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Hey, pals!
Lesson of the week: If you’re a CEO having an affair with your Chief People Officer, maybe don’t be canoodling at a Coldplay concert in public.
In today’s issue
⚡ Lightning List - What I’m reading this week
🤝 The Human-Agent Alliance - When managing people and AI collide
⭐ Community Spotlight - ISG Startup Competition
💰 Sponsor - The Rundown AI
⚡ Lightning List ⚡
📋 Hit list. A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs.
💻 Take it offline. Why connection matters more than tools in remote work.
🤓 Hey techies. McKinsey digital skill building for the future.
🤫 Snitches get stitches. 4 in 10 millennials are taking ‘quiet vacations’ and checking out of work.
🦄 Get it.12 UK soonicorns to watch.
👀 Millennial pause, meet the Gen Z Stare.
💼 Acquahire style. Silicon Valley is creating plum jobs for the fortunate few.
🤝 The Human-Agent Alliance 🤝
I'm absolutely thrilled to be featured in the inaugural issue of the Global Healthy HR Gazette! Huge thanks to Andy Skulimowski for including my piece on The Human-Agent Alliance: When Managing People and AI Collide.
Our team at the AI Maturity Index is 14… 3 are humans. Are you ready to orchestrate hybrid teams where not all teammates are human? 🤖
Dive into the cultural challenges, skills evolution, and legal frontiers shaping tomorrow's workforce. This isn't just about deploying AI—it's about reimagining teamwork itself.
⭐ Community Spotlight ⭐
ISG's London AI Summit this September is calling all UK startups to pitch game-changing enterprise AI solutions to a room packed with tech and IT decision-makers.
This isn't about consumer apps or flashy demos, think serious business transformation. The kind of AI that helps enterprises cut costs, boost productivity, or solve complex operational challenges. Picture yourself presenting to the exact people who sign the checks.
Know a startup crushing it in enterprise AI? Or building the next must-have tool for business leaders? This is their shot to get in front of the buyers who matter.
Check out the summit details and if you or someone in your network should be on that stage, just reply to this email and I'll make the intro.
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📚 Term of the Week 📚
Soonicorn noun | STARTUP VALUATION TERM
startup company valued between $500 million and $1 billion, positioned to become a unicorn (valued at $1 billion+) in the near future. These companies have demonstrated strong growth metrics and market traction but haven't yet crossed the billion-dollar threshold.
Related terms: unicorn, decacorn, pre-unicorn, growth-stage startup, late-stage venture
That’s all for now, pals. See ya next week.