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December 22, 2025

Ford’s EV Exit: Trouble or Turning Point?

Ford just wrote off $19.5 billion in EV investments. Yep, billion. Buckle up — we’re diving into what this bombshell could mean for tech hiring, innovation, and why EV startups might just eat Detroit's lunch.

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December 22, 2025

Why Legacy Builders Burn Out (and How to Fix It)

What Triple-A game devs and startup leads have in common? High stakes, legendary pressure—and the uphill battle of outdoing the past. Here’s why pressure isn’t the enemy, but the lack of perspective often is.

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December 20, 2025

Why Founders Blow It When They Hire Fast

Rushed hires kill momentum faster than a dodgy funding round. Here’s why founders make bad calls under pressure – and how to avoid nuking your own team with the wrong hire when you’re scaling.

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December 18, 2025

What Ford’s EV Exit Really Tells Us

Ford just torched $19.5 billion on electric vehicles—ouch. But beneath the headlines lies a lesson every tech leader needs to hear: how not to bet on future talent, tech or timing. Let’s dig into the human side of the mess.

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December 15, 2025

Tesla’s Sales Surge: A Hiring Lesson

What do Tesla’s 8-year growth trends in Europe have in common with your struggles scaling a data team? Quite a lot, actually. Here’s what EV model sales data can teach us about momentum, hiring timing, and strategic recruitment.

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December 12, 2025

Why Auto AI Hype Is Running Out of Petrol

Gartner reckons the AI engine in automotive is set to stall by 2029. Here’s why the brakes are screeching—and what it reveals about hype, hiring, and hype-hiring cycles in any tech business.

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December 8, 2025

Why Automotive AI Is Hitting the Brakes

Gartner says AI investment in automotive will nosedive by 2029. What’s behind the skid — and what can tech leaders learn from it before their own AI hype train derails?

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December 5, 2025

Why DeepSeek’s AI Move Changes Everything

DeepSeek just gave away a GPT-5-level open source AI — and that’s not just a tech flex. This shift could upend how start-ups, scale-ups and technical teams build, hire and compete. Let’s talk about why this matters… a lot.

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December 1, 2025

When Influence Becomes a Business Plan

David Sacks could end up steering national AI and crypto policy—while holding stakes in both. Let’s not pretend this isn’t a tech recruiting lesson in disguise.

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November 28, 2025

Why Hiring’s Not Like Buying a TV

Snagging the perfect OLED on Cyber Monday is thrilling—but if only hiring a star engineer was that simple. Here's why recruitment isn't like snagging a telly deal, and what to do before your talent strategy ends in static.

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November 24, 2025

Why AI Hype Won’t Replace Great Hiring

Everyone’s banging on about AI like it’s the second coming—but when it comes to hiring? The robots aren’t your saviour. Here’s why the AI noise is a distraction for founders who actually want to build a brilliant team.

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November 23, 2025

AI in A&E: More Scalpel Than Sledgehammer

Emergency departments are turning to AI to cut wait times — but this isn’t just about fancy tech. It’s a lesson in people, process and expectation-setting. Here's what founders and tech leaders should really take from this.

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