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OB//035

Stop talking. Start_

And, why breeding faster horses won't give you a locomotive.

January 29, 2026
By _iain.

Welcome back,

3 things today.

Something I wrote,
something I found,
and something else.

All to help you work on your business.

Let's go.

_iain.

Something I wrote_

Stop talking.

Start →

FYI_ this is the first piece that made me think "maybe I could actually write an actual book."

Something I found_

Don't ask. Don't get. →

Something else_

I love this from Cory Doctorow.

Best bit?

This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive.

That's it for this issue.

See you in 3 days_

_iain.

ps_

Ready to stop sharpening your axe. Let's talk.

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