๐ถ๏ธ Hot Fudge Sunday for 2025-09-14
Last Week
I migrated from Mastodon and decided on GoToSocial. It was pretty smooth but it is still early days for the Fediverse. Also, Jason Pullo at ESP, a NexusTek company shared insights on the top cybersecurity challenges in Hospitality.
https://www.nexustek.com/insights/cybersecurity-challenges-in-hospitality
This Week
Work travel this week!
๐ Markets Monday for 2025-09-08
And my screener gets a bit closerโฆ
| Symbol | Company Name | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| ALAB | Astera Labs Inc | +11.52% |
| APP | Applovin Corp | +10.38% |
| ESTC | Elastic NV | +6.06% |
| LYFT | LYFT Inc | +5.93% |
| RBRK | Rubrik Inc | +4.89% |
| CRDO | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | +4.55% |
| GTLB | Gitlab Inc | +4.51% |

๐ฅ Hot Takes Tuesday for 2025-09-09
๐ฐ + ๐ค Funding for AI-anything companies continues.
- Motion (AI agents for SMBs): $38M
- DataCrunch (European AI cloud hyperscaler): $59M
- Cognition (AI coding tool): $400M
- Reflection AI (AI coding tools): $1B
- Mistral (French AI champion): $1.8B
๐คช Wacky Wednesday for 2025-09-10
Sometimes the videos are not wacky or whimsical but they areโฆ justโฆ wonderful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUEstWJUkA
๐ Throwback Thursday for 2025-09-11
Today means many different things for many different people.
A post on governing by AI vs. governing of AI, caught my eye.
https://www.techmeme.com/250911/p25#a250911p25
Notable headlines in recent years are interesting to consider.
2024
https://www.techmeme.com/240919/p7#a240919p7
2023
https://www.techmeme.com/231212/p23#a231212p23
2022
https://www.techmeme.com/221004/p14#a221004p14
2021
https://www.techmeme.com/210825/p32#a210825p32
โ Final Thoughts Friday for 2025-09-12
I think the biggest story this week was Oracleโs $300B win.
https://www.techmeme.com/250910/p43#a250910p43
Thatโs a lot of power. Twinkie for scale.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzaQjS1JstY
๐ฎ Sneak Peak Saturday for 2025-09-13
One article squeaked into Friday news coverage that caught my eye.
I guess weโll just have to wait a little while longer before we can embrace our new robot overlords.
https://www.techmeme.com/250912/p3#a250912p3
#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 transitioned to their next career adventure.
Alumni ๐
- Congrats Sam Aiello ๐
- Congrats Nathan Clyker ๐
- Congrats Kelly Britt ๐
- Congrats Tamera Rousseau King ๐
- Congrats Thomas Chatham ๐
- Congrats Dan Kelleher 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:
- Scott Place - High Performance Sales Rep
- 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
- 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
- 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
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