Posts by Liam Redmond
Global investors shun Thailand as election overhang hits assets
The nation’s assets have fallen out of favour amid a sluggish economy, weak tourism and recurring political unrest Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 12:16 PM [SYDNEY] Thailand’s inability to revive its economy has left its stocks and bonds in an unenviable position: cheap, unloved and increasingly irrelevant. Some of the world’s biggest money managers…
Read More7 reasons the best founders plan for profit before they plan for scale
Most founders say they want to build something big. What they usually mean is they want momentum. Users, revenue, headcount, press. Scale feels like progress, especially when you are early and everything still feels fragile. But if you spend enough time around companies that actually survive, a quieter pattern shows up. The founders who last…
Read More5 signs your pricing strategy is signaling weakness
Pricing feels deceptively simple until you are the one staring at Stripe dashboards at midnight, wondering whether your numbers say confidence or desperation. Most founders obsess over product, growth, and fundraising before they ever interrogate pricing. That is understandable. Pricing forces you to confront how much you really believe in what you are building and…
Read MoreAI Tools Mean Smaller Companies Can Compete For the Elusive Big Fish
Not long ago, the notion that a small business could land a high-stakes client felt nearly impossible. Sure, small businesses make up a significant portion of the U.S. economy, but big-budget clients have historically stayed with big firms because it felt safe and predictable. Going with a startup or small firm was seen as unpredictable,…
Read MoreHow to decide between building in public and stealth (pros and cons)
You’ve got an idea you can’t stop thinking about. Part of you wants to share the journey, post weekly updates, and let the internet hold you accountable. Another part worries about being copied, being judged too early, or realizing publicly that the idea is not as strong as you hoped. Almost every early-stage founder reaches…
Read MoreMarketing Access Requires More Than An Agency
Great marketing shouldn’t be a luxury. It should be accessible. That belief has guided my work from day one, and it’s why I built more than a service business. My view is simple: if we want real access to great marketing, we need an ecosystem—capital, technology, and education—not just an agency. Too many brands are…
Read MoreInside Kiyan Anthony’s up-and-down freshman Syracuse season — and what he should do next
Kiyan Anthony entered Syracuse with much to prove — and most of those questions remain unanswered. The son of Syracuse legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony has had an up-and-down freshman season for the Orange, raising questions about his future. ESPN analysts Terrence Oglesby and Seth Greenberg told The Post that Anthony has…
Read MoreCVC to sell personal care business FineToday to Bain Capital in 200 billion yen deal: source
The sale comes a few months after FineToday’s second attempt to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange failed in October Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 11:12 PM [SINGAPORE] Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to sell Japanese personal care company FineToday to Bain Capital, in a deal worth around 200 billion yen…
Read MoreWall Street opens lower as commodity rout rattles markets
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 10:43 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Feb 2), as a violent sell-off in precious metals unsettled investors at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and major economic data. At 09.30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52.74 points,…
Read MoreSingapore stocks slip on Monday as precious metals rout deepens; STI down 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Monday (Feb 2), tracking regional peers amid a sharp sell-off in precious metals that extended from the previous week. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.3 per cent, or 12.86 points, to close at 4,892.27. The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index declined 0.4 per cent, or 5.48 points,…
Read MoreMizuho reports 14% rise in Q3 profit, expands buyback programme
Its profit has increased to 329.9 billion yen from 289.2 billion yen in the year-ago period Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 05:51 PM [TOKYO] Mizuho Financial Group said on Monday (Feb 2) its third-quarter net profit rose by 14 per cent from the year-ago period. It has also increased the size of its share…
Read MoreLuka Doncic flips off ex-teammate Jalen Brunson in funny exchange after Knicks-Lakers
Luka Dončić had a parting gift for Jalen Brunson before the pair of former Mavericks teammates walked off the Garden court Sunday night. As Knicks and Lakers players embraced following the Knicks’ 112-100 victory, Dončić flashed his middle finger after the star point guard finished another postgame exchange and walked over. Dončić appeared to be…
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