Last Week

⛳️ Jason Pullo at ESP, a NexusTek company shared deep golf industry insights in Part 1 of a multi-part series of posts on the Top 10 IT Issues in Golf.

Hidden Hazards in the Rough: Top Ten IT Issues in Golf, Part 1

Golf course operations are going digital—but with mobile bookings, POS systems, and guest data, IT risks are growing. In Part 1 of our series, discover five critical IT challenges facing golf course owners and how ESP, a NexusTek company, helps keep courses secure and guest-ready.

☁️ Yes, please.

Hybrid Cloud and the “Yes, And” Economy

Hybrid cloud eliminates trade-offs by combining security, compliance, agility, and scale. Discover how NexusTek’s hybrid cloud services power innovation across healthcare, manufacturing, and hospitality—turning IT into a competitive engine.

This Week

I'm back from work travel and looking forward to refining my automation.

📈 Markets Monday for 2025-09-15

Screener improvements are happening and getting closer.

🔥 Hot Takes Tuesday for 2025-09-16

💰 + 🤖 Funding for AI-anything companies continues.

• Nory (AI-powered restaurant management system): $37M
• Druid (AI agent deployment): $31M
• Modern Animal (AI-powered veterinary clinic software): $46M
• CodeRabbit (AI code review): $60M
• Vega (AI security analytics platform): $65M
• Dyna Robotics (AI foundation model for robotics): $120M
• Alt Capital (AI startup fund): $275M
• Figure (AI-powered humanoid robots): $1B+

🤪 Wacky Wednesday for 2025-09-17

I would humbly suggest that this content be considered as a suitable substitution for Rick Roll targeting sequences whenever and wherever possible.

🔙 Throwback Thursday for 2025-09-18

Looking back...

• 5 Years Ago
  • Apple released iOS 14.
  • Today, there is iOS 26.

• 10 Years Ago
  • Amazon reported a profit.
  • Today, AWS is a key profit center.

• 15 Years Ago
  • The iPad "cannibalized" PC notebook sales.
  • Today, there are rumors of a touch screen OLED MacBook Pro.

✅ Final Thoughts Friday for 2025-09-19

The biggest story this week was the return of tech IPO activity.

Techmeme: Pattern, which helps brands optimize their sales on online marketplaces, closes up 11.6% at $15.63 per share in its Nasdaq debut, after raising $300M in its IPO (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

By Annie Palmer / CNBC. View the full context on Techmeme.

Techmeme: Netskope closes up 18.37% at $22.49 per share in its Nasdaq debut, giving it an $8.6B market value, after the cybersecurity company raised $908.2M in its IPO (Bloomberg)

From Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

For perspective, it has been a busy tech IPO year so far.

• Pattern Group (PTRN): September 19, 2025.
• Netskope (NTSK): September 18, 2025.
• Gemini Space Station, Inc. (GEMI): September 12, 2025.
• Legence Corp. (LGN): September 12, 2025.
• Klarna (KLAR): September 10, 2025.
• Via Transportation, Inc. (VIA): September 3, 2025.
• Figma (FIG): July 31, 2025.
• Chime (CHYM): June 12, 2025.
• Circle Internet Group (CRCL): June 5, 2025.
• Hinge Health (HNGE): May 21, 2025.
• CoreWeave (CRWV): March 28, 2025.

🔮 Sneak Peak Saturday for 2025-09-20

Once again, I’ve selected a Friday news dump item that reached a peak level of trope, cliché, or bromide on the slowest news day that may be attempting to avoid wider coverage.

35 years ago, the H1-B visa came into existence. It has grown over the years as have periodic calls for both greater expansion and reforms.

At a time in history where slow news days are rare, a Friday update on significantly higher H1-B visa fees gained attention and speculation. First, an Executive Order (EO) was summarized and linked with highlights of the eye watering $100,000 fee being imposed by the EO.

Techmeme: President Trump signs an EO forcing companies to pay an annual $100,000 fee per holder for H-1B visas, a move that could significantly impact the tech industry (Reuters)

From Reuters. View the full context on Techmeme.

My first thoughts were how this might impact offshore consulting firms. In terms of impact, I wondered specifically about the largest global systems integrators (GSIs).

As of Saturday, more news reporting attempted to clarify ambiguity and charitability of interpretation of the H1-B visa fees increase. Naturally, updates behind paywalls and speculation in the open are both increasing on the topic.

Techmeme: A White House official says the $100K H-1B fee will not apply to renewals or existing holders of valid visas re-entering the US, only new applicants (Ben Berkowitz/Axios)

By Ben Berkowitz / Axios. View the full context on Techmeme.

Considering the news ecosystem skews heavily towards tech for beat reporting, blogs, social platforms, streaming platforms, and email newsletters, it is reasonable to expect the H1-B visa topic will probably be in the news cycle for a few more weeks.

#OpenToWork Weekly

I participated in a #NeverSearchAlone #JSC after rebooting Cuthrell Consulting and joining NexusTek.

I added those #OpenToWork from my LinkedIn network to this newsletter. Over time, we've grown an Alumni 🎉 section for those that transitioned to their next career adventure.

Alumni 🎉

• Congrats Sam Aiello 🎉
• Congrats Nathan Clyker 🎉
• Congrats Kelly Britt 🎉
• Congrats Tamera Rousseau King 🎉
• Congrats Thomas Chatham 🎉
• Congrats Dan Kelleher 🎉
• Congrats Jarrod Weise 🎉
• Congrats Karl Edwards 🎉
• Congrats Paul Lysko 🎉
• Congrats Bob Lima, PMP 🎉
• Congrats Rich Green 🎉
• Congrats Sheri Gearhart 🎉
• Congrats Shianna Maxwell 🎉
• Congrats Richard Arnesen! 🎉

Those in my network that are #OpenToWork:

• Jennifer Fisher - Full-Cycle Recruiter
• Scott Place - High Performance Sales Rep
• Trevor Schulz - 20+ Years in Tech Sales | Loyal, Dedicated, and Ready to Work Today
• Brian Booden - Ranked #1 in the UK for Qlik and DataViz Content
• Elizabeth Quintanilla - Fractional CMO, Digital Marketing Consultant & Coach, Marketing Gunslinger
• Barbara Hadley, EdM, SPHR - Strategic HR Leader | Employee Engagement Expert
• Andrew Webber - Proven Leader | Consumer Product Innovation & Scaling
• Lida Tohidi - Award-Winning Product & Marketing Leader | Startup Advisor
• Gina (Gina Minks) Rosenthal - Global Product Marketing Manager | Technical Content Strategist
• Janel Van Beek - Business Strategist & Master Coach | Leadership & Change Expert
• Greg Phillips - Cloud Platform & Strategic Marketing Leader
• Ricardo Perez - Virtualization Architect | PowerFlex & VxRail Specialist
• Mike Berteletti, CISSP - Experienced IT Professional | Infrastructure & Security
• Chris Mojica - Technical Sales & Solutions Architect
• Matthew Leib - Data Center, Cloud & Storage Architect | Technical Writer & Analyst
• Michael Joffe - Global Technology Leader | P&L Management | SaaS & OEM
• Colleen Coll - Event Technology & Digital Media Specialist | Live Reporting