What separates an invention from an industry transformation? The story of the first handheld digital camera is a useful lens. It’s not just a tale about pixels replacing film — it’s about incentives, …
How to Stop Your Product from Rotting: Product Leadership Against Enshittification
Introduction Why do once‑useful platforms and products that delighted users slowly become hollow shells that prioritise growth over quality? That slow decline — called enshittification by Cory …
It’s debt, all the way down: the AI build‑out financed on borrowed time
There is a pattern emerging beneath the headlines: the rush to build AI capacity is not just a tech story, it is a financing story. When the biggest deals are underpinned by borrowed money, you stop …
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Handing Technology to Procurement Is Corporate Self‑Harm: Why Every Leader Must Be Technically Literate
What happens when the people who decide your technology treat it like a commodity to be purchased, not a capability to be grown? The short answer: expensive failure. The recent collapse of an Oracle …
The Maths of Artificial Intelligence: Why Equations Matter More Than Hype
Is AI magic, or is it just clever arithmetic dressed up in buzzwords? When product and technology leaders hear about large models, prompts and fine‑tuning, it’s tempting to treat these as black boxes …
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Benedict Evans: The Great Unbundling
Benedict Evans, the highly respected tech journalist and analyst, produces a big presentation every year exploring strategic trends in society and the technology industry. This year's presentation …
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