No. 01
BusinessFebruary 17, 2026
The E-Myth operating system: what this actually looks like in practice
Capability maps, bounded intelligence, placement decisions — what building an AI-first business operating system looks like over twelve months.
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Business
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No. 02
BusinessFebruary 13, 2026
Governance, drift, and responsibility in AI-first firms
Systems don't fail dramatically in AI-first firms. They drift quietly until intent and reality diverge. The founder's irreducible role is stewardship.
No. 03
BusinessFebruary 6, 2026
When the application layer is eaten from below
AI agents aren't replacing software. They're bypassing it entirely — and most organisations won't notice until the damage is done.
No. 04
BusinessFebruary 5, 2026
Scaling without hiring: leverage density and the new economics of growth
AI lets small firms scale output without adding headcount. But scaling decisions without scaling governance creates drift. Here is the design problem.
No. 05
BusinessJanuary 28, 2026
Deciding where judgement belongs
Takeaways from The E-Myth: how to decide where judgement belongs in your business, clarify roles, and build systems that actually work.
No. 06
BusinessJanuary 24, 2026
How to design a role as bounded intelligence
Job descriptions assume humans fill gaps. Bounded intelligence specifications don't. Here's the mechanics of delegation that works.
No. 07
BusinessJanuary 22, 2026
Goodhart's law for AI agents: when your AI finds the loophole before you do
Your AI agent will ruthlessly optimise any metric you set — including the loopholes you didn't see. Goodhart's law and the AI governance trap most teams miss.
No. 08
BusinessJanuary 19, 2026
Why franchising is now the wrong metaphor
Procedures scale humans. Policies scale AI systems. The franchise model breaks when consistency comes from intent, not scripts.
No. 09
BusinessJanuary 15, 2026
AI won't fix bad management — it will expose it
Task-masking isn't laziness. It's rational behaviour in systems that reward activity over outcomes. AI removes the last places it hides.
No. 10
BusinessJanuary 14, 2026
Org charts are dead; capability maps aren't
Org charts show who reports to whom. Capability maps show where decisions actually happen. In AI-first businesses, only one reveals how work gets done