Posts by Liam Redmond
7 ways founders can lead without tying their worth to outcomes
Every founder knows the feeling. A customer churns, an investor passes, a product launch underperforms, and suddenly it feels personal. Even when you understand intellectually that startups are uncertain by nature, it’s easy to let business results become a scoreboard for your self-worth. The challenge is that entrepreneurship creates a unique psychological trap. Your company…
Read More7 reasons thought leadership is more about listening than talking
If you’ve spent any time on LinkedIn or around startup circles, you’ve probably noticed that thought leadership often gets confused with visibility. The loudest voices attract attention, the most frequent posters seem influential, and the people with the strongest opinions often dominate conversations. For founders, that can create pressure to constantly share insights, predictions, and…
Read More5 parts of the simple structure behind every post that performs
If you’ve ever spent an hour crafting what felt like a brilliant LinkedIn post, only to watch it disappear into the void with a handful of likes, you’re not alone. Most founders assume high-performing content comes from creativity, luck, or some secret algorithm hack. In reality, the posts that consistently generate engagement, conversations, leads, and…
Read MoreUS stocks pull back as traders evaluate new Middle East developments
Recent moves feel ‘like two or three steps forward and one step back’, says one analyst Published Tue, Jun 2, 2026 · 10:31 PM [NEW YORK] US stocks declined on Tuesday (Jun 2) as traders parsed the latest developments in the Middle East. The S&P 500 was down 0.09 per cent at 9.48 am in New York, pausing…
Read MoreVictoria’s Secret soars as turnaround powers upbeat annual forecasts
Published Tue, Jun 2, 2026 · 10:00 PM [NEW YORK] Victoria’s Secret shares jumped 42 per cent in early trading on Tuesday (Jun 2), as the lingerie retailer raised its annual sales and profit forecasts after posting double-digit quarterly revenue growth across its brands, including Pink. The upbeat forecasts underscore CEO Hillary Super’s efforts to…
Read MoreAgencies Win When Teams Work As One
Agencies get a bad rap for being only as strong as the person on your account. I’ve heard it for years. Here’s my take: great marketing is a team sport, not a solo act. My opinion is simple. If your agency relies on one “hero,” you’re taking on avoidable risk. The smarter move is to…
Read MoreUBS offers its first AT1 since Swiss authorities paused reforms
The lender is looking to sell at least US$500 million of perpetual bonds, says a source Published Tue, Jun 2, 2026 · 06:47 PM UBS Group is set to raise Additional Tier-1 (AT1) capital in US dollars, its first foray into the market since Switzerland paused plans to tighten rules on the riskiest type of…
Read MoreMeta reveals details about layoffs in Playa Vista and Menlo Park
Meta Platforms announced more details about its latest round of layoffs. As part of its already-announced plans to cut close to 10% of its workforce, more than 2,000 employees will be let go across several of its California offices, with 2,200 cuts at its Menlo Park headquarters and 74 layoffs at their Los Angeles office,…
Read More8 signs the quiet pain of pretending everything’s fine is holding you back
From the outside, entrepreneurship often looks like confidence in motion. You post the wins, celebrate milestones, and keep telling people that things are moving in the right direction. But behind many founder success stories is a less-discussed reality: the exhausting habit of pretending everything is fine when it isn’t. The pressure to appear strong can…
Read More8 ways to hold your team accountable without killing morale
If you’ve ever felt the tension between being a supportive leader and demanding results, you’re not alone. Most founders eventually reach a point where missed deadlines, inconsistent execution, or recurring mistakes force an uncomfortable question: how do you hold people accountable without becoming the boss everyone dreads working for? The challenge is especially acute in…
Read More7 energy management habits of founders who build sustainable companies
If you’ve been building for any length of time, you’ve probably experienced a strange contradiction. You know cash flow matters. You track runway, monitor burn rate, and obsess over customer acquisition costs. Yet the resource that most often determines whether a company survives isn’t sitting on a balance sheet. It’s your energy. Many founders spend…
Read MoreAI company Anthropic files to list shares, heating up race with OpenAI
Anthropic, the company behind the powerful artificial intelligence chatbot Claude, has filed to get ready to list its shares. The development comes days after it raised $65 billion, valuing it at $965 billion. The company, founded in 2021 by a breakaway faction from OpenAI, was viewed as an upstart that tailored its chatbots to the…
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