--- title: Information is the new oil. 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When we approached Silicon Valley and Signature Bank to get a loan to manufacture Shoembrellas™, we were laughed at and told the idea was sure to fail. Well, well, well, guess ... Start Reading ](https://www.gradientmetrics.com/trendlines/trendsegments-its-10-p.m.-do-you-know-where-your-money-is)[ Cory Manento2023/02/152 min read ## Gen Workin’ Hard or Gen Hardly Workin’? Most of us spend a third of our weekdays trying to get those tiny residual pieces of barcode sticker off the bottom of cheap plastic items working. You’d think this might ... Start Reading ](https://www.gradientmetrics.com/trendlines/gen-workin-hard-or-gen-hardly-workin)[ Cory Manento2023/01/191 min read ## Dude, Where’s My Monthly Survival Payment? We all know that Grandma Phyllis sends us monthly checks because she can no longer remember our birthday, but what if Uncle Sam sent all Americans monthly checks to try and forget ... 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