Notes from the field.
Occasional thoughts on relationships, deal-making, and what it actually takes to move technology and marketing companies forward.
The Wild Ride of Consumer Tech and what’s next!!!
The Wild Ride: How AI Just Became the Coolest Kid at the Consumer Tech Party (And Why Your Wallet Should Pay Attention) Picture this: You’re sitting on your deck in Malibu, watching the sunrise paint the Pacific in gold, when your smart rin…
AI and Creativity..It’s Complicated
Look, AI and creativity? It’s complicated. takes a long sip of lemonvox and leans back in the lawn chair Alright, so everyone’s losing their minds about whether AI is gonna kill creativity or make us all Picassos overnight. And honestly? Af…
The AI Gold Rush: Or How Silicon Valley Lost Its Mind (Again)
Alright mate, pull up a stool. We need to talk about this AI madness, and I’ve got opinions. So I’m sitting at this bar on a cruise ship a couple weeks ago– proper gin joint, the kind where the bartender knows your drink before you do – and…
Why Being Human Beats Being Perfect
The Beautiful Mess: Why Being Human Beats Being Perfect Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Weird Alright, let’s talk about something that’s been gnawing at me like a possum in a peach tree. We’re living in this wild time where e…
The Great AI Hiring Showdown: How 2025 Became the Wild West of Job Applications
The job market has officially entered its artificial intelligence era, and it’s nothing short of spectacular chaos. While you’ve heard about the “applicant tsunami” flooding LinkedIn with a 45% surge in applications, the real story unfoldin…
Product Management and AI-The Evolution
cracks knuckles and leans in with that electric grin The Product Manager’s AI Awakening: Why Your Old Playbook Just Became Kindling Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Probabilistic Chaos Picture this: You’re sitting in your fav…
AI probs won’t take your job but someone who is using AI effectively just might!!
You Probably Won’t Lose Your Job to AI (But You Just Might Lose It to Someone Using AI) And honestly? The chances of that happening are pretty damn good. Alright, let’s cut through the AI hysteria for a hot minute. While everyone’s losing t…
CMO’s Slaying Dragons!! My Take!!
Alright, alright, alright. Let’s talk about something that’s keeping every CMO awake at night—and no, it’s not wondering if their latest campaign will go viral. It’s agility. Or more accurately, the complete lack of it in most organizations…
Spinny’s take on the Great Hesitation
The Great Hesitation: When Silicon Valley Got Stage Fright Or: How the Tech World Went From “Move Fast and Break Things” to “Move Carefully and Maybe Hire Someone Eventually” So here we are, friends. Sitting in the middle of what some very …
Why we need each other more than ever!
Why We Need Each Other More Than Ever Look, I get it. AI is everywhere now, and honestly? It’s pretty awesome at what it does. But here’s what’s been eating at me lately – in our rush to automate everything, are we accidentally automating a…