Michael’s Substack

The career-defining skills you can only learn in person

The postcard from the future I never wrote

Jan 28 • Michael Jones

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AI Has No Playbook—Here's What's Emerging

Four months ago, I outlined three streams for transforming our business with AI: build, upskill, and embed. What we've learned since starts with a shift…

Jan 8 • Michael Jones

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November 2025

You Don't Understand A System Until You Can Draw It

And neither does your team.

Nov 2, 2025 • Michael Jones

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October 2025

Why We’re Building the General Intelligence for Travel

Scaling technology has been our superpower for 6 years. Today, it’s just table stakes.

Oct 24, 2025 • Michael Jones

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September 2025

The Hidden Patterns That Sabotage Technical Leaders (And How I Rewired Mine)

Why behaviours that got you promoted start working against you—and how to rewire them before they become career-limiting

Sep 28, 2025 • Michael Jones

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From Startup Speed to Enterprise Security (Without Losing Your Soul)

The best security transformations happen invisibly—which is why I am making ours visible

Sep 19, 2025 • Michael Jones

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August 2025

AI Has No Playbook—Here's Ours

Hype is everywhere. Best practice isn’t. We’re writing ours in the open and sharing as we go.

Aug 19, 2025 • Michael Jones

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July 2025

How We Prove Our Tech Transformation Works (with 6 Years of Evidence + AI)

Disciplined data collection turned boardroom confrontations into predictive intelligence

Jul 27, 2025 • Michael Jones

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The AI Productivity Trap

Why Your Peculiar Obsessions Are Now Your Strategic Advantage

Jul 12, 2025 • Michael Jones

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April 2025

The Technology Scaling Trap: What Got You Here Won't Get You There

From travel website to a benchmark for Google's AI: How shifting technology mindset transformed loveholidays

Apr 23, 2025 • Michael Jones

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I'm Stealing From Creators Every Day With AI (And So Are You)

AI theft isn't just about visual art—it's extracting value from every creative domain. And we're all complicit.

Apr 13, 2025 • Michael Jones

March 2025

How We Transformed a Failed Business into a £2.2B Exit with This 3-Stage Data Framework

The data maturity roadmap that turned a £5M acquisition into a billion-pound delisting—and the sequence most businesses get wrong

Mar 27, 2025 • Michael Jones

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