The power of deciding what to drop
Hi there I have been thinking this weekend about how much of good business is subtraction rather than addition. The instinct, especially […]
The market pays for proof, not promises
Hi there One quick thing before today’s stories. The Exit Mode Toolkit has moved to its full price of $250 but, as […]
Adoption is easy, advantage is earned
Hi there I keep coming back to one idea this Sunday: owning a thing and having an edge from it are not […]
Why predictable beats impressive every time
Hi there I have been thinking about a word buyers never say out loud but always pay for: predictable. The businesses that […]
The deal window just swung open again
Hi there I have been watching the deal flow this month with the same feeling I get when the tide turns. After […]
The 3-minute test every owner should take
Hi there Before we get into this week’s reading, a quick personal note: I am opening up a very limited number of […]
The businesses buyers come looking for
Hi there I have been chewing on one idea this week: the best businesses rarely get sold, they get bought. Boots was […]
The search box is losing its grip
Hi there I have been turning one idea over all week, and it is this: the places that decide your future are […]
The four signals buyers look for
Hi there A good Sunday morning to you. There is a pattern running through the week’s news that is hard to miss: […]
When foreign capital comes calling
Hi there Before you head out and enjoy what is shaping up to be a glorious bank holiday Sunday, here are a […]
When workers outpace the company on AI: the Microsoft 2026 verdict
A Japanese take-private war, Fidelity's full office reversal, Microsoft's awkward AI verdict, a UK late payment shake-up, and the part of every deal founders still get wrong.
Where capital is moving again
Wall Street's $1.5bn AI consulting bet, two pubs closing a day, a $5bn industrial exit, and what an earn-out lawsuit just taught founders about written records.