May
If the super tax kills Aussie aspiration, our aspiration is too small
The horror claims aren’t just hyperbole – they’re cynical scaremongering and a waste of energy when there are real issues needing urgent responses.
April
Venture capital firm EVP was right to call the cops on StrongRoom
EVP committed venture capital heresy by reporting StrongRoom AI to the police. It angered fellow investors but has shown moral courage rather than selfishness.
March
Private jets and public virtue: unspinning Cannon-Brookes on climate
The MCB playbook is clear: acknowledge contradictions before critics turn them into weapons, overwhelm with technical solutions, reframe luxury as sacrifice, and wealth as the solution.
January
I’m ‘diverse’. But Zuck has a point about DEI losing its way
What corporate culture needs isn’t a disavowal of diversity. We need a more nuanced and compassionate approach to creating inclusive spaces.
October 2024
If the Tech Council had moral backbone, it would have sacked White
Richard White has not fully departed WiseTech, perpetuating the idea that tech companies need ‘brilliant jerks’. The Tech Council should have sacked him.
July 2024
‘Declined to comment’: three words destroying millions in VC brand equity
There has been plenty of hand-wringing over the “negative coverage” the tech industry has copped in the past couple of years, but operators should speak up.