IOS Weekender - Feb 24

We are the world.

Last weekend, I watched the Netflix doc on the creation of We Are the World.

For the younger crowd: In 1985, Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, and Michael Jackson convinced 46 of the biggest music stars in the world to pull an all-nighter and record a song to benefit humanitarian efforts in Africa. It remains the 9th best-selling single of all time.

“We were all aware of each other, but in a lot of cases, we were meeting for the first time. It was [like] a big corporate meeting where you sit around and try to get used to each other, but everybody had power.” - Lionel Richie

The entire doc is a masterclass on organization, ego management, and real time problem solving.

And you see what it means to have effortless musical talent.

Pretty sure I was wearing this when I first heard We Are the World.

DEMOGRAPHICS IS DESTINY

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Not sure who John Gray is, but I think he is referring to Jon Gray, the president and COO of Blackstone. Where does everyone stand on fast email responses? I respect the speed, especially for brokers. I’m a bit more “European” in my response time.

These rent increases are margin-crushing for many SMBs. Luckily in IOS, the rents typically represent 3-6% of a logistic tenant’s cost structure.

BEFORE…

AND AFTER

So this AI thing has some legs, I guess. Check out the latest clips from OpenAI’s video project called Sora: LINK

OF COURSE, WILLIE WAS ONE OF THE STARS IN WE ARE THE WORLD 

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