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You want to increase your reach on LinkedIn? I'm an ex-LinkedIn employee, and these 5x things matter more than the algorithm. LinkedIn makes $18B a year. And it's NOT from your posts. Here are 5x things creators don’t think about: 1️⃣ LinkedIn is a map of the global economy 🌎 → 1Bn+ users, 67M companies, 113K Schools, 41K Skills, ...  → Think just how ENORMOUS that amount of data is.  → LinkedIn sells this data to governments and big companies so they can forecast skills gaps and industry shifts. 2️⃣ Microsoft didn’t buy “just another social app” 🤳🏻 → Microsoft bought LinkedIn in 2016 for $26.2Bn.  → Why? To own the data as described under point 1 and putting it into everyday Microsoft workflow tools (Outlook, MS Teams, etc.). 3️⃣ LinkedIn is a multi-billion-dollar Software-as-a-Service company 💵 → LinkedIn is an enterprise SaaS company with serious ARR.  → The feed builds trust; their software products convert it. → $8Bn ARR - Talent Solutions, $5Bn ARR - Marketing Solutions, $3Bn ARR - Sales & Learning Solutions, $2Bn ARR - Premium Subscriptions 4️⃣ LinkedIn’s users are high‑earning, career‑focused Millennials 💼 → 53% of users earn over $100,000  → 47% of users are aged 25–34  → Keep in mind WHO you are targeting with your content. 5️⃣ LinkedIn News is a global editorial operation 📰 → LinkedIn collaborates with over 400 news publishers globally. → Editors describe it as a mix of Journalism + Creator expertise + Algorithmic distribution. → Focused on credible, career-relevant information into your feed, rather than sensationalism. 👇🏻 TL;DR LinkedIn isn’t “Facebook for jobs.” It’s a data, software, and media company. → One that happens to have a social layer on top. 💡Remember LinkedIn wants people to post content.  But that’s not their endgame. You’re playing in their playground. The algorithm is optimised for their business outcomes, not creator clout. They’ll boost content that ultimately helps them sell more SaaS (to recruiters, marke

building for gen z learning? listen up 👇 gen z is buying learning that turns into outcomes fast. budgets are tight (nearly 48% of gen z doesn't feel financially secure), and with the bullet-fast rate of changes, folks are hunting for AI-resilient and AI-leveraged skills. here's how you build for them: 1. 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 >> 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 >> 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬) demand for practical, shippable skills keeps spiking (Coursera reports ~12 GenAI enrollments/minute this year). that, combined with new interview processes that favor proof of ability over pedigree, means that gen z is looking for outcomes-focused learning. 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥: integrate hands-on, practical tasks into every module. even better if that task is shareable, so folks can share their progress! 2. 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 gen z learners are inundated with a barrage of advice on where to go, what to learn, and which skills are best for them. but the number of hours in a day aren't increasing, and learners are squeezing study into nights, weekends, commutes. this doesn't mean we can't go deep - just that people need room to breathe between lessons. to attract them, let people experiment with your courses first, before diving all the way in. (Maven's Lightning Lessons are a great example!) 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥: lessons with frequent start and stop checkpoints, so learners can pick up learning on short commutes. 3. 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐎𝐈 with the 48% stat from above, the main question is: “will this pay for itself?” 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥: clear tiers (starter -> pro), bundles that include templates + office hours, and tiny guarantees (“ship your first [X] in 7 days or we jump in 1:1”). 4. 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬' 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 learning is as much connecting as teaching. dry, boring instructors see high drop-off rates. as you're onboarding instructors, op

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11 brutal truths your employer needs to read: 1. Management must collect feedback, if not, you're blind 2. A toxic culture leads to employee churn, which leads to customer churn 3. Gossip kills. Stamp it out 4. Rewarding overwork is the same thing as asking for overwork 5. Employee experience is a leading indicator of customer experience 6. Micromanagement destroys long-term productivity 7. Top talent will leave if their progression isn't your priority 8. When your best people leave, it's your fault 9. Train your managers. Train your managers 10. No sudden movements. Leaders need to be consistent 11. Reinforce values. Daily Times are changing. People-first businesses are winning. Don't get left behind. | 120 comments on LinkedIn

I love it when I hear agencies boasting about their revenues and team size. I smile, nod and generally keep my mouth shut. But the truth is these are awful metrics to judge an agency business by or to manage towards. What really matters is the net margin, cash flow and revenue concentration: Low margin businesses must chase volume if they want to grow, which isn’t easy in consulting, design and other creative services, nor is it especially desirable. That previous sentence is an example of what we call "British understatement". Businesses that do not manage working capital properly, or have a weak cash position are inherently fragile. A lot of agencies are one late invoice payment away from collapse, and I know of one global agency who boasts endlessly about their blue chip clients but is so poorly mismanaged they can't pay their freelancers. Revenue concentration matters because it determines how much latent risk there is in your business. Many agencies grow around one large profitable client, but struggle to attract new ones, leaving them one leadership decision away from disaster. The key question isn’t “How can we keep our biggest client?” It’s “How could we survive without them?” Aside from that, everyone knows that producing great work quickly — which is table stakes these days — comes from having the smallest number of the best people possible, and that having legions of permanent staff warming the bench makes agencies do crazy, often customer-hostile things to get their utilization up. By implication then, what matters most to an agency business is the cost structure, pricing power, output quality and consistency, and customer acquisition model. Revenue and team size is for willy wavers, not astute business leaders. Here endeth the lesson. | 27 comments on LinkedIn

FY26 is planned and it's going to be good. More travel, more retreats, more writing, scaling 6:3:3 and Career on your Terms, development and launch of 2 podcasts. Have you created your FY26 plan? If you're looking for direction, let's chat #633 #Planning #FY26plan

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