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You're the strategist, the operator, and the single wringable neck. Welcome.
Jan 5
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Jurgen Appelo
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Life Is Still Analog, Not Digital (For Now)
The more I use digital technologies, the more I want to push them away.
Apr 29
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Jurgen Appelo
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Your LinkedIn Strategy for 2026
Your LinkedIn Feed Is Dying. The Article Is Where AI Looks.
Apr 24
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Jurgen Appelo
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You Paid for My Coffee!
Can I pay you back with 30 minutes of my time?
Apr 23
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Jurgen Appelo
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16 Second Brain Practices for Solo Operators (2026)
Your Human Brain Is Ghosting You: How to Stop Forgetting Your Earlier Decisions.
Apr 19
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Jurgen Appelo
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Your Vibe Business Team Is Here
Much like vibe coding was intended for software experiments, a vibe business is intended for business experiments.
Apr 16
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Jurgen Appelo
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Forget Downsizing. Try Widesizing.
AI shrinks corporate headcount while spawning millions of tiny firms. Welcome to the barbell economy.
Apr 13
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Jurgen Appelo
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The 3-Tool Stack Behind My 4 Businesses (guest post)
Why self-awareness matters more than software when building your AI workflow
Apr 9
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Joel Salinas
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Your Hyperdrive Advantage
Solo Operators Building Clunky AI Agent Stacks Now Will Claim a Whole Market Tomorrow
Apr 7
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Advisory Board Squeeze
How AI and tighter governance are shrinking the space for advisory boards
Apr 3
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Tool Is Using You
The future of work rewards speed but punishes continuity for solo operators
Apr 2
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Jurgen Appelo
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Your AI Agent Stack Is Spaghetti—It Should Be Lasagna
I'm building a three-layer AI agent architecture for my one-person business
Apr 1
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Jurgen Appelo
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Stop Balancing. Start Switching.
Eight signals for knowing when to pivot between exploration and execution
Mar 24
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Jurgen Appelo
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You Paid for My Coffee!
Can I pay you back with 30 minutes of my time?
Mar 24
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Jurgen Appelo
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