Storyteller and fractional CCO for growing industrial and enterprise tech companies, Chair of Majority in the Middle, runner, foodie, progressive Lutheran
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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The contrast between Peggy Flanagan and El-Sayed is interesting. They're both up ~3.5 points in our polling average. But since Minnesota is bluer, Flanagan is actually underperforming the state's partisan benchmark by more.
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“He happens to be a friend of mine,” President Trump said about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when asked Tuesday why North Korea can have nuclear weapons but not Iran. “I’m about the only person in the entire world that he likes, and I like him.”
Trump then said, “As long as I'm around, he's going to be fine. You know why? Because he respects me and he likes me."
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AI agents need boundaries. Avalara’s leaders discuss guardrails for customer data and agent actions. Watch the full Aviator conversation: techstrong.tv/videos/avalara… #ResponsibleAI
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My wife’s best friend’s husband died today from colon cancer. 6 weeks from diagnosis to death. In his 50s. Worked out. Not obese or diabetic. Get your colonoscopy and Cologuard. Get a Galleri DNA cancer test if you want to identify it before polyps grow.
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Maybe you’ve read some reviews of the new foods at the Minnesota State Fair, but have you read my review? Here it is: minnesotamonthly.com/general…:
Agentic AI is tailor-made for tax and compliance work, and growing complexity of sales taxes and global e-invoicing mandates are making it critical for growth. More from @avalara’s CEO.
Tax compliance is becoming a proving ground for how enterprises apply AI without sacrificing accuracy.
@ashimmy speaks with @HugoSarrazin, CEO of @avalara, about how the company combines a deterministic tax calculation engine with AI to monitor regulatory changes, process exemption certificates, and automate complex compliance workflows across global markets.
The conversation also examines why curated tax data, private LLMs, and complete auditability are essential for AI-powered compliance. Hugo also previews CRUSH 2026, taking place September 22–24 in Fort Lauderdale.
▶️ Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/4wRWM4c
#AI #TaxCompliance #Automation #Avalara #CRUSH2026
Aaron Pearson retweeted
This poll says a lot about where Americans are right now.
There’s still an appetite to build — factories, energy, logistics. But support for growth isn’t automatic. People want to understand the investment and what it means for their community.
I think it’s good for people to know that wherever they are, no matter how it might seem, there are almost assuredly a lot of others that feel a lot like they do.
Well MNSCU in fact IS having this conversation as they seek to significantly reduce their buildings and eliminate redundant offerings. And I hope they get support for making those chalnges.
Aaron Pearson retweeted
Only way to limit coming AI backlash is to start shifting taxes from labor to compute. The average voter needs to see salient benefits from AI. Today we tax labor > compute (income vs corp tax, depreciation for machines not education, payroll tax, etc). This will have to invert.
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Sobering reality: declining downtown property values are shifting the tax burden onto residents, making our city unaffordable.
Instead, my colleagues are focused on decriminalizing drug paraphernalia and a data center moratorium. It's time to get serious.
Roper: Only one of our Twin Cities appears serious about reviving its downtown startribune.com/downtown-rev…
