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What are fields of study that should exist but don't?

I asked this question to ChatGPT recently, and was surprised that I agreed completely with the answer. I find this an interesting question because people look at the subjects on offer in school and at universities today, and assume that they are the limit of the disciplines that should be

AI Flywheels

The most compelling AI-first companies will find a clear flywheel: a good product begets users begets more data, easing research complexity to build stronger generalized models which begets great products. — Suhail (@Suhail) January 28, 2023 I've written before about flywheels more generally within digital products and the building

Building an AI assistant

As part of my goal this year of building a personal holding company (Positive Sum), I've found myself working on a wide variety of tasks; anything from writing code, writing blog posts or managing finances. As mentioned in previous posts, one goal I have for Positive Sum is

Once In Concert

Last Sunday were the two performances of Once In Concert at the London Palladium, produced by Lambert Jackson, along with the production company that I founded last year, Positive Sum Productions. Here's a video I recorded from the matinee performance: Once In Concert yesterday - all credit goes

Unlocking value in AI

2022 brought with it a lot of new advances to the accessible capabilities of artificial intelligence. Following on from that, I believe that 2023 will be the year that artificial intelligence finds much more mainstream adoption, as products are built on top of the infrastructure itself, for specific use cases.

My favourite flywheels

I recently read the book Turning the Flywheel by Jim Collins, and wanted to collate some of my favourite flywheels that I've found. I'd love to hear of any others that belong here. Amazon Disney Epic Games As I'm building out my personal holding

What is a personal holding company?

There's been a lot of recent buzz on Twitter about Personal Holding Companies (PHCs). I've personally written about how the primary goal for me in 2023 is to lay the foundations for my own Personal Holding Company, Positive Sum Labs.

My experience investing in theatre - Year 1

Shipping

I recently read this article about creative contexts by Michael Nielsen, which discusses how valuable creative contexts can be, particularly when embarking on ambitious solo projects. I'd encourage you to read the full essay, as I found it included several interesting and novel ideas. Further down in the

The problem with productivity advice

The problem with productivity advice is that it tends to assume that all tasks are created equally, and require the same approach. Topics like focus, discipline and Getting Things Done (GTD) best practices are considered to be universal; and while there are certainly some generalisable elements to these topics, it&