Marcus Viscidi

[Ian Inangelo @iinangelo]

The Billboard Number 1 Song For Every Boston Celtics Championship

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

This restaurant does not exist.

Ethos, which claims to be Austin’s #1 restaurant, has 72k followers on IG.

It seems normal until you realize the photos of the food + venue are AI.

The posts get thousands of likes and comments from people who have no idea.

[Kyle Asay @KyleAsay_]

“Sales math” used to be simple. Just get your conversion rates for:

Cold outreach -> initial meeting

Initial meeting -> opportunity

Opportunity -> closed won

Throw in average deal size, and you could reverse engineer exactly how many cold calls/emails you need to hit quota.

Now, the math is breaking.

Conversion rates (especially at top of funnel) have gotten so low that this “sales math” leads to impossible to reach volume metrics.

Where 200-400 activities used to generate an opportunity, we now see 1,300+.

So sales reps (and sales leaders) that made a living off of “Well, we’ll just have to do more” are left without a viable answer.

Instead, we need to get hyper-focused on conversion rates:

Less, “Make more calls” and more “Improve the quality of our call list.”

Less, “You need more meetings” and more “How are we making the most of each meeting?”

Quantity will always matter - great conversion across a tiny sample size is a losing strategy. 

But volume alone isn’t leading any company to sustainable revenue.

[Marcus Viscidi @VarcusMiscidi]

@JGeo 🚮🗑️

[Kent Osborne @scratchattitude]

imo, gratitude is the most important mental skill for a pay-to-play golfer — whether your handicap is 22 or plus 2.

When you’re truly grateful for being on the golf course, you won’t be trapped in your own bullshit, which means you’ll actually have a chance to enjoy your round. Moreover, you’ll be a great guy to play with, whether you’re playing great, playing ok, or playing poorly.

But on those days when things aren’t going your way, and your playing partners have to watch you slam clubs and/or listen to you moan about bad swings /bad luck for four hours, well, to put it bluntly, when it comes to the emotional side of your game, you aren’t breaking 100.

If you’d like to learn more about developing what i call a scratch attitude, send me a DM or go to https://t.co/7Udyrln1Wx and book a coaching session.

You’ve got nothing to lose but your frustration.

[Celtics on NBC Sports Boston @NBCSCeltics]

It all started with a "we want Boston" chant...

Now, the Celtics are NBA champions 🏆🍀

Watch the full playoffs recap here! 📺

[Richard White @RamblinWreck34]

Holding the next one was even better. Did I do it right Jimmy?

[Shane Young @YoungNBA]

Celtics aren't battle-tested, I fear.

[Top Speed Golf @TopSpeedGolf]

Make it easier on yourself to tuck that right shoulder in with a favorable spine angle

[Kerrod Gray | Professional Golf Coach @kerrodgraygolf]

Weird trick to get a flat left wrist. I have always struggled with cupping at the top of my swing and I was surprised at how well this trick worked.

#golf

[Mark Crossfield @4golfonline]

Stop the over-the-top move with this simple drill.

[WISK.ai @WISK_ai]

@VarcusMiscidi from @InformaConnect explains how the NRA Show is driving connections and innovation in the restaurant world.

Don't miss it tomorrow, May 07, 2024 at 11 AM EST! 

#RestaurantIndustry #NRAshow #InformaConnect

[The Wolf of Franchises 🍟 @franchisewolf]

In 1975, Steve Jobs approached his former boss - Nolan Bushnell - about investing in his computer company.

Bushnell declined the opportunity to own 33% of Apple for just $50k 🤯

He was too focused on bringing his restaurant idea to life.

The restaurant? Chuck E Cheese's👇

[Marcus Viscidi @VarcusMiscidi]

@jonathanmaze I’m stealing this for LinkedIn but will credit you…

[JakeHuttGolf @jakehuttgolf]

How to hold a golf club 101 👇🏽

[Jaylen Brown @FCHWPO]

More teams should take this strategy

[Carnivore Aurelius ©🥩 ☀️🦙 @AlpacaAurelius]

The power of sounds:

174 Hz: reduces migraines, stress
285 Hz: heals wounds
396 Hz: releases fear and guilt
417 Hz: releases negative energy, heals sacral chakra
432hz: promotes sleep
528 Hz: boosts testosterone, reduces stress, increases love
639 Hz: opens heart chakra, yields loving relationships
741 Hz: protects against EMFs, cleanse toxins
852 Hz: stimulates third eye, reduces overthinking
963 Hz: strengthens intuition, connects to higher source

[ChristoGarciaGolf @ClassicSwingX]

Mr. Burke giving me advice on winning!!! Think about “tension, tempo, timing, and trust.” 🙏🏻

[Juan George @JGeo]

2024 X Restaurant Tech 🪄

Thank you, @mikehalen and Bloomberg Intelligence for the opportunity to chop it up!

Bloomberg: https://t.co/ikctw0djZS
Spotify: https://t.co/eak2aWkwzL
Apple: https://t.co/0HPIGuhsHZ

Here are some of the topics we covered:

~Macro Status of Restaurant Tech
~2024: The Year of Restaurant Tech Shutdowns
~2024: The Year of Restaurant Tech Consolidation
~Go-To-Market Signal to Noise Issue
~☀️858 Advisory BOD Themes
~All-In-One vs. Best-of-Breed
~Proprietary Tech vs. SaaS
~The New Digital Leaders (hint: move over Domino's)