AI Pledge - written by a human
I do not write this with AI. AI might be used to guide my research, as you’d expect, but all the words are my own.
Where.. why… how..
I’m at the kitchen table, waiting for replit to execute on the incredibly vague prompt I’ve given it. “Make no mistakes!”
Worth knowing about…
Buzzing about beehive
beehiiv launched a major platform expansion including AI website creation, digital product sales, podcast hosting, real-time analytics, audience segmentation, automated workflows, and fee-free paid subscriptions. The update positions beehiiv as a full end-to-end creator platform for building, publishing, growing and monetising without third-party tools or commissions.
The autumn budget
It’s been a long wait, but what could it mean for us?
Everything will be fine….
VAT threshold being lowered 👎
Business rate tax reforms 👎
Expanding EMI Option schemes 👍
From the ecosystem
Start Up Week!
Mon: Inspiration — Keynote launch event at London Bridge
Tue: Getting Started — Ideation workshops at Old Street
Wed: Funding & Finance — Investor panels at Canary Wharf
Thu: Growing & Scaling — Scale-up tech talks at Shoreditch
Fri: Keep Going or Pivot? — Founder fire-side chats at City of London
If you’re luck enough to have time!
Book of the week
Gotta respect an Olympian! This book is really effective at encouraging founders to really challenge their assumptions about what constitutes “productivity”.
That’s it for this week!
Thanks for being here!