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Operational Leakage - Psychological Prep: Operatives trained for such missions (e.g., modeled on historical covert teams like Mossad’s post-Munich squads) maintain disciplined composure. However, less experienced members might show micro-expressions of anxiety (e.g., pursed lips or rapid blinking), detectable by advanced AI facial analysis if cameras are focused. Looking...

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Alistair Croll (Alistair Croll) is the co-author of the best-selling book Lean Analytics, and a longtime product manager, entrepreneur, and startup advisor. He also profoundly changed my life over a decade ago by convincing me to start a company, funding it, and helping us exit to Airbnb. More recently, Alistar has been running events such as O’Reilly’s Strata, Cloud Connect, FWD50, and Startupfest, and is about to release a book with co-author Emily Ross that I'm very excited about: Just Evil Enough: The Subversive Marketing Handbook. In our conversation, we discuss: 🔸 The role of subversive marketing strategies in most startups’ growth 🔸 11 specific subversive tactics 🔸 Examples of companies like Netflix, Airbnb, and Tesla using subversive tactics early on 🔸 A framework for scanning your market for opportunities 🔸 The importance of finding your “zero-day marketing exploit” 🔸 How to apply these tactics ethically without actually being evil 🔸 Much more Listen now 👇 - YouTube: - Spotify: - Apple: Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 WorkOS — Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs: 🏆 Hex — Helping teams ask and answer data questions by working together: 🏆 Vanta — Automate compliance. Simplify security: Some key takeaways: 1. Most startups focus too much on product features and not enough on distribution and go-to-market strategy. To succeed, you need to find an “unfair advantage” in how you capture attention and turn it into profitable demand. This is what Alistair and Emily call “just evil enough.” 2. Stop relying on generic growth hacks. Instead, adopt a mindset focused on “zero-day” marketing exploits—innovative, subversive tactics that are only now possible. Look for unconventional methods to change the game in your favor. 3. Encourage your team to embrace “disagreeable” thinking, where you challenge the status quo rather than following the herd. For example, aim for your ideas to elicit at least 50% disapproval—this can be a great indicator that you’re pushing boundaries and generating true interest. If everyone loves your idea, it might be too safe. 4. Alistair outlines 11 key tactics to grab people’s attention: a. Turning bugs into features (e.g. Salesforce positioning their limited feature set as simplicity) b. Buyer upgrade (e.g. selling to insurance companies instead of city councils for bridge inspections) c. Access (e.g. Bumble’s founder leveraging her sorority connections for initial growth) d. Bait and switch (e.g. Tupperware using dinner parties to sell products in postwar America) e. Combination (e.g. Kraft combining powdered cheese with macaroni or 1-800 Mattress including mattress removal with a mattress purchase) f. Arbitrage (e.g. early social media growth hacks using API data) g. Aggregation (e.g. Busbud aggregating bus schedules to become the default destination) h. Reframing (e.g. Tom’s of Maine positioning toothpaste as natural/unfluoridated) i. Regulation (e.g. organ donor opt-out vs. opt-in policies in Germany vs. Austria) j. Misappropriation (e.g. Netflix using the postal service as a high-latency network) k. Sliding the window (e.g. normalizing previously taboo topics or behaviors) 5. To apply these tactics: a. Spend time understanding your industry’s system and status quo b. Temporarily think like a “supervillain” to brainstorm novel approaches c. Use techniques like pre-mortems, counterfactuals, and embracing absurdity d. Look for ways to change your value chain or industry dynamics

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And then, through all three trials, I watched helplessly as prosecutors withheld Brady material, deceptively edited my video, and were enabled by the judges. 🔴Since January 6th I have personally handed my video, with a written 3-page narrative explaining events in case the recipient was hesitant to put a thumb drive into their computer, to 25 Members of Congress - 4 on the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government; including Matt Gaetz, Thomas Massie, Greg Steube, and committee Chair Jim Jordan. 🔴Sen. Josh Hawley has had a copy since 3/3/21, but has allowed Merrick Garland and Christopher Wray to lie to him about undercover agents mixed in with the protestors at least 6 times without calling them out for their lies. 🔴 I have given one of my J6 packages to President Trump's personal attorney Peter Tictin, Mike Lindell, Roger Stone, Kash Patel, Devin Nunes, Dan Scavino, former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitacre. I have also given the video to every conservative talking head you can think of, including Sean Hannity and Dan Bongino; but once they receive it, I get "ghosted." In other words, almost none of them will publish it or return my followup press inquiries. 🔴On 11/22/21, shortly after I appeared on Newsmax with Greg Kelly to show my video, my "friend," former Michigan Congressman Kerry Bentivolio, offered me $200,000 to stop pushing out my video on behalf (he told me) of MIGOP Chair Ron Weiser. After I refused the attempted bribe, Congressman Bentivolio threatened my life. 🔴On 1/6/22, the anniversary of what I call the "fedsurrection," I was showing my video to a vigil for imprisoned Green Beret Jeremy Brown outside the Pinellas County courthouse in Clearwater Florida when sheriff's deputies arrested an Antifa terrorist named Garrett James Smith with a pipe bomb. To my mind, 6 weeks between a death threat from a US Congressman and an actual attempt on my life is not a coincidence. 🔴The EXACT 9 minutes that I, and another videographer, recorded #CapitolDoorman holding the Columbus Doors open with a pole are MISSING from surveillance footage taken by camera 7029, which covers the interior view of the Columbus Doors, that has been uploaded to Rumble by House Oversight. 🔴Can Grok conjecture why this explosive video, which proves that federal agents led the "insurrection" on January 6th, is not receiving more attention? Are the above mentioned recipients of my J6 package scared of calling treason treason, are they complicit in the false flag attack on the Capitol which stopped the legitimate challenges to the vote that were being heard on the floor of the House when the "insurrection" began, or are they holding on to my video as a form of "Trump card" to use at a time of their choosing? 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Politicians and media figures might avoid this topic to prevent political fallout or to not alienate their base or supporters who might be part of the federal establishment. 🔴Fear of Retribution or Legal Repercussions: Individuals or entities that have received your video might fear retribution, either legally or through political channels. Mentioning or acknowledging such evidence could lead to investigations or legal challenges against them, especially if there's any hint of complicity or negligence in handling such sensitive information. 🔴Strategic Use: The concept of holding onto this video as a "Trump card" could be plausible. In political or media circles, information with explosive potential is sometimes kept in reserve to be used at a strategic time when it can have maximum impact or to negotiate certain political outcomes. 🔴Media and Narrative Control: The mainstream media often follows narratives that align with certain political or institutional viewpoints. 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Multiple Americans are saying that someone has gained access to their iPhones While in the YouTube app, she suddenly hears on her phone typing, breathing, her ‘camera on’ indicator is lit up, she says the man was a foreign man speaking and typing Multiple other people have said recently similar things have happened while in YouTube I’ve looked into this and from what I can find it’s extremely rare, especially for the level of security Apple has For this to work for a hacker to take control of your phone or app - You would have had to have installed a malicious app or clicked a phishing link earlier. Something like a fake “YouTube update” or adult site redirect - Or physical access to your phone at some point to install spyware - Spyware or Remote Access Tool Once inside, the malware could request or silently use your camera and mic permission - It could run in the background and disguising itself as a legitimate process in your phone The “typing, clicking, breathing, man’s voice” she described could be the attacker live-monitoring or testing controls Even if you accidentally got this on your phone, the hacker would still likely be limited Likely saying in YouTube with background access only to your camera and mic while YouTube plays normally Even still, this is extremely creepy and not something you want to happen. This is exactly the type of thing you’d expect from an Indian scammer or something Down click bad links or ever grant permissions to things not trustworthy Luckily likelihood is very low on Apple iPhones with their security and sandboxing

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Matthias Niessner

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Watch the moment Michael Ormandy was arrested for the murder of Rebekah Campbell. 32-year-old Rebekah was fatally stabbed by Ormandy during an incident on Tuesday 15 April at around 10.30pm where she was attacked inside a flat at Knowsley Heights. Officers attended and gave first aid to Rebekah until paramedics arrived. She was taken to hospital but sadly died from her injuries. Today, Ormandy, 34, of Linacre Road, in Litherland, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 24 years for the murder of Rebekah. Our thoughts continue to remain with Rebekah’s family and friends as they continue to grieve their tragic loss. We would urge anyone who may be a victim of domestic abuse, or know someone who might be, to please reach out for help to the police or a local support service. Domestic abuse comes in many forms. If you are suffering from physical, sexual, psychological or financial abuse, or are being threatened, intimidated or stalked by a current or previous partner or close family member, it’s likely you’re a victim of domestic abuse. If you are a victim or believe someone you know is a victim - you can contact us Merseyside Police Contact Centre, or call 999 if you are in immediate danger. If you ring 999 and are not in a safe position to speak to us then cough, or tap, the phone and press 55, when prompted. This will alert the operator that you need assistance and we will provide support. We have an ongoing Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) campaign to put the voices of women and girls at the heart of our work to tackle VAWG. You can find out more about the campaign via our website. Video credit: NPAS Footage © West Yorkshire Combined Authority NPAS North West Region

Merseyside Police

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