Tidbits from Brian - Issue #4
Wells, so much for 2022 being a little more normal! 🤣 But hey, that keeps life exciting, right?
Not sure how many of you follow the US markets, but it will be interesting to see how everyone takes the Fed's statement today regarding interest rate hikes.
I always like to remember the quote from Warren Buffet, "Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." The stock market always rebounds, and if it doesn't, well, we have bigger problems. Still, red is never fun.
Fresh content ✍️
Speaking of markets, I finally got a chance to write about how I got orange-pilled on Bitcoin and why I think you should HODL some.
Most of you know I'm a big Spotify fan. I use it all day, every day, while I'm working. I'm pretty obsessed with building my synthwave playlist. Here's a quick trick I've used for years on how to save $30+ a year on your Spotify subscription.
It seems like you always have to juggle multiple emails when running a business. I've compiled a list of what I think are the best email forwarding services you can use in 2022 (the Cloudflare beta is looking promising).
Interesting things 🔎
Misc. updates
Atlassian has decided to sunset the Jira Cloud for Mac app.
Mark Cuban launched the Cost Plus Drug Company. I personally think it could be a game-changer in combatting the insane cost of medicine in the United States.
Semrush acquires Backlinko. Wow, I didn't see this one coming.
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. This is just mind-blowing.
Apple just became the first company to officially reach a $3 trillion market cap (briefly).
WordPress
WordPress 5.9, Joséphine, is here! I'm looking forward to all the new changes. Carlos, from Kinsta, wrote an excellent in-depth overview.
We released a new feature in our Perfmatters plugin to automatically remove unused CSS!
Can a small player still succeed in the WordPress ecosystem in 2022? We had a great chat about this on WP-Tonic's podcast.
Interested in acquiring a WordPress plugin that already makes some money? Here are two for sale.
Crypto (not financial advice)
The Ledn newsletter is probably one of the best I've seen in the crypto space! One of the few that I subscribe to.
Kudos to Coinbase for trying to shut down weeks to recharge. Burnout is real; I've been there.
What is money? I love this speech from Pierre Poilievre.
The beta test for the Robinhood wallet has finally started!
Why Bitcoin matters. An amazing thread from Jeff Kirdeikis.
Gold mining vs. Bitcoin mining. Here's what it looks like.
If you're looking for an easy way to set up multisig, I recommend checking out Casa.
Have a great week everyone!
Until next time.