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How did Twitter's blue check mark go from status symbol to total embarrassment?

In less than six months, Twitter's blue check mark "verification" has gone from a status symbol for the rich and famous to a warning sign associated with Elon fanboys and trolls. We unpack what happened, using lessons in brand strategy and viral growth.

Twitter
Elon Musk
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Which skills matter? Employees and L&D leaders don’t always agree [research]

Which skills matter in the modern workplace – to get promoted, to get ahead, to impact the business? It turns out that employees and learning leaders don’t always agree.

We recently surveyed 10,000 students and 250 learning leaders on the skills that are their biggest priority in 2023.

talent management
leadership development
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5 steps to pick a winning investment ‍

Whether you’re the investor or the investee, the six-step Risk-Reward Framework can put you on the right path.

investment
venture capital
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Can ChatGPT write a positioning strategy?

ChatGPT can do a lot of amazing things. So what happened when we put it into an MBA-level positioning course?

Product positioning
MBA courses
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Want to build the next Airbnb? 4 steps to get started

Airbnb changed the way we travel without purchasing any hotels. Uber made it easier to get around without amassing their own fleet. And DoorDash took care of breakfast without cracking a single egg.

The common thread between these companies is that they’re platform businesses. Rather than selling products directly, they’re providing a platform that conveniently connects sellers and buyers.

How do you follow in their footsteps? Here are four steps that can help you build a platform of your own.

platform
product strategy
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Why we rebranded (with a minimal amount of yogababble)

Let's skip the glossy merch shots and talk about the actual process of rebranding your company.

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The 4 priority strategies for every marketer in Q1

This week, we heard from 8 marketing experts from companies like Estee Lauder, HubSpot, and Zapier on THE AI strategies that need to be in every CMO’s 2026 plan. Our own Head of Marketing, Rachel Fields, is sharing the 4 tactics on her own to-do list.

AI
Marketing
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85% of workers don’t use AI for business value

Our latest AI proficiency research was released this week – and if you’re leading a team through AI transformation, you’re going to want to keep reading.

AI
Research
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How I learned to stop note-taking and let AI work for me

We have a new Head of Engineering! Say hi to Chad and read on to learn how he’s leveraging Claude Code to keep all the facts of a new role straight.

AI
Claude
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Personal AI use cases are good for business

Here's a slightly controversial take from AI researcher Marc Zao-Sanders: Don’t worry that no one is using AI for work yet – personal use comes first, but enterprise ROI follows.

AI
Use cases
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The 4 AI investments finance leaders need to make in 2026

The opportunities for AI in finance are huge – if CFOs set the right strategy. Glenn Hopper, our AI for Finance instructor, is sharing the 4 AI investments finance leaders should make in 2026.

AI
Finance
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The 5 AI investments sales leaders should make in 2026

If you’re a sales leader and your AI strategy sounds like “buying an AI-powered outbound tool”, put the company card down until you’ve read this.

AI
Sales
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The president went first on AI. Everyone else followed.

Sidearm Sports president George Scott drove company-wide AI adoption by getting deeply fluent himself first, making AI proficiency part of every employee’s performance review, and requiring a real capability baseline before letting anyone join the AI committee.

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What the Best AI Leaders Get Right About Culture

The best AI leaders are backing their strongest individual contributors, making AI everyone's job with clear ownership, and using governance not as a brake but as the unlock that lets adoption scale.

AI
culture
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We Analyzed 4,500 AI Use Cases. Here's What We Found.

Most employees use AI regularly, but only 2% report use cases that involve meaningful automations, because companies aren’t helping people figure out what to use AI for.

AI
Use Cases
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AI-native engineering: the 2/2/2 framework

Building an AI-native engineering team isn't just about using new tools.  At Section, we use Domain-Driven Teams and the 2/2/2 framework to ship feature-complete value every six weeks. 

AI
engineering
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How Klaviyo helped 1,800 employees find a great AI use case

In 2026, AI cannot be an optional career-builder for a handful of employees – it needs to be a business expectation for everyone in the company. Klaviyo took the first step into mandating AI use in Q4 and their AI Transformation Lead shared how it went.

AI
Use Cases
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The new “super leader” has different skills

Today's leaders have a new problem ahead of them: How to transform their businesses into "supercompanies" by fundamentally rethinking the work they do every day.

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From org-wide impact to department-level use cases, Section HQ gives every leader the insights they need to drive progress.

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