Opinion

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Your first AI agent should do one boring job well

Singapore automation founder Mark Tan explains how SMEs can scope a first AI agent, prepare their data and establish human approval and accountability.

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Your startup does not need 10 OKRs, It needs one rhythm

BeginGuru adviser Hai H Nguyen makes the case for a small set of startup OKRs supported by regular board and team review rhythms.

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Is one source of cyber threat data enough to protect your business?

Kaspersky’s Oleg Shaburov argues for using multiple threat-intelligence feeds to reduce blind spots and improve security operations.

Castrol’s Peter Huang on cooling high-density AI data centers [Q&A]

Peter Huang discusses when air cooling reaches its limits, direct-to-chip systems, operational trade-offs and cooling design across APAC.

Post-money SAFEs: Certainty for investors, the bill for founders

Hai H Nguyen explains how post-money SAFE terms can affect founder dilution and why founders should model multiple instruments together.

Cloudera’s Carolyn Duby on governing AI-agent access and security [Q&A]

Cloudera’s Carolyn Duby discusses permissions, zero trust, monitoring and recovery for AI agents operating across enterprise systems.

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Can Bitcoin endure the oil shock?

LVRG Research examines the impact of the 2026 oil shock on Bitcoin, inflation, Treasury yields and investment in AI infrastructure.

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How we use AI to triage B2B inquiries before the first reply

Daniel Tan explains how a small business uses AI to summarize inbound leads and draft context-aware replies while keeping human approval.

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How AI is accelerating the next generation of leaders

Christian Schmitz argues that AI is compressing the experience curve for younger professionals and forcing companies to rethink how they identify, develop and promote future leaders.

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What changed when I stopped sending newsletters manually

Daniel Tan shares how moving from manual newsletter sends to a repeatable Mailchimp workflow changed list management, measurement and the way he uses ChatGPT to refine drafts.