Memos
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Every talk published in 2026
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What is a memo?
My scrapbook. Things I noticed and wanted to remember, in slide form. No theme, no rules, no editorial calendar. Just what cleared the bar of ‘interesting enough to make a deck about.’
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04
May 2026
memos
AI
9 May 2026
04
AI
The Audio Layer
the founding manifesto for The Audio Layer
AI
8 May 2026
05
AI
What a Creative Builder Actually Does
profile 1 – creative builder with product sense
Culture
7 May 2026
06
Culture
The Optimist's Operating System
framework for builders
AI
3 May 2026
07
AI
The High Agency Multiplier
who wins the next decade
28
April 2026
memos
AI
30 Apr 2026
08
AI
Output Stacking
the new shape of knowledge work
AI
29 Apr 2026
09
AI
The Bets That Just Got Blessed
the bets that just got blessed
Building
27 Apr 2026
10
Building
The Optimist's Operating System
the optimist's operating system
AI
25 Apr 2026
11
AI
Self-Healing Solo Projects
AI
25 Apr 2026
12
AI
Edited by Humans
75% at Google, 100% at frontier labs
AI
21 Apr 2026
13
AI
1,000 Venues. One Question.
Culture
22 Apr 2026
14
Culture
Campaigns End. Institutions Compound.
AI
21 Apr 2026
15
AI
Moving Fast Breaks Things Slowly
moving fast breaks things slowly
AI
17 Apr 2026
16
AI
50 Decks Before Claude Design
50 decks before claude design
AI
17 Apr 2026
17
AI
The Distribution Supercycle
the distribution supercycle
AI
17 Apr 2026
18
AI
The Great Unplug
Original
AI
17 Apr 2026
19
AI
The Megawatt Thesis
Curation
AI
6 Apr 2026
20
AI
50 Days of The Pattern
Retrospective
“
The algorithm shows you what it thinks you want. Your bookmarks show you what you actually are.
From “The Last Unfair Advantage” →
AI
14 Apr 2026
21
AI
They Are Cooking
the one about who's actually cooking
AI
14 Apr 2026
22
AI
Tokens Are the New Currency
the one about how AI bills you
AI
14 Apr 2026
23
AI
The Meaning Recession
the one about getting out of bed
AI
14 Apr 2026
24
AI
I Built a Personal Health OS
9 years of data, one afternoon
Culture
9 Apr 2026
25
Culture
Saving Without Reviewing Is Hoarding
1,859 URLs and a mirror
Culture
14 Apr 2026
26
Culture
Gym Is The New Night Out
the one about sweat replacing the night out
AI
14 Apr 2026
27
AI
Personal Intelligence Infrastructure
the one about my Slack workspace
Culture
14 Apr 2026
28
Culture
10 Things I Learnt From 10 Years of Saves
the 10-year retrospective
Culture
14 Apr 2026
29
Culture
$1.8 Billion. Two Employees.
start here →
Building
14 Apr 2026
30
Building
From Two Guys in a Studio to OpenAI
the one about TBPN
AI
14 Apr 2026
31
AI
The Kerosene Lamp Stage
the one about Jevons
AI
4 Apr 2026
32
AI
BuggySmart
the one where an AI called 6,000 venues
AI
15 Apr 2026
33
AI
From Wool Shoes to GPUs
the one about the greatest pivot ever
AI
17 Apr 2026
34
AI
Forbes AI 50 · 2026
the Forbes AI 50 decoded
AI
20 Apr 2026
35
AI
The Second Brain Has Overtaken The Second Screen
second screen to second brain
“
The old model needed 14 people. The new model needs one and a subscription.
From “The Non-Coder’s Manifesto” →29
March 2026
memos
AI
26 Mar 2026
36
AI
Prototypes Are the New Pitches
the one about building to win
AI
21 Mar 2026
37
AI
After Knowing
the one about expertise in the AI age
Strategy
21 Mar 2026
38
Strategy
Strategy Deck
the one that opens doors
Building
21 Mar 2026
39
Building
The Strategist Who Ships
the one that started it all
Culture
21 Mar 2026
40
Culture
Taste Brief Deck
the framework I wished existed
Culture
21 Mar 2026
41
Culture
The Pattern Strategy
personal favourite
Culture
21 Mar 2026
42
Culture
The Last Unfair Advantage
taste as competitive moat
Building
21 Mar 2026
43
Building
The Non-Coder's Manifesto
what happens when anyone can build
Culture
21 Mar 2026
44
Culture
Culture Is Infrastructure
culture intelligence as operational, not decorative
Culture
21 Mar 2026
45
Culture
Subscribe to Everyone
the subscription economy's strangest chapter yet
AI
21 Mar 2026
46
AI
What 81,000 People Want from AI
hope and fear coexist
Building
21 Mar 2026
47
Building
But Does It Make Any Money?
the question that kills careers
Strategy
21 Mar 2026
48
Strategy
The 15-Year Pivot
strategist becomes builder
Strategy
21 Mar 2026
49
Strategy
Strategy Through Building
the new strategy
AI
21 Mar 2026
50
AI
Command Line Commerce
the sequel to the command line is sexy
AI
21 Mar 2026
51
AI
When AI Shops For You, Taste Becomes the Product
Mastercard trilogy, part 1
Culture
21 Mar 2026
52
Culture
The Best Experiences Remove Themselves
Mastercard trilogy, part 2
Culture
21 Mar 2026
53
Culture
The 27-Year Case Study in Experience Over Product
Mastercard trilogy, part 3
Building
21 Mar 2026
54
Building
The Visible Shelf
the case study in building with taste
Building
23 Mar 2026
55
Building
Redesigning The Pattern
AI builds, taste decides
Building
21 Mar 2026
56
Building
The System
the meta deck
AI
23 Mar 2026
57
AI
Permission Not Required
the one that starts arguments at dinner
Culture
25 Mar 2026
58
Culture
The Monster/Machine
the first curation deck
Culture
25 Mar 2026
59
Culture
The Aspiration Economy
the prescription to the diagnosis
Strategy
27 Mar 2026
60
Strategy
How to Evaluate an Agency That Builds
the client guide
AI
26 Mar 2026
61
AI
30 Days of The Pattern
the milestone
“
If your honest answer to the board is “we’re piloting this” – you’re in the bell curve.
From “How to Evaluate an Agency That Builds” →
AI
28 Mar 2026
62
AI
Calling 3,000 London Restaurants with AI
the infrastructure nobody talks about
AI
28 Mar 2026
63
AI
What Should I Order?
the dish name is the review
AI
28 Mar 2026
64
AI
Can My Buggy Get Through the Door?
made by a London dad