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Oliver Buchannon
Les Blake

Fractional CFO | Founder | Investor | Builder

Zoom Out

Jul 25, 2026

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5 min read

Zoom Out

How A Lack Of Perspective Can Cost You

Les Blake
Les Blake
Knowledge Transfer

Jul 18, 2026

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4 min read

Knowledge Transfer

What Makes Most Businesses Impossible To Sell

Les Blake
Les Blake
Small Doses

Jul 11, 2026

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6 min read

Small Doses

Embrace Struggle Before The Stakes Get Any Higher

Les Blake
Les Blake
The Core Value

Jul 4, 2026

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5 min read

The Core Value

Reflections On What Makes America Great

Les Blake
Les Blake
Economic Engines

Jun 27, 2026

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5 min read

Economic Engines

What Makes A Business Valuable

Les Blake
Les Blake
Intelligence For Rent

Jun 20, 2026

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4 min read

Intelligence For Rent

The New Platform Dependency Risk

Les Blake
Les Blake
Fresh Eyes

Jun 13, 2026

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4 min read

Fresh Eyes

What The Outsider Sees That You Don't

Les Blake
Les Blake
The Price of Attachment

Jun 6, 2026

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5 min read

The Price of Attachment

Avoiding The Trap of Overvaluing Your Business

Les Blake
Les Blake
In The Loop

May 30, 2026

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5 min read

In The Loop

Why The Best AI Companies Keep Humans In It

Les Blake
Les Blake
Imaginary You

May 23, 2026

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4 min read

Imaginary You

Planning For Your Average Self

Les Blake
Les Blake
The Firehose Problem

May 16, 2026

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4 min read

The Firehose Problem

Keeping Up With AI Without Drowning In Updates

Les Blake
Les Blake
Maestro

May 9, 2026

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4 min read

Maestro

The Next Valuable Skill In An AI World

Les Blake
Les Blake
Let It Fail

May 2, 2026

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4 min read

Let It Fail

The Discipline Of Choosing What Won't Get Done

Les Blake
Les Blake
The Three Acts

Apr 25, 2026

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5 min read

The Three Acts

What The Food Industry May Already Have Taught Us About AI

Les Blake
Les Blake
Gell-Mann Amnesia

Apr 18, 2026

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5 min read

Gell-Mann Amnesia

Why You Trust AI More Than You Should

Les Blake
Les Blake
The Midwit Trap

Apr 11, 2026

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7 min read

The Midwit Trap

How Overthinking Is Killing Your Business

Les Blake
Les Blake
Context Collapse

Apr 4, 2026

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9 min read

Context Collapse

Unlock The Demand You Already Have

Les Blake
Les Blake
Lost in Adaptation

Mar 28, 2026

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8 min read

Lost in Adaptation

Why Your Vision Doesn't Survive Execution

Les Blake
Les Blake
Making AI Work

Mar 21, 2026

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9 min read

Making AI Work

Understanding AI — Part V: Implementing AI In Your Business

Les Blake
Les Blake
Risky Business

Mar 14, 2026

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8 min read

Risky Business

Understanding AI — Part IV: AI Risks

Les Blake
Les Blake
Agentic AI

Mar 7, 2026

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8 min read

Agentic AI

Understanding AI — Part III: Agents

Les Blake
Les Blake
Large Language Models

Feb 28, 2026

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7 min read

Large Language Models

Understanding AI — Part II: Intro to LLMs

Les Blake
Les Blake
Prediction, Not Intelligence

Feb 21, 2026

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6 min read

Prediction, Not Intelligence

Understanding AI — Part I: What It Is and What It Isn’t

Les Blake
Les Blake
Time Machines

Feb 14, 2026

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7 min read

Time Machines

Why I Have Felt Like I'm Living In The Future

Les Blake
Les Blake
Affirmational

Feb 7, 2026

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7 min read

Affirmational

The Invisible Filters Running Your Business (And Life)

Les Blake
Les Blake
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