Writing
Practical insights on AI systems, lean operations, and modernizing professional services. Essays and guides for managing partners and founders.
Why I Make My Espresso the Manual Way
On ritual, resilience, AI psychosis, and why some things are worth doing slowly by hand.
Why I'm Building a Community for Lean Operators
After 10 years running a recruitment business, I'm stepping into something new. Here's why I'm building the Leanpreneur community and what it means for what comes next.
Creating at the Speed of Thought
The constraint on building has shifted. It's not execution capacity anymore - it's judgement.
The Infrastructure Flip: From SaaS Subscriptions to Personal Software
I cut hundreds from my monthly software bill by building personal systems with natural language. The infrastructure flip is here.
Why AI Can't Replace Your Best Recruiter (Yet)
The most valuable thing a recruiter does - judgment under uncertainty - is the one thing AI still can't touch.
The New Reality of Recruitment: Why Efficiency, Not Volume, Will Define Winners
After sitting on an APSCo panel about the future of recruitment, I spent the next week fielding questions from agency owners and reflecting.
Bridging the Gap: Job Boards Connect 2025
After 15 years straddling both recruitment and job board worlds, I've watched the same conversation happen in parallel universes.
A/B Testing Lessons for Leanpreneurs: Lior Neu-Ner's Pricing Experiments and Business Evolution
In this episode, we're diving into the journey of Lior Neu-ner, the master of A/B testing pricing.
Future-Proof Your Recruiting Career
Where recruiters will continue to add value in the age of AI.
From Freelancer to Marketplace Maven: How Connor Finlayson Built a Profitable Business with No-Code Tools
This week, you get to learn about Connor Finlayson, a nocode marketplace building leanpreneur.
Multi-Hustle Mastery: Turning passion into profitable projects alongside the 9-5
This week, Sam joined me to talk about having fun building side hustles that interest you and provide income.
Mastering the 4-Day Work Week: How Solopreneur Phil McParlane Uses AI and Automation to Run Multiple Businesses
Read on to learn about a solopreneur who uses AI and automation to run multiple businesses and aims to work only 4 days per week.
The New Definition of Lean Entrepreneurship - Leanpreneurism
Defining a new type of lean entrepreneurism. I've always struggled with the question, 'what do you do?'
How to Win and Retain Business in Recruitment
A comprehensive guide to business development and sales in recruitment and staffing.
The Lean Recruiter: How Recruitment Agencies Run Lean
How lean principles apply to recruitment agencies.
Progression is Never Linear
Zero to one is a rarity, stay the course.
Airtable Powered ATS For Lean, Small or Startup Recruitment Agencies
Why I ditched off-the-shelf recruitment CRM software and built my own on Airtable.
Merging Job Boards and Recruitment Services
Why recruitment agencies should build job boards, and why job boards should build recruitment services.