Newsletter 🟢 Should you announce innovations to your market ahead of time? Photo by Alexander Grey / Unsplash
🟢 Brainstorming never worked (and it's OK) Brainstorming is the get-go ideation tool promoted in large part by US companies since the nineties or rock-star design companies like IDEO. Mostly? It doesn't work. Don't fret, let's see what you can do about it.
🟢 NASDAQ is the operating system of innovation—and Europe still doesn’t have one TechCrunch recently listed all nineteen $100M+ AI startup rounds so far in 2025. While heavyweights like OpenAI and Anthropic raised multi-billion-dollar rounds, many emerging players in healthcare, defense, legal tech, and creative tools also secured major funding. Beyond the usual top-tier VCs (Lightspeed, General Catalyst, Sequoia), investment was notably driven
🟢 The problem with the business model of miles and loyalty programs I could have titled this article "Why I Don't Fly KLM - Air France Much Anymore," but I'm certain you'll relate to some of the issues addressed here regarding the evolution (or lack thereof) of loyalty programs in many businesses.