13 bits of dreadful advice for CEOs (and why you should ignore them)
Ignore the LinkedIn gurus. Most CEO advice is bollocks. Think clearly, cut crap fast, and build something that actually works.
Why a Target Operating Model is the best tool to focus your team on what matters
Endless status updates in exec meetings waste time and value. Focus on what truly drives progress and impact.
Trust or Bust: Building Real Trust in Your Team
Build trust through competence, character and care, then reinforce it with direct conflict, peer accountability and promises visibly kept.
E350 | A drunk graduate today, a professor by 2030 – where AI is right now, with Daniel Hulme
Separate genuine intelligence from automation, choose the right AI for each problem and keep risky agents behind tested guardrails.
Sun, sweat and scaling up: a week with Smartsourcing
A scorching week in Cebu with Smartsourcing: scaling fast and proving culture’s what happens when no one’s watching.
Why founder mode beats manager mode: Redefining start-up leadership
Founder mode isn’t chaos, it’s clarity. It’s staying close enough to the work to actually know what’s real.
E349 | Raising money in a tough market: Lessons from Paul Archer, Jo Saxby and John Readman
Prepare for a tough fundraise by choosing suitable investors, sequencing meetings, surviving diligence and deploying capital with intent.
Why your 32-page strategic plan is bollocks (but this isn’t a silver bullet either)
Your 32-page plan is wallpaper. The one-pager? A compass, not a cure-all. Execution beats documents every time.
There ain’t no party like an S-curve party: Why success is never a straight line
Scaling a startup isn’t a straight line. It’s an emotional rollercoaster of chaos, growth, burnout, and reinvention.
Back to my roots: dyslexia, audiobooks, and why I won’t shut up about education
Not all kids need a better attitude. Some just need a different format.
