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TechnologyAugust 2, 2026Lead essay

When software stops being a menu

Menus did two jobs and we only ever complained about one. As AI removes them, discoverability stops being a layout problem and becomes a teaching one.

No. 02
BusinessAugust 1, 2026

Execution discipline is just the order you do things in

Execution discipline is just the order you do things in. Why most owner-operators lose the sequence, and three practical things worth doing this week.

No. 03
BusinessJuly 30, 2026

Intelligence has always been a commodity

AI models are commoditising and human intelligence always was. Being smart was never scarce — the container you build around it is what creates value.

No. 04
MarketingJuly 28, 2026

The agent-ready website: agents read your page, not your metadata

Google doesn't read llms.txt, and schema won't get you cited. What an agent-ready website actually needs today, and the new decision it forces on you.

No. 05
TechnologyJuly 27, 2026

NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook — what actually changed

NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook, and every notebook now gets a cloud computer that runs code on your documents. What changed and what to test first.

No. 06
MarketingJuly 27, 2026

Five marketing books that disagree with each other

Godin says go small and earn permission. Sharp's data says go broad and be easy to buy. Five marketing books that disagree, and why that is the point.

No. 07
BusinessJuly 27, 2026

Your AI strategy is probably theatre — and your employees know it

Your AI strategy is probably theatre, and your employees see straight through it. That visibility is a real cost, in trust, credibility, and adoption.

No. 08
BusinessJuly 27, 2026

How to train your team for AI adoption without causing panic

AI adoption is a people problem, not a tools one. A practical guide to getting your whole team using AI without panic: boring pilots, safety, buddies.

No. 09
BusinessJuly 26, 2026

The one-person enterprise: how AI lets small businesses punch above their weight

Staying small used to mean staying limited. AI has broken that link. How the one-person enterprise competes with far bigger teams, and where it can't.

No. 10
BusinessJuly 22, 2026

The MCP gives you the voice; the skill gives you the judgement

A brand-voice connector pipes your tone into every AI tool, but it can't judge when not to apply it. That judgement is policy — a layer you still own.

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