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One of the biggest minds in money has died
Batman had Robin, Fred Astaire had Ginger Rogers, John Lennon had Paul McCartney, Steve Jobs had Steve Wozniak (but both needed the design brilliance of Jonny Ive) and Warren Buffett had Charlie Munger. Sure, there are mavericks who appear to be quite capable of succeeding on their own. The likes of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos,…
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There are years where nothing happens, and weeks where decades happen
Last week was chaotically busy, and fun! In addition to in depth discussions with deep thinkers from the worlds of business, AI, accounting and leadership, I interviewed a sweet rapper, a very different experience from dealing with a sweet wrapper. I poked and prodded the global phenomenon that is Steven Bartlett, told one of the…
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How to destroy a business in one weekend
The OpenAI board would have had its reasons for sacking founder Sam Altman – but as my late grandfather would often say: “There’s nothing common about common sense.” The decision to fire arguably the world’s hottest AI talent in the worlds’ most competitive and fast evolving industries smacks of an epic failure of strategic thinking.…
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Why do you do what you do?
The word “purpose” is becoming as over-used as “innovation” was a decade ago. Few people will ever find real meaning in their work. For most it’s the thing that fills the gap between school-drop off and kids’ homework in the evening; its primary function is to earn the money required to pay bills. If you…
