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Most operating partners start talking before they’ve earned the right.

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Most operating partners start talking before they’ve earned the right.

lock-1 17 Apr 2026
Most PE sourcing advantages are just well-dressed middlemen.

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Most PE sourcing advantages are just well-dressed middlemen.

lock-1 17 Apr 2026
Allbirds is a very modern corporate tragedy.

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Allbirds is a very modern corporate tragedy.

lock-1 17 Apr 2026
The first 60 days with a new agency are always brilliant.

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The first 60 days with a new agency are always brilliant.

lock-1 17 Apr 2026
The modern agency model is basically a subscription for meetings.

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The modern agency model is basically a subscription for meetings.

lock-1 07 Apr 2026
We'd been celebrating the sound of water entering a bucket full of holes.

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We'd been celebrating the sound of water entering a bucket full of holes.

lock-1 07 Apr 2026
Agents don’t disrupt industries. They delete fees.

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Agents don’t disrupt industries. They delete fees.

lock-1 07 Apr 2026
This is the bit private markets were hoping nobody would test.

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This is the bit private markets were hoping nobody would test.

lock-1 07 Apr 2026
Forbes didn’t ruin its brand overnight. It turned it into a vending machine.

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Forbes didn’t ruin its brand overnight. It turned it into a vending machine.

lock-1 07 Apr 2026
The Luxury for Men rollup is the least sexy good idea in consumer right now. Which is exactly why it’s a good idea.

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The Luxury for Men rollup is the least sexy good idea in consumer right now. Which is exactly why it’s a good idea.

lock-1 07 Apr 2026
“We’re a family” is one of the great lies of modern business.

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“We’re a family” is one of the great lies of modern business.

lock-1 07 Apr 2026
Attribution is the agency’s favourite magic trick.

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Attribution is the agency’s favourite magic trick.

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