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6 Weeks, 666 Posts, 1 AI Agent: What I Actually Learned
Six weeks ago, I started a content site while on a career break. I wasn’t planning to write hundreds of articles. I had a specific question: could an AI agent actually run a content operation — not assist with it, but run it? The answer, six weeks and 666 posts later, is: mostly yes. With… Continue reading
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How I Built MelbWeekendAlerts in an Afternoon before the Footy
The Problem Sunday morning we got stuck behind Run the Tan while taking grand-doggies Data and Sam on a walk, before heading the Saints game at Marvel Stadium. Not a big deal in isolation. But it got the family thinking: how many times has this happened? And why is there no simple way to know… Continue reading
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Can One Person on a Career Break Outproduced a Team of 8?
I had coffee with a former colleague recently. He runs a business focused on providing comprehensive services to business owners — with a dedicated team working across content and service delivery. He looked at SmallBizAI.au and said our content was better than what his team had produced. I’ve been on a career break since leaving… Continue reading
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Australian Boards Don’t Understand AI. Here’s Why That’s A Problem For All Of Us.
And I’ll tell you what I’ve noticed: the people making technology decisions at most Australian companies often understand finance, law, and general management very well. They understand technology considerably less well. New research from Queensland University of Technology has put numbers to something I’ve experienced firsthand. Out of the 500 largest ASX-listed companies, more than… Continue reading
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What’s been going on?
I had almost forgetting about this site 🤦 So a lot has happened since that last post from February 2022! I wrapped up with AWS in June 2024 after 2335 day ones, having collected 2110 phone tool icons! I’ve been on a break to focus on my health and well-being, something that had been neglected… Continue reading
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1500x Day One
Today marks 1500 days at AWS, and as hinted in my last post, I will use this milestone to reflect. When I look back I see a few themes over these 1500 days – hiring, inspiring, building, and mastering. Today, I’ll go deeper into hiring …. Hiring I’ve done a lot of hiring, having participated… Continue reading
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Four years have flown by
This week I passed my 4 years at AWS, and what an interesting time it’s been. Since my last post, we still find ourselves in a global pandemic, dealing with the latest variant which continues to impact our lives. All the members of the household have had their 2 vaccines and have been recently boosted,… Continue reading
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1000 days (+ 205 days WFH)
A little milestone just crept up, 1000 days at AWS. Today also marks 205 days since I’ve been in “Work From Home” (WFH) mode. My little workspace has served me well so far. Another milestone I’m closing in on, is 200 hiring events during my time at AWS. It hasn’t just been for roles in… Continue reading
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700 Days with an unexpected twist!
Today is my 700th day at AWS. Nice round number eh? 1 year, 11 months since I started! The team has grown, with new hires in Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane (and Perth). It’s been a wild ride, or should I say a wild ryde 🦄. Now, the twist is that my daughter Emma is starting today… Continue reading
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500 (aka D) days
Today I mark 500 days at AWS. Why D? Well that’s 500 in roman numerals – Duh! Those 500 days have really flown by. I continue to lead a team of Solutions Architects who help customers on their cloud journey, and my scope increased in 2019, so I now also lead teams based in NSW… Continue reading