You can’t make this up

Oracle finds a new use for its employees' email inbox. Also, there are AI jobs out there that aren’t getting much attention.

Apr 1 • Joseph Burns

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March 2026

You’ll want to check out these numbers

Disruption and growth are happening at the same time, but in different places. To see where the real momentum is, you have to look past the noise.

Mar 25 • Joseph Burns

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Nobody believed in Venezuela

Grit, the AI layoff wave hitting a new gear, and what honest restructuring really looks like.

Mar 19 • Joseph Burns

Mind the gap

The distance between what AI can do and what it's actually doing is the only number that matters.

Mar 11 • Joseph Burns

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Somebody always says it out loud first

This week: Jack Dorsey’s 40% cut, Nvidia’s numbers that didn’t satisfy, and the Microsoft AI chief who put a countdown clock on your job.

Mar 4 • Joseph Burns

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February 2026

They built the AI. Then they got laid off.

AI, higher pay for certain skills, and the reasons Big Tech keeps letting go of teams that still make money.

Feb 26 • Joseph Burns

When leaders stop yelling and start talking

Looking past the headlines this week.

Feb 18 • Joseph Burns

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I got distracted this week. You shouldn’t.

What actually deserves your attention right now.

Feb 11 • Joseph Burns

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January 2026

If you manage people, read this

Three stories about how leaders actually react when stakes rise

Jan 21 • Joseph Burns

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Why copying Big Tech in 2026 will hurt most teams

Three early signals about power, work, and responsibility

Jan 14 • Joseph Burns

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What my Venezuelan team is saying about Maduro’s arrest

It wasn’t always like this between the U.S. and Venezuela

Jan 7 • Joseph Burns

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December 2025

Don’t fall for the slop trap

What founders should learn from government tech moves and media strategy

Dec 17, 2025 • Joseph Burns

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