What Flux Ventures was: Dreams and Plans (2016 memoir)
Updated for 2026. A 2016 memoir of Flux Ventures — the holding company I built out of UCLA. Flux is no longer operational; today I run Pickleland and build AI agent systems.
Nov 16, 2016
The Agent Notebook
Posts
387 posts on growth, marketing, sales, processes, business, SEO, GEO, and AI agents — written from the operator's seat.
List of Top Guest Post Sites
Updated for 2026. Guest posting still builds real brand authority, but Google's link-spam updates have made low-quality paid placements risky. Here's how I think about it now — and which sites I still accept posts on.
Jul 24, 2020
How Does Instagram Make Money? 2026 [Revenue, History]
Updated for 2026. Instagram earns almost entirely through advertising — feed, Stories, Reels, Explore, and Shopping ads all sold through Meta's ad platform. Advantage+ AI automates targeting, making it one of the most efficient ad systems in the world.
Mar 6, 2022
How To Advertise On Spotify In 2026
Updated for 2026. Spotify Ads Manager (formerly Ad Studio) is Spotify's self-serve platform for audio, video, and podcast ads. Here's how to set up a campaign, target listeners, and get results without a massive budget.
Mar 21, 2022
How to Apply to All Jobs on AngelList (Script)
Updated for 2026. AngelList's jobs platform rebranded to Wellfound in 2022. The old mass-apply console script is broken and ToS-risky. Here's the honest 2026 approach to high-volume job searching on Wellfound.
Mar 27, 2021
How To Diagnose Traffic Drops Using Google Analytics
Updated for AI Search (May 2026) TL;DR: Diagnosing traffic drops in 2026 has a new culprit on the suspect list: AI-search displacement. When a query that used to drive clicks now triggers an AI Overview that summarizes your content without sending the click through, your traffic drops even when your ranking holds. The
May 2, 2026
How To Fix No Data Available On Facebook Error
Updated for 2026. The "No Data Available" Facebook error appears when the app can't fetch likes, reactions, comments, or feed data — usually a cache or app-version issue fixable in minutes.
Sep 27, 2022
How To Resolve Facebook Marketplace Not Working Issue?
Updated for 2026. Facebook Marketplace not working? Check age restrictions, account status, browser cache, app version, and location eligibility. Step-by-step fixes for the most common causes in 2026.
Aug 23, 2022
How to Validate a Business Idea Before You Build It
A practitioner's framework for testing whether a business idea has real demand before you invest time and money — 5 methods, common traps, and the signals that say go.
Jun 19, 2026
Reverse Image Search in 2026: Google Lens, Facebook & Pinterest
Reverse image search now runs through Google Lens — right-click any photo on desktop, long-press on mobile. Fastest method for Google, Facebook, Pinterest & TinEye, plus a free 4-in-1 tool.
Feb 6, 2020
Schema Markup: The Unfair Advantage In SEO 2026 Tutorial
Updated for AI Search (May 2026) TL;DR: Schema markup was a tiebreaker for Google rankings in 2024. In 2026 it’s a primary signal for AI engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews use schema to extract answers cleanly. This refresh adds the schema types that punch above their weight for GEO and an FAQ…
May 2, 2026
SEMRush Review 2026: The All-In-One SEO Tool For Digital Marketers
Updated for AI Search (May 2026) TL;DR: SEMrush is still one of the most-used all-in-one SEO platforms in 2026 — and it now includes AI-search tracking features (AI Overview presence, citation source visibility for some queries). The review below covers the platform’s classic capabilities. This update adds an FAQ on ho
May 2, 2026