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Essays

Cornerstone essays

Long-form, research-first pieces. Tagged Education where they explain the discipline, and How I think where they show the judgement behind it.

EducationHow I think
01Education

What AI-native GTM engineering is (and is not)

Not a model subscription and an enrichment workbook. Sequence, wire, gate. Hire, fractional, agency or tools is a separate decision.

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02Education

Outside-in before the engine: the sequencing mistake

Why teams automate the inside of the funnel before the outside has told them anything true.

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03How I think

One tool per layer is not a strategy

Filling every box on a stack diagram feels like progress. It is mostly a procurement exercise.

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04How I think

Proof before personalisation

Personalising a message nobody believes only scales disbelief. Earn credibility first, then tailor it.

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05Education

Signals that preceded wins (not vendor scores)

The signals worth acting on are the ones your own closed-won history shows arriving first.

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06How I think

How I decide what AI is allowed to scale

A short, written test for whether a decision is stable enough to hand to a machine.

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