Posts by Liam Redmond
Oracle 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…
Read MoreFugitive illegal migrant with long rap sheet smashes into ICE agent with vehicle
An illegal migrant who’s been convicted of a host of crimes including battery and felony gun possession slammed into an ICE agent with his vehicle during a traffic stop in Sacramento. Authorities tried to arrest Xa Lee, a criminal illegal migrant from Laos with a lengthy rap sheet, during a targeted traffic stop on March…
Read More7 ways founders can feel uncertain without losing momentum
Uncertainty is not a phase you graduate out of as a founder. It is the background noise of the entire journey. One day you are confident in your roadmap, the next you are questioning your pricing, your product, even your decision to start. Most early-stage founders quietly assume they are doing something wrong because things…
Read More7 signs your growth strategy is scalable and not just noise
If you’ve ever watched your metrics spike for a week and felt that rush of validation, only to see everything flatten out again, you’re not alone. Early-stage growth can feel like chasing signals in a sea of noise. One campaign works, another flops, and it’s hard to tell whether you’re building something repeatable or just…
Read More7 small time investments that return 10x clarity
There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes from being busy all day and still feeling unclear. You answered emails, joined calls, maybe even shipped something, yet your direction still feels fuzzy. Most early-stage founders live in that tension between motion and meaning. The truth is clarity rarely comes from big breakthroughs. It usually…
Read MoreBuild Brand Before Ads Or Burn Cash
Starting a company has never been easier. Finding a product and pushing it live can happen in days. That’s exactly why so many new ideas stall out. My view is simple: brand beats media spend. If you skip the story and rush into ads, you will pay for clicks that never turn into trust, loyalty,…
Read MoreCDL CEO Sherman Kwek’s FY2025 pay jumps 71% to S$5.1 million as group profit triples
Executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng’s pay is also up, rising 24% year on year to S$7.4 million [SINGAPORE] City Developments Ltd ( CDL ) chief executive officer Sherman Kwek will be paid S$5.1 million in total compensation for FY2025, marking a 70.8 per cent increase from the S$2.97 million that he earned the year before.…
Read MoreOil could spike to US$200 if Hormuz remains shut, Fesharaki warns
Every week, 100 million barrels of oil is not going through, and every month, 400 million barrels are not going through Published Tue, Mar 31, 2026 · 03:10 PM [LONDON] Oil could surge to US$150 or US$200 a barrel if the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz persists over the next six to eight weeks…
Read MoreDear Abby: My co-worker doesn’t want to take our friendship to a deeper level
DEAR ABBY: One of our co-workers doesn’t want to be a closer friend even though at work we say we love each other. We want to take the friendship to a deeper level, but she hesitates when we try to hang out outside of work. She has a mansion that many people in our office…
Read More7 things early-stage investors instantly recognize that most founders miss
There is a moment in almost every early-stage pitch where the founder thinks it went well, and the investor quietly decides it did not. It is rarely about your deck design or even your idea. It is about pattern recognition. Investors see hundreds of companies a year, and over time they develop a kind of…
Read More7 financial discipline habits that actually keep startups alive
If you’ve ever opened your banking dashboard and felt a mix of pride and quiet panic, you’re not alone. Early-stage founders live in a strange tension where every dollar feels both like fuel and a countdown clock. You’re told to “move fast,” but no one really teaches you how to stay financially grounded while doing…
Read MoreAir Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to quit after furor about crash condolence video
Published Mon, Mar 30, 2026 · 10:25 PM [MONTREAL] Air Canada chief executive officer Michael Rousseau announced he is leaving after creating a public relations fiasco with an English-language video about the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Rousseau, 68, will retire by the end of the third quarter, Air Canada said…
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