Blogs

The AI research finding everyone should know

As we slide into the month of parties, catch-ups and questionable office prosecco, I know plenty of you are still head-down making sure the business finis...

Is this the end of private equity’s rapid-exit era?

Read time: 4.5 mins Compiling this newsletter is one of the most enjoyable things I do each week, not least because it lets me wander through wildly diffe...

Want to make your company sellable? Start here

Read time: 4.5 mins Welcome to this week’s edition of Growth Mindset. What keeps surfacing for me lately isn’t a single theme, but a pattern: people quiet...

What fine wine can teach us about pricing power

I’ve learned the hard way that the fastest way to lose focus is to chase shiny things – whether it’s a hyped app, a new SaaS tool or the ‘bold pivot’ that...

The surprising salary data every founder should see

Read time : 4.5 mins Welcome back to The Growth Mindset – where we unpack what’s shaping founders, markets and ideas right now. This week’s edition looks...

18 reasons the future is bright

This week’s stories share a sense of optimism – not the wishful kind, but the kind that comes from data, design and doing the work. From the return of sma...

How a $440k report became a cautionary tale

This week’s stories made me smile for the same reason they made me wince – they all show how easily good intentions trip over themselves. AI meant to save...

Innovation gone wrong: lessons from 80,000 launches

In business, it’s easy to get distracted by the latest shiny thing – new AI tools, fresh formats, the itch to launch one more product. But momentum withou...

AI’s winners and losers revealed

Markets may be lurching between extremes – from OpenAI’s half-trillion valuation pitch to mid-market founders betting on people and tech – but the through...