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Leverage not productivity - How can AI be a tool to increase leverage? Answering this question is the key to unlocking new opportunities and disruption in professional services, healthcare and education.
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kennyfraser.substack.com/p/leverage-n...
Leverage not productivity
How can AI be a tool to increase leverage? Answering this question is the key to unlocking new opportunities and disruption in professional services, healthcare and education.
kennyfraser.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Leverage not productivity - How can AI be a tool to increase leverage? Answering this question is the key to unlocking new opportunities and disruption in professional services, healthcare and education.
kennyfraser.substack.com/p/leverage-n...
kennyfraser.substack.com/p/leverage-n...
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In this wk's newsletter — I figure out how to explain consulting work that solves not-yet-named problems.
Also:
– experiments gone wrong (and how to make them go right)
– fixing gov’t strategy
– ditch-digging as org design
– protocol in Southeast Asia
uncertaintymindset.substack.com/p/gbw1525
Also:
– experiments gone wrong (and how to make them go right)
– fixing gov’t strategy
– ditch-digging as org design
– protocol in Southeast Asia
uncertaintymindset.substack.com/p/gbw1525
Grab bag (Week 15/2025)
Mixing metaphors; a fine paste; describing consulting; workshop economics; experimenting well; alt-farming; wet sandwich logic.
uncertaintymindset.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
In this wk's newsletter — I figure out how to explain consulting work that solves not-yet-named problems.
Also:
– experiments gone wrong (and how to make them go right)
– fixing gov’t strategy
– ditch-digging as org design
– protocol in Southeast Asia
uncertaintymindset.substack.com/p/gbw1525
Also:
– experiments gone wrong (and how to make them go right)
– fixing gov’t strategy
– ditch-digging as org design
– protocol in Southeast Asia
uncertaintymindset.substack.com/p/gbw1525
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I would rather have 10 paying customers than 100 free users.
But I’d rather have 1000 free users, 10 of which converted to paid.
Because: more traction and the potential to convert more.
If you do “free,” don’t forget its purpose.
But I’d rather have 1000 free users, 10 of which converted to paid.
Because: more traction and the potential to convert more.
If you do “free,” don’t forget its purpose.
March 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I would rather have 10 paying customers than 100 free users.
But I’d rather have 1000 free users, 10 of which converted to paid.
Because: more traction and the potential to convert more.
If you do “free,” don’t forget its purpose.
But I’d rather have 1000 free users, 10 of which converted to paid.
Because: more traction and the potential to convert more.
If you do “free,” don’t forget its purpose.
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"It's easy to build apps with AI"
Here's what nobody is talking about: software accrues bugs, security warnings, and outdated dependencies.
Every app you deploy is going to require ongoing maintenance.
Who is going to do that?
Are folks going to trust AIs to do this maintenance automatically?
Here's what nobody is talking about: software accrues bugs, security warnings, and outdated dependencies.
Every app you deploy is going to require ongoing maintenance.
Who is going to do that?
Are folks going to trust AIs to do this maintenance automatically?
February 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"It's easy to build apps with AI"
Here's what nobody is talking about: software accrues bugs, security warnings, and outdated dependencies.
Every app you deploy is going to require ongoing maintenance.
Who is going to do that?
Are folks going to trust AIs to do this maintenance automatically?
Here's what nobody is talking about: software accrues bugs, security warnings, and outdated dependencies.
Every app you deploy is going to require ongoing maintenance.
Who is going to do that?
Are folks going to trust AIs to do this maintenance automatically?
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FWIW, my rules about running:
→ Not every day has to be a New Personal Best.
→ Don’t time it.
→ Some days you walk a bit, some you don’t.
→ Better to be healthy and do this for many more years, than to strain and get injured.
→ This is supposed to be fun.
→ Not every day has to be a New Personal Best.
→ Don’t time it.
→ Some days you walk a bit, some you don’t.
→ Better to be healthy and do this for many more years, than to strain and get injured.
→ This is supposed to be fun.
January 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
FWIW, my rules about running:
→ Not every day has to be a New Personal Best.
→ Don’t time it.
→ Some days you walk a bit, some you don’t.
→ Better to be healthy and do this for many more years, than to strain and get injured.
→ This is supposed to be fun.
→ Not every day has to be a New Personal Best.
→ Don’t time it.
→ Some days you walk a bit, some you don’t.
→ Better to be healthy and do this for many more years, than to strain and get injured.
→ This is supposed to be fun.
Good summary of where we are. The opportunity for startups in AI is expanding rapidly. Specifically for B2B, integrating new tech in the enterprise is hard. Agents may make this harder in the early days. Great points from @Christof Janz
medium.com/point-nine-n...
medium.com/point-nine-n...
The Agents Are Coming. Winter Is Not.
Why brute force isn’t everything and why there might be a golden era ahead for AI startups
medium.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Good summary of where we are. The opportunity for startups in AI is expanding rapidly. Specifically for B2B, integrating new tech in the enterprise is hard. Agents may make this harder in the early days. Great points from @Christof Janz
medium.com/point-nine-n...
medium.com/point-nine-n...
My first venture into the podcast world as a guest on the Women in Business Podcast hosted by Denise D'Elia - I enjoyed talking about the dynamics of leadership and inclusion as seen through the lens of a mainly female executive team - Appointedd.
www.linkedin.com/posts/denise...
www.linkedin.com/posts/denise...
Denise D'Elia on LinkedIn: #triscribe #sunstonecommunication #inclusiveleadership…
Welcome to the Women in Business Post In a groundbreaking start to the year, The Women in Business Post features its first of the year man ally interviewee:…
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January 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My first venture into the podcast world as a guest on the Women in Business Podcast hosted by Denise D'Elia - I enjoyed talking about the dynamics of leadership and inclusion as seen through the lens of a mainly female executive team - Appointedd.
www.linkedin.com/posts/denise...
www.linkedin.com/posts/denise...
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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
January 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Will #GenAi truly disrupt healthcare? There is no service industry where the need for technology tools to improve delivery is greater. But will this be allowed to happen?
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
Big sky
It's hard to make predictions, especially about the past. So my outlook for 2025 is full of questions to explore, not expectations.
open.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Will #GenAi truly disrupt healthcare? There is no service industry where the need for technology tools to improve delivery is greater. But will this be allowed to happen?
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
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Tsundoku (積ん読) — Japanese — acquiring books and letting them pile up without reading them.
I read 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 of them… but yeah, it me.
(Is there a similar word for `npm` dependencies? 😂)
I read 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 of them… but yeah, it me.
(Is there a similar word for `npm` dependencies? 😂)
January 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tsundoku (積ん読) — Japanese — acquiring books and letting them pile up without reading them.
I read 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 of them… but yeah, it me.
(Is there a similar word for `npm` dependencies? 😂)
I read 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 of them… but yeah, it me.
(Is there a similar word for `npm` dependencies? 😂)
It's hard to make predictions, especially about the past. So my outlook for 2025 is full of questions to explore, not expectations.
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
Big sky
It's hard to make predictions, especially about the past. So my outlook for 2025 is full of questions to explore, not expectations.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's hard to make predictions, especially about the past. So my outlook for 2025 is full of questions to explore, not expectations.
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
My year end hashtag#AI stocktake: Veiled in the morning mist
Current startup activity and the focus of much investment tells us there are some industries where GenAI is expected to drive major disruption: Healthcare, Education, Professional services
kennyfraser.substack.com/p/veiled-in-...
Current startup activity and the focus of much investment tells us there are some industries where GenAI is expected to drive major disruption: Healthcare, Education, Professional services
kennyfraser.substack.com/p/veiled-in-...
Veiled in morning mist
Some point in time observations about GenAI. What is it, how much is being invested, where is the value now and which industries face disruption?
kennyfraser.substack.com
December 22, 2024 at 7:49 AM
My year end hashtag#AI stocktake: Veiled in the morning mist
Current startup activity and the focus of much investment tells us there are some industries where GenAI is expected to drive major disruption: Healthcare, Education, Professional services
kennyfraser.substack.com/p/veiled-in-...
Current startup activity and the focus of much investment tells us there are some industries where GenAI is expected to drive major disruption: Healthcare, Education, Professional services
kennyfraser.substack.com/p/veiled-in-...
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I wrote a blog post titled "What's happening with founders over 40?" that ended up on Hacker News.
I got a lot of comments and reactions to the piece, so I thought I'd respond to those in this podcast:
justin.transistor.fm/episodes/too...
Here's a little video sample:
I got a lot of comments and reactions to the piece, so I thought I'd respond to those in this podcast:
justin.transistor.fm/episodes/too...
Here's a little video sample:
December 18, 2024 at 3:19 AM
I wrote a blog post titled "What's happening with founders over 40?" that ended up on Hacker News.
I got a lot of comments and reactions to the piece, so I thought I'd respond to those in this podcast:
justin.transistor.fm/episodes/too...
Here's a little video sample:
I got a lot of comments and reactions to the piece, so I thought I'd respond to those in this podcast:
justin.transistor.fm/episodes/too...
Here's a little video sample:
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Picking the winners after the race doesn't tell you how to bet beforehand.
Remember that when reading business success stories.
Does this apply to my stories and advice too?
Yes:
Remember that when reading business success stories.
Does this apply to my stories and advice too?
Yes:
Business Advice Plagued by Survivor Bias
Advice from “successful entrepreneurs” might be unreliable due to Survivor Bias. What’s real, and what’s random?
longform.asmartbear.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Picking the winners after the race doesn't tell you how to bet beforehand.
Remember that when reading business success stories.
Does this apply to my stories and advice too?
Yes:
Remember that when reading business success stories.
Does this apply to my stories and advice too?
Yes:
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Auctions for golf rounds on some great courses here:
- Augusta Country Club
- Gleneagles
- Royal Birkdale
- Royal Dornoch
- Turnberry
- Prestwick
- Renaissance
- Sunningdale
- Portmarnock
- Royal St George
- Robert Trent Jones
- Augusta Country Club
- Gleneagles
- Royal Birkdale
- Royal Dornoch
- Turnberry
- Prestwick
- Renaissance
- Sunningdale
- Portmarnock
- Royal St George
- Robert Trent Jones
A shameless sales pitch. The University of Stirling is running a fundraiser for their high performance golf team. There are a bunch of great prizes eg the unique opportunity for a training day with Dean Robertson, GB&I Walker Cup Captain.
Please support if you can
uk.givergy.com/StirlingGolf...
Please support if you can
uk.givergy.com/StirlingGolf...
Stirling Golf Auction 2024 | Powered by Givergy
Bid on exclusive money can't buy items & experiences with University of Stirling. Enter into one of our charity auctions, prize draws or buy exclusive
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December 10, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Auctions for golf rounds on some great courses here:
- Augusta Country Club
- Gleneagles
- Royal Birkdale
- Royal Dornoch
- Turnberry
- Prestwick
- Renaissance
- Sunningdale
- Portmarnock
- Royal St George
- Robert Trent Jones
- Augusta Country Club
- Gleneagles
- Royal Birkdale
- Royal Dornoch
- Turnberry
- Prestwick
- Renaissance
- Sunningdale
- Portmarnock
- Royal St George
- Robert Trent Jones
A shameless sales pitch. The University of Stirling is running a fundraiser for their high performance golf team. There are a bunch of great prizes eg the unique opportunity for a training day with Dean Robertson, GB&I Walker Cup Captain.
Please support if you can
uk.givergy.com/StirlingGolf...
Please support if you can
uk.givergy.com/StirlingGolf...
Stirling Golf Auction 2024 | Powered by Givergy
Bid on exclusive money can't buy items & experiences with University of Stirling. Enter into one of our charity auctions, prize draws or buy exclusive
uk.givergy.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:17 AM
A shameless sales pitch. The University of Stirling is running a fundraiser for their high performance golf team. There are a bunch of great prizes eg the unique opportunity for a training day with Dean Robertson, GB&I Walker Cup Captain.
Please support if you can
uk.givergy.com/StirlingGolf...
Please support if you can
uk.givergy.com/StirlingGolf...
Thoughts and some great questions from Benedict Evans 2025 annual presentation. Everyone in tech should read this.https://open.substack.com/pub/kennyfraser/p/reading-ai-eats-the-world?r=8s18&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
December 4, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Thoughts and some great questions from Benedict Evans 2025 annual presentation. Everyone in tech should read this.https://open.substack.com/pub/kennyfraser/p/reading-ai-eats-the-world?r=8s18&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
The #AI slowdown is irrelevant: The pace of AI change is not unprecedented. Real change will be slower than people think for well understood reasons. Learn from past experience and make sure its change for the better.
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
The AI slowdown is irrelevant
The pace of AI change is not unprecedented. Real change will be slower than people think for well understood reasons. Learn from past experience and make sure its change for the better.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:54 AM
The #AI slowdown is irrelevant: The pace of AI change is not unprecedented. Real change will be slower than people think for well understood reasons. Learn from past experience and make sure its change for the better.
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
open.substack.com/pub/kennyfra...
Congratulations to the team at NHCT winner of Improving the In-patient Care of People with Parkinson's BIHA awards. Proud that Triscribe data helped support this project. Shows that better data about medicines usage combined with great #NHS people makes a real difference to patients
November 28, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Congratulations to the team at NHCT winner of Improving the In-patient Care of People with Parkinson's BIHA awards. Proud that Triscribe data helped support this project. Shows that better data about medicines usage combined with great #NHS people makes a real difference to patients
Totally agree with this - you can add separatism in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to the list of things that drug us down here in the UK. Love to know about anyone who has good ideas how we address this - doesn’t feel like our new Government has a clear plan?
< braddelong.substack.com/p/the-unmaki... > What happens when a global financial hub bets on the wrong policies at the wrong time? Britain's story since 2008 is one of lost potential, economic stagnation, and repeated grave self-inflicted wounds. And even those are not enough to account for... 1/
The Unmaking of a Modern Economy: Brexit, Austerity, and Britain's Great Retraction
Austerity's False Economy? Brexit's Blow? The Long Shadow of 2008? You need much more than those to account for Britain's pitiful economy since Nick Clegg decided to let the Tories govern the place...
braddelong.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Totally agree with this - you can add separatism in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to the list of things that drug us down here in the UK. Love to know about anyone who has good ideas how we address this - doesn’t feel like our new Government has a clear plan?