Can AI reliably recognise a better product?

Patrick Collison thinks agents will reward quality. But a good product still needs to make its value clear to the right customer.

Oct 15 • Martin O'Leary

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September 2026

Your marketing team has too many customers

How to agree what comes first when you’re new and every department needs your help.

Sep 15 • Martin O'Leary

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August 2026

Human customer support shouldn’t be a VIP perk

We all know AI is going to handle more customer support, but the bigger question is when should a person step in and take over.

Aug 11 • Martin O'Leary

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July 2026

Stablecoin payments cannot be reversed

Stablecoins can move money fast but what happens when something goes wrong?

Jul 14 • Martin O'Leary

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June 2026

I set up a Claude subscription for my team

A day later I got sent a blog that said we were quietly innovating. Cringe.

Jun 30

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May 2026

Trust doesn’t have a line item

Which is exactly why it’s always the first thing to go.

May 26 • Martin O'Leary

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April 2026

My OpenClaw review

The chat was the least useful part.

Apr 14

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March 2026

The washing machine didn’t negotiate with the housemaid

Everyone’s arguing about which job AI takes first but what if that’s the wrong question entirely.

Mar 18 • Martin O'Leary

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February 2026

Marketing is splitting into two jobs

One optimises for humans while the other optimises for machines.

Feb 24 • Martin O'Leary

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Your enterprise pitch was fine. Your org chart was wrong.

What 100 vendor pitches at Google taught a partnerships lead about enterprise sales.

Feb 17 • Martin O'Leary and Loretta

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January 2026

Great meeting. No reply.

What killed your B2B deal while you were still celebrating.

Jan 13 • Martin O'Leary

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December 2025

I almost quit Uncharted twice

The essays that finally showed me what Uncharted was really about.

Dec 30, 2025 • Martin O'Leary

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