The Rise of the Platform Economy
Why platforms beat pipelines, and what it means for businesses that are still thinking in pipeline terms.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running a Business
Ten years in, the honest version of what running a small business actually involves day to day.
Lessons from Ten Years of Blogging
A decade of writing in public — what it has changed, what has stayed hard, and whether it was worth it.
The Case of the Missing Engagement Glue
On what makes people stay engaged at work — and the specific things organisations do that destroy it without noticing.
Moana the Movie and Climate Change
A Disney film, a seven-year-old’s conclusions, and what that says about the accessibility of complex ideas.
2016 — A Year in Review
A year of difficult choices and useful lessons, reviewed honestly.
Dr. Strange and the Case of Disabling Constructs
What the Marvel film reveals about victimhood as a mental model — and why even god-level beings can be defeated by it.
Creating a Kickass Campaign #LikeAGirl
On the P&G Always campaign that reframed what it means to do something “like a girl” — and why it is worth studying.
Ajaya Series
The retelling of the Mahabharata from Duryodhana’s perspective — and what it reveals about moral complexity in the original epic.
Constantinopolis
Historical fiction about the fall of Constantinople — told from both sides of the walls, with genuine respect for both.