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Colin never left his village

Oct 20, 2026

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5 min read

Colin never left his village

The lines that your business drew around itself might not be real.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

AI

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Words are free now. Your reader's time isn't

Oct 13, 2026

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5 min read

Words are free now. Your reader's time isn't

AI broke the link between effort and output. A call for radical content ownership.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

Marketing

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Your big idea should start small

Oct 6, 2026

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5 min read

Your big idea should start small

Gall's Law: Coffee for 30 became 19,000. Scaling 2 clinics to 54.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

Marketing

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The invisible middle: how buyers decide before you meet

Sep 29, 2026

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4 min read

The invisible middle: how buyers decide before you meet

Plus: how magic and structure make great art, embarrassing myself in front of 70s icons, and cooking metaphors

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

SaaS

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Is your strategy bullsh*t?

Sep 22, 2026

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4 min read

Is your strategy bullsh*t?

The moat you're standing on is crumbling. And most of what passes for strategy won't save it.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

Marketing

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Your audience ignores easy content

Sep 8, 2026

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5 min read

Your audience ignores easy content

A peacock's tail: difficult-to-make and high-effort content makes a comeback

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

AI

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The 20% rule

Aug 25, 2026

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4 min read

The 20% rule

Why your biggest risk is concentration. Diversity is the key.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

AI

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What being stuck in a dark room taught me

Aug 10, 2026

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4 min read

What being stuck in a dark room taught me

About uncertainty and the stories we tell ourselves. Plus a radical AI-focused chat with Nyssa Waters.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

AI

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❌  Write-Offs

Jun 9, 2026

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4 min read

❌ Write-Offs

Why 86% of successful leaders still feel like frauds.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

SaaS

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What’s a funnel got to do with it?

May 12, 2026

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2 min read

What’s a funnel got to do with it?

One practical framework. $2m in 18 months. Here's how it works.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

Marketing

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You already have a brand. Do you own it?

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

You already have a brand. Do you own it?

What a 1980’s bank manager knew about reputation is still true today.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

AI

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The name that almost killed Nike

Apr 14, 2026

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4 min read

The name that almost killed Nike

Your positioning might be doing the same thing that nearly derailed Nike.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

AI

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Descript's CEO has a bet for you

Mar 31, 2026

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2 min read

Descript's CEO has a bet for you

Laura Burkhauser joined Slideshow and brought her best tool for leading through uncertainty.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

AI

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Ed Ortega: Deming, Toyota, Kaizen, Agile, AI.

Mar 17, 2026

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4 min read

Ed Ortega: Deming, Toyota, Kaizen, Agile, AI.

A postwar factory floor, a thermos of vodka, and the reason your AI investment might be failing.

Dave Hayward
Dave Hayward

Bright Objects

Ideas and insights on how to navigate business, marketing, and AI, with a personal lens. By Dave Hayward, founder, Europa Creative Partners

© 2026 Europa Creative Partners Ltd.
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