Thinking in public

Articles

Notes on SME growth, sales, strategy, positioning and the difference between a good idea and a commercially useful one.

AI & business

What happens when AI gets a real job?

Why I am testing AI against two measurable 30-day objectives rather than judging it by prompts and demonstrations.

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Growth

Building towards £1 million

A live record of the decisions behind taking LXIV Skincare from an early-stage business towards an ambitious turnover target.

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SME strategy

Strategy should change Monday morning

If a strategy cannot alter priorities, customer activity, pricing, sales behaviour or resource allocation, it risks becoming presentation rather than management.