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Danny Groner

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Director of Growth PR, Forecast Labs, an investment group. We help you grow your consumer-facing business more affordably. I write about careers, community, and care in my newsletter. You can subscribe to it here: http://dannygroner.substack.com.

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · Jun 25

An essay I worked hard on was published today. I hope you read it. memoirland.substack.com/p/buckeye-an...

Buckeye and Me

Danny Groner has feelings…about the death of his therapist’s dog.

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 7h

"Most investors I spoke to believe the information flow is adequate, noting that not all defense tech deals have highly classified information or are wholly dependent on the government for revenue." www.axios.com/2025/10/09/v...

VC investors step into defense tech with limited visibility

Investors might not see the technical specifications of a product tied to a classified project.

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 7h

People pay a lot for insurance. Sometimes it’s not enough to protect them from disaster.
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People pay a lot for insurance. Sometimes it doesn’t protect them from disaster.

Even as premiums are rapidly rising, critical gaps in coverage mean having insurance doesn’t guarantee financial protection.

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 19h

This weekend in my newsletter, to go out tomorrow evening, I'll write about why to hold off on name-checking mutual acquaintances when you meet others. You can subscribe here: dannygroner.substack.com.

Next. Up. | Danny Groner | Substack

This is Next. Up., a newsletter that covers consistently one or more of these critical topics: Careers, Community, and Care. We hope you'll join the discussion. Click to read "Next. Up.", by Danny Gro...

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously, politicians need to cut the f'n swearing:
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Politicians Aren’t Cool Enough to Curse This Much

Political leaders once watched their language. Now they delight in using obscenity.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 9h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 14h

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 9h

Good on TechCrunch for still pubbing these details, but if how bad are you as a spokesperson if you don't even understand the basics.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 10h

There aren't a lot of people in my industry who I think are legitimately bad to bring on at a growing startup, but when I see a company I've heard of hire one of those select people, I take note.

Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 11h

Family offices still bet on AI and health care even as deals slow down
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Family offices still bet on AI and health care even as deals slow down

Investment firms of the ultra-rich made 46% fewer direct investments in September compared with the same period last year, according to Fintrx.

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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 12h

For the latest episode of Hacklab, we carried out one of the more fun and stressful hacking experiments of my career: We hacked a casino card shuffler to help me cheat in a game of poker against unsuspecting players in Vegas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ20...

I Cheated At Poker By Hacking A Casino Card Shuffling Machine | Hacklab | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 12h

Keep Hispanic consumers engaged—why pulling back now costs more later

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Keep Hispanic consumers engaged—why pulling back now costs more later

Despite slower spending, sustained and culturally fluent engagement builds Hispanic loyalty. Here’s why staying present now matters—and what works.

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 12h

"A dirty secret about pageants is that behind the smiles and the ogling, a great part of their fuel is female ambition. Long before “American Idol” and its ilk, pageants were a means for a small-town striver to vault herself into a bigger world." www.wsj.com/politics/the...

The Beauty Queens of MAGA World

From cabinet secretaries to state legislators, many women in today’s GOP have one thing in common: they got their start in public life by winning pageants.

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 13h

Really struck by how brilliant a protesting tactic this is not just in terms of optics, but as a form of both privacy protection and discouragement of violence.

It masks your face and has to give pause to anyone thinking about beating you up.

dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 1d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 13h

"People have been talking about impending ‘The Great Wealth Transfer’, but really, it’s something that is already upon us. There are 100T+ in assets being passed down from older generations to Millennials and Gen Z, two generations who are truly digitally native and want a more modern brokerage."

CMO Corner: “People always say that between speed, quality, and price, you can’t have all three, you can only pick two. My goal is to break that idea,” ft. Public’s Zach Dioneda - Tearsheet

While other investing platforms use gamification, Public is taking a different approach.

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 13h

Inc is hiring a senior editor to help us steer our Premium vertical, which is home to all of our deep, thoughtful and incisive original reporting. Pays up to $120k starting. Come work with me!

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Senior Editor @Inc.

Mansueto Ventures LLC - Senior Editor @Inc. - New York, NY

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 13h

CMOs share what brands get wrong when marketing to Gen Z
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CMOs share what brands get wrong when marketing to Gen Z

The group’s perceived aversion to advertising and lack of brand loyalty are more myth than fact, panelists argued at Advertising Week.

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 13h

Good podcast interview.

Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 14h

It's worthwhile to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal.

Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 14h

"Some of Chicago Costume’s 35 employees also got busy sewing fabric scraps and foam material into imitations of the miter headdresses worn by high-ranking Catholic clergy. Paired with a robe, the headwear would let someone dress up as Pope Leo, a Chicago native." apnews.com/article/hall...

How a family-owned costume shop is keeping tariffs from making Halloween a nightmare

A family that runs two costume stores in Chicago is putting a creative twist on Halloween this year due to tariffs on Chinese imports.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 15h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 15h

Is he going to renege on peace now that he didn't get his prize for it?

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Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: Some gamblers are placing WNBA bets based on when they think players are on their periods—and advising their followers to do the same. One content creator calls it "blood money." But the strategy is both unscientific and sexist. From @mollylongman.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/men-ar...

Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money."

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 15h

"His jeans have also earned Kennedy a measure of respect among some gym-goers, who look past practical considerations like movement and admire the message his attire sends."

Another Controversial Stance From RFK Jr: Working Out in Jeans

The health secretary’s gym habit is a source of curiosity and bewilderment in the fitness world.

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 15h

Wade is 6'4"

NBA @nba.com · 15h

NBA Legends showing out for the 2025 NBA China Games 🤩

Shaq x Yao x Vince x Wade