Posts by Liam Redmond
Hong Kong’s IPOs in 2026 have raised HK$140 billion: finance chief
The average daily trading volume on the city’s stock market has exceeded HK$280 billion, says Paul Chan Published Sun, Apr 26, 2026 · 03:22 PM [HONG KONG] Initial public offerings in Hong Kong have raised more than HK$140 billion (S$22.8 billion) this year, with the city maintaining its position as the world’s top IPO venue,…
Read MoreStop Confusing Hype With Real Brand Building
I’ve stood backstage at enough events to know the script. The lights hit, the music swells, and a famous name gets repeated like a magic spell. The crowd cheers. The cameras roll. And then—silence, because there’s no plan past the hype. That moment says a lot about how brands and leaders try to win attention…
Read MoreSam Altman apologizes after OpenAI failed to alert police before Canada trans shooter’s deadly rampage
The head of OpenAI has written a letter apologizing that his company didn’t alert law enforcement about the online behavior of a person who shot and killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. In the letter posted Friday, Sam Altman expressed his deepest condolences to the entire community. “I am deeply sorry that we…
Read MoreUS State Department orders global warning about alleged AI thefts by DeepSeek, other Chinese firms
The White House accusations and the cable come just weeks before US President Donald Trump is set to visit Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing Published Sat, Apr 25, 2026 · 03:45 PM [WASHINGTON] The US State Department has ordered a global push to bring attention to what it says are widespread efforts by Chinese…
Read MoreRicky Sandler shuttering Eminence Capital after 27-year run
Published Sat, Apr 25, 2026 · 01:37 PM [NEW YORK] Hedge fund veteran Ricky Sandler is shuttering Eminence Capital and returning investor cash after a 27-year run, telling clients it has not performed well enough in recent years to keep operating. In a letter to investors, Sandler said that poor returns, the high cost of…
Read MoreWhat Improves With End-to-End Learning Management
Training programs fall apart when every phase runs on its own track. Planning happens in one silo, delivery in another, and measurement in yet another. The gaps between those stages cost organizations time, money, and results. A connected approach to managing the full learning lifecycle closes those gaps before they widen. In this article, we…
Read MoreHow Senior Home Care Adapts to Loved Ones’ Changing Needs Over Time
While young professionals are busy starting careers, building businesses, or becoming solopreneurs, it’s easy to neglect retirement planning. Whether they are planning for themselves in the distant future or for their parents and loved ones sooner, senior home care planning is often a necessary step everyone must take at some point. With age, changes are…
Read More7 reasons founders who lead well listen more than they talk
If you’ve ever walked out of a team meeting thinking, “I talked the whole time, but nothing really moved forward,” you’re not alone. Early-stage founders often feel pressure to have all the answers. You’re the one with the vision, the one raising capital, the one everyone looks to when things get uncertain. But over time,…
Read MoreStop Killing Your Ads Too Early
Marketers quit on campaigns way too fast. The knee-jerk reaction is to judge ads on a one-week return and pull the plug. That’s a mistake. My view is simple: short-term results lie, long-term signals tell the truth. If you want growth, you need to measure the whole impact, not just what shows up in one…
Read MoreWisconsin dad Joshua Kannin charged after allegedly leaving his 3 kids to die inside burning apartment while he saved himself
A Wisconsin dad is accused of leaving his three kids to die in a Thanksgiving house fire while he rushed outside because he “panicked.” Joshua Kannin, 39, was charged Tuesday with child neglect over the deaths of Rylee, 10; Connor, 9; and 7-year-old Alena following the blaze at his Kenosha home on Nov. 27 — with…
Read More8 quiet advantages of founders who publish what they’re learning in real time
There’s a moment most founders hit where you realize you’re sitting on a lot of hard-won knowledge and almost no one sees it. You’ve tested channels that didn’t work, refined your pitch after awkward investor calls, and learned customer pain points the hard way. The instinct is to wait until you’ve “made it” to share.…
Read MoreRobot Supreme? Table tennis clanker Ace beats elite human players in AI milestone
A few days ago came the astonishing news that the world record in the half-marathon was obliterated by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named Lightning in Beijing. Now a robot named Ace has achieved another milestone for AI and robotics by defeating expert-level humans at table tennis in Tokyo, according to a study published Wednesday in…
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