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By David Bruce OBE, author of The Firkin Saga
In July 1979, I opened the Goose & Firkin – London’s first pub in over a century to brew its own beer. Many said it would fail immediately – the financial advisor who’d seen my business plan scrawled across it: “This project has absolutely no chance of succeeding and I suggest you abandon it immediately.” Yet, nine years later I sold the Firkin chain for £6.6 million.
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By Dario Betti, CEO, Mobile Ecosystem Forum
Two years of Threads, Meta’s version of microblogging, have been marked by rapid growth and fast-paced feature development; its momentum is undeniable. While it has not yet surpassed X/Twitter in terms of reach, its monetization strategy may have already outpaced its well-established rival. Threads is an undeniably strong business.
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By Jamie Dobson, founder of Container Solutions and author of Visionaries, Rebels and Machines
The Industrial Revolution—and the pivotal role played by James Watt’s steam engine—is often cited when discussing fundamental changes to our economic and social fabric. Since then, we’ve had a number of other “revolutions”.
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By Jamie Dobson, founder of Container Solutions and author of Visionaries, Rebels and Machines
Many people view Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the greatest thing since sliced bread. However, even sliced bread has its detractors (highly processed ingredients for starters), and there are plenty of folk far from keen to embrace AI. As is the case with almost everything, there is a sweet spot between the extremes where most people will gravitate to, but getting there does require us to address various concerns. And for business owners and managers there are a few worries that need to be considered.
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By Geetesh Bajaj
Agentic AI just showed up to your workplace like the new office rockstar — no cape, but definitely superpowers. And what’s it doing? Oh, just casually transforming workplace learning like it’s assembling IKEA furniture without even glancing at the instructions.
In this post, we will explore Agentic AI in simple terms:
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By Dario Betti, Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF)
There has been a dramatic shift in the global messaging landscape. At the center of this transformation are two platforms, X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram. Each are pursuing ambitious monetization strategies designed to leverage AI, subscriptions, and platform extensions in innovative ways.
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By Nicholas Rossman, the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF)
Once upon a time, a phone was just a phone. The exact when of that once-upon-a-time depends on how far back you travel between now and Alexander Graham Bell. For some, it’s when phones were chunks of Bakelite with rotary dials, while for others the cut-off point is when phones started to offer more than calls, text, and playing “snake”. Today, that’s what we call a basic phone. And it’s making a comeback.
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By Jamie Dobson, author of The Cloud Native Attitude
Imagine writing a book and putting it out into the world for people to enjoy. But then someone takes the book, blends it with another similar story, and then sells it, makes a movie of it, and starts selling merchandise, all without payment or even mentioning your name. You would be rightfully miffed.
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By Becky Westwood, author of Can I Offer You Something?
Feedback can be a powerful tool for individual growth and development. But for many people, receiving feedback can be a daunting experience inspiring anxiety, dread and even fear in people.
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By Paul Hargreaves, author, speaker and CEO of Cotswold Fayre and Flourish
Whether it is with potential clients or existing customers, with investors and financial partners or suppliers and vendors, with colleagues and peers or industry leaders and mentors, connections are crucial for every business. Growth and revenue generation depend on connections.
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