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Elad Gil (@eladgil) is the CEO of Gil & Co, a multi-segment investment firm, holding company, and the world’s leading technology operating company. Elad is an entrepreneur, CEO, and investor or advisor to private companies, including AirBnB, Anduril, Coinbase, Figma, Instacart, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Stripe. He was previously VP of Corporate Strategy at Twitter and … Read more

For computational processes that have investigated AI, there is only one question: “We wasted time. But did we make money?” It’s dull but it also cuts like a knife. AI can write faster, summarize faster, compare faster and prepare the first pass faster. But if the client is still buying “hours” and the company is … Read more

If you’re leading finance in a hospitality business in 2026, you already know that the role doesn’t look the same as it did five years ago. The owners’ meeting seeks a forward-looking understanding, not a systematic retrospective. The lender wants the deal to be clarified on Friday. The operations director wants to know if the … Read more

Cathy Lanier works as the chief security officer (CSO) of the National Football League (NFL). As the league’s CSO, he oversees all operations and functions of the NFL’s Security Department—overseeing the league’s office interactions with all 32 clubs and working with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of NFL facilities, … Read more

Catch the Full Episode Episode overview In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, host John Jantsch sits down with serial entrepreneur Brian Will to reveal the real reasons so many businesses fail and why it has little to do with product, market, or funding. Using his experience building 10 companies worth over half … Read more

Do you want to keep your financial records accurate and organized? Your accountant or finance team can help with that. But if you’re in a management position for a small, medium-sized, or growing company, it’s important to understand how your financial recordkeeping and reporting works. Your general journal and general ledger are key players in … Read more

Starting a business in Australia is exciting, but how do you get your first customers? This is the assignment that keeps many founders up at night. You have a great product or service, but getting it in front of the right people is like climbing a mountain. The good news is that thousands of Australian … Read more

Catch the Full Episode: Episode overview In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, host John Jantsch sits down with coach and author Aiko Bethea to explore the deeper reasons why teams struggle with communication, trust, and accountability. Drawing from his book Standardized, Aligned, ResponsiveAiko presents a powerful self-leadership framework that goes beyond high-level … Read more

If you’re running a business, tracking your finances can be a breeze. There are many concepts and practices to wrap your head around and stay on top. Some of these may seem very similar but may, in fact, have very different meanings and implications. Accrued expenses and accounts payable are examples of two financial terms … Read more

You may already be doing more work between deadlines than ever before. The risk is that it remains invisible, so it never goes into your payments. With Income Tax MTD, many practices will need to review records regularly, identify problems early, and handle corrections throughout the year, not just at submission time. If you’re still … Read more