by John Macdonald | Jul 14, 2024 | The250
AI dominates the zeitgeist. By 2025, AI is expected to displace around 85 million jobs but create 97 million new ones. AI projects to contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Nearly 70% of companies are expected to adopt AI technology by 2030. Global...
by John Macdonald | Jul 13, 2024 | The250
I loved the Weekly World News when I was in college. “Alien Bible Found, They Worship Oprah””Bat Boy Found in Cave!””Bigfoot Kept Lumberjack as Love Slave!” I sure did love to stand in the checkout line and give it a once-over. The...
by John Macdonald | Jul 12, 2024 | The250
One perspective is that you do what you do for you. Another is that you do what you do for someone else. My guess is that, at its core, it’s both. In both cases, what you do is an opportunity to serve. The opportunity to serve is a privilege. It’s what...
by John Macdonald | Jul 11, 2024 | The250
One way to look at all ventures is from the outside in. What are the objective or historical odds of success? Powerball: 1 in 292201338 Roulette (single number hit): 1 in 38 Blackjack: 100 in 237 Survive a skydive: 199999 in 200000 High School player making it to the...
by John Macdonald | Jul 10, 2024 | The250
Always going out for ice cream is a great hack for your health. What? But I can get a half-gallon of ice cream at the grocery store for the same price as a single cone at the ice cream shop. Why would I do that? If you buy a cone at the ice cream shop, how...