https://simonsays42.com/Recent content on Notes from a Mind That Wandershttps://simonsays42.com/images/ss42-logo.pnghttps://simonsays42.com/images/ss42-logo.pngHugo -- 0.146.0en-auTue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://simonsays42.com/posts/ai-is-rewriting-the-build-vs-subscription-equation/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://simonsays42.com/posts/ai-is-rewriting-the-build-vs-subscription-equation/When building becomes easier than subscribing, business models shift.https://simonsays42.com/posts/medium-sized-businesses-and-the-next-shift/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://simonsays42.com/posts/medium-sized-businesses-and-the-next-shift/The barrier to creating automation workflows, with inbuilt agentic AI, is now here for the masses.https://simonsays42.com/posts/it-leadership-and-a-product-mindset/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://simonsays42.com/posts/it-leadership-and-a-product-mindset/Good IT leadership is less about having the answers and more about staying curious for longer than is comfortable.https://simonsays42.com/posts/chatgpt-made-implementing-new-tech-fun-again/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://simonsays42.com/posts/chatgpt-made-implementing-new-tech-fun-again/The breakthrough was solving problems with a tool rather than jumping between disconnected advice sources.https://simonsays42.com/posts/life-at-home/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://simonsays42.com/posts/life-at-home/Melbourne weather finally turned to summer.https://simonsays42.com/posts/drink-bottles/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://simonsays42.com/posts/drink-bottles/I carry a drink bottle everywhere now. 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