What gets lost in the “AI kills jobs” narrative
If you’re new here, welcome. Each Sunday this lands in your inbox with a selection of things I’ve noticed and bookmarked during the week – stories that sa…
How AI is changing what we trust
Welcome back. This week’s mix examines moments where assumptions get tested and reality asserts itself – in technology, culture, pricing, power and decisi…
The AI question leaders are dodging
This edition contains several variations on the same story: “in theory, this should work”. In practice, as is often the case in business (and in life gene…
The most valuable thing you’re probably not measuring
January can feel oddly suspended for businesses, particularly smaller ones. Decisions meant to be settled in December drift on, budgets hesitate and the p…
What top VCs think businesses aren’t ready for
As the year gets underway, the gap between intention and execution starts to show. Tools are in place, plans are written and the pressure shifts from deci…
Do SMEs hold the key to the workforce of the future?
Welcome to the first Growth Mindset of 2026. The start of the year often brings a sharper focus on how work, technology and organisations are operating. T…
Thinking about a NED role? Read this first
This is one of those rare weeks where the work calendar loosens its grip. The inbox is quieter, the pressure lifts and there’s room to read simply because…
The one-person billion-dollar company, stress-tested
There’s a growing temptation to believe that scale is now mostly a tooling problem – more automation, more agents, more optimisation. But scratch beneath…
The brand growth myth that just got debunked
Every so often, a run of ideas lands that makes you rethink things you thought you understood. This week delivered a handful of those: about how brands gr…
52 ideas you’ll be sharing by lunchtime
My calendar says the year is winding down; my workload strongly disagrees. If you’re also juggling strategy decks, budget conversations and the occasional…
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…