Posts by Liam Redmond
Feds shine in big California hospice fraud bust
To reach the alleged fraudsters, agents had to saw through metal. That’s a fine metaphor for the task of prying entrenched, pervasive fraud out of scam-riddled California. Credit is due the Trump administration, for doing this vital, painstaking work the state itself has long neglected –– and for enforcing the law: a key step in addressing…
Read MoreStop Selling Newness, Start Selling Proof
New gets headlines, but proof gets customers. As a founder and marketer, I’ve learned that most buyers don’t want to be first. They want to feel safe, smart, and backed by evidence. My take is simple: if you’re selling anything new, your real product is trust, and trust is built with proof. Most people won’t…
Read More7 signs top founders know it’s time to pivot, not panic
You can feel it before you can articulate it. Growth stalls. Customer calls feel repetitive in the wrong way. Your team keeps pushing, but something underneath isn’t clicking. This is the uncomfortable middle where most founders start to panic. The best ones don’t. They slow down just enough to ask a harder question: is this…
Read MoreWall St opens lower after Trump’s comments dent Iran resolution hopes
Published Thu, Apr 2, 2026 · 09:47 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Apr 2), in the last session of a holiday-truncated week, after President Donald Trump signalled more aggressive attacks on Iran, dampening expectations for a swift end to the Middle East conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…
Read MoreSingapore biotech Mirxes misses 2025 results deadline as auditors probe vendor payments
[SINGAPORE] Local biotech company Mirxes has missed its mandatory deadline to publish full-year 2025 results after auditors flagged concerns over a “selected list of prepayments” to service providers and vendors. The Singapore-founded cancer diagnostics company had until Mar 31, 2026 to publish its results under Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) listing rules, but failed to…
Read MoreFlorida Democratic Party vice chair found dead in home, husband arrested
The vice chair of Florida’s Democratic Party who was reportedly planning a run for Congress was found dead in her home Wednesday morning and her husband was arrested in connection with the suspected domestic violence incident. Nancy Metayer Bowen, the 38-year-old vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, died sometime in the morning at her home.…
Read More7 reasons the “move fast” mindset quietly destroys more startups than it builds
If you’ve spent any time in founder circles, you’ve probably felt the pressure to move faster. Ship faster. Hire faster. Pivot faster. It sounds like ambition, and sometimes it is. But more often, especially at the early-stage, it becomes a coping mechanism for uncertainty. You start confusing speed with progress, motion with momentum. And before…
Read More7 ways the best founders build strategy around cash, not ego
If you’ve been building for any amount of time, you’ve felt the tension between what looks impressive and what actually keeps your company alive. The flashy hire. The big launch. The office upgrade you tell yourself signals progress. But then you check your runway, and reality cuts through the narrative. The best founders I’ve seen…
Read MoreStop Haggling Fees—Start Demanding Outcomes
I’ve built businesses by betting on results, not rates. That’s why fee debates often feel like the wrong fight. We should be talking about outcomes. If I drive the numbers you need, the cost conversation turns into a distraction from the real goal: growth. My take is simple: value beats price—every time. If someone can…
Read MoreThailand seeks more LNG from Malaysia, energy officials say
Published Wed, Apr 1, 2026 · 08:39 PM [KUALA LUMPUR] Thailand is actively seeking additional LNG supplies from Malaysia following disruptions caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict, Thai energy government officials said on Wednesday (Apr 1). Thailand would need to diversify some of its LNG supply away from the Middle East, estimated at roughly…
Read MoreContributor: Investigate the AI campaigns flooding public agencies with fake comments
California built its tradition of open government — including for citizen boards that set the rules for such functions as automotive repair and security guard licensing — precisely to keep well-funded corporate interests in check. Lobbyists and special interests are constantly scheming to defeat the will of the majority. Now they are able to do…
Read MoreOracle lays off thousands in latest sign of tough times for tech industry
Software giant Oracle on Tuesday started laying off workers as it looks to rein in costs and double down on artificial intelligence. On LinkedIn, Oracle employees, including software engineers, account executives and program managers, shared publicly that they were affected by a mass layoff at the company and were looking for new jobs. Oracle was…
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