rich Green 🎉
• Congrats Sheri Gearhart 🎉
• Congrats Shianna Maxwell 🎉
• Congrats Richard Arnesen! 🎉

Those in my network that are #OpenToWork:

• Trevor Schulz - 20+ Years in Tech Sales | Loyal, Dedicated, and Ready to Work Today
• Brian Booden - Ranked #1 in the UK for Qlik and DataViz Content
• Elizabeth Quintanilla - Fractional CMO, Digital Marketing Consultant & Coach, Marketing Gunslinger
• Kelly Britt - Experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist
• 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
• Ricardo Perez - Virtualization Architect | PowerFlex & VxRail Specialist
• Mike Berteletti, CISSP - Experienced IT Professional | Infrastructure & Security
• Chris Mojica - Technical Sales & Solutions Architect
• Matthew Leib - Data Center, 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
• Sam Aiello, Ph.D. - Cybersecurity & Technology Strategist | Pre-Sales Leadership

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