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How do you build an AI Agent? Starting January 12th, my business partner Micah Johnson is leading a 4-week, LIVE, hands-on AI Agent cohort where you’ll learn how to build your own AI Agents inside n8n (the same automation platform we use every day). Here’s the schedule: Tuesdays (90 min): Live training sessions Thursdays (60 min, optional): Open office hours for troubleshooting + Q&A You’ll learn how to: ⚙️ Build AI Agents that think, decide, and act 🧠 Set up AI-ready databases to power your agents 🤖 Connect tools like n8n, OpenRouter, Inc, and Ragie into one intelligent system By the end of the 4 weeks, you’ll have an AI Agent running and the confidence to keep building more. This is for founders, operators, and tech-minded doers who are tired of manual work and want to finally go beyond ChatGPT prompts. 🎯 We’re keeping the group small so everyone gets hands-on support. Spots are already filling up so grab yours here: http://bit.ly/3KnvL6a

How do you build an AI Agent? Starting January 12th, I am leading a 4-week, LIVE, hands-on AI Agent cohort where you’ll learn how to build your own AI Agents inside n8n (the same automation platform we use every day). Here’s the schedule: Tuesdays (90 min): Live training sessions Thursdays (60 min, optional): Open office hours for troubleshooting + Q&A You’ll learn how to: ⚙️ Build AI Agents that think, decide, and act 🧠 Set up AI-ready databases to power your agents 🤖 Connect tools like n8n, OpenRouter, Inc, and Ragie into one intelligent system By the end of the 4 weeks, you’ll have an AI Agent running and the confidence to keep building more. This is for founders, operators, and tech-minded doers who are tired of manual work and want to finally go beyond ChatGPT prompts. 🎯 We’re keeping the group small so everyone gets hands-on support. Spots are already filling up so grab yours here: http://bit.ly/3KnvL6a

With energy debt at record levels and Ofgem’s interventions likely to only scratch the surface, our upcoming webinar will explore what the sector can collectively do to drive accountability and meaningful progress. On 22 January, a panel of senior industry leaders will discuss the root causes of today’s debt landscape, how much sits within suppliers’ control, and where regulatory or government intervention is needed. We’ll also examine how the sector can build a more sustainable, prevention-focused approach to debt management and collection. Our last webinar saw more than 250 industry colleagues join us. For this upcoming session, we’re pleased to have Rachel Littlewood (BFY Group) and Stefan Guy (E.ON Next) on the panel so far, with more senior leaders being added next week. 👉 Secure your place here: https://bit.ly/3Ku31sQ If you’re unable to attend live, register anyway and we’ll share the full recording afterward. #EnergyDebt #Energy #Utilities

Another quarter, another increase in the energy industry debt position. We're up £55m, a smaller rise than we may have expected on last quarter, but this is £660m higher than 12 months ago. We will release the full analysis in due course. On 22 January, a panel of senior industry leaders will discuss the root causes of today’s debt landscape, how much sits within suppliers’ control, and where regulatory or government intervention is needed. We’ll also examine how the sector can build a more sustainable, prevention-focused approach to debt management and collection. Our last webinar saw more than 250 industry colleagues join us. For this upcoming session, we’re pleased to have Rachel Littlewood (BFY Group) and Stefan Guy (E.ON Next) on the panel so far, with more senior leaders being added next week. 👉 Secure your place here: https://bit.ly/3Ku31sQ BFY Group Ofgem #energy #debt

Someone just showed me the most cursed file in Europe by privacy counsels ;) POV: I tell someone I run a compliance tech company. Them: "Oh nice, we've got our RoPA handled." Me: "Amazing, what are you using?" Them: 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 "Excel." Me: 🫠 Listen. I love Excel. Excel built the modern economy. Excel put a man on the moon (probably). But your Record of Processing Activities, the document that proves to regulators you actually know what personal data you have, where it lives, who touches it, and why, sitting in a tab called "RoPA_FINAL_v7_USE_THIS_ONE.xlsx" that Frank from Finance has edit access to for some reason? That's not compliance... GDPR Article 30 did not survive eight years of enforcement so you could track 47 processing activities in a spreadsheet that explodes every time someone sorts a column or sneezes near the merge cells. If your RoPA can be ruined by a rogue ⌘Z, then I feel you.

We took a group of legal counsels out on a boat. Asked them: "Will AI replace you"? Everyone agreed: no, AI won't replace us. But we'll be replaced by the people who use it. A few other things I keep thinking about which were mentioned during the panel on the boat by Chaniel van Ballegooij, Leonie Peters Joost van Kleef Keelan Toomey "Don't mask your expertise with AI. Use it to work faster, sure. But your judgment is what clients pay for. Don't hide behind the tool." "Judgment isn't going anywhere. AI can draft a contract in seconds. It can't tell you if signing it is the right move for your client. That's still you." "The way we work will change. That's just true. The question is whether you fight it or lean into it." Honestly? The best part wasn't talking about AI. It was being outside. On the water. Together. Making actual human connection instead of talking to AI. Our jobs are evolving fast. But sitting there in the sunshine with smart people figuring it out together? I'm not worried. We'll adapt. We always do.

Dia 12/11, às 10h, o Ayres Westin Advogados promoverá o próximo webinar, com foco estratégico na área societária. Conflitos entre sócios, impasses nas decisões e o desalinhamento entre proprietários e gestores são riscos que podem consumir recursos, gerar desgastes e comprometer seriamente o valor e a continuidade de qualquer negócio. É por isso que a governança prática e a gestão estratégica de riscos são cruciais para antecipar problemas e garantir soluções mais eficientes e de menor custo quando eles surgem. Com o tema "Prevenção e Resolução de Conflitos Societários", Jonathan S. Mazon, CCEP-I e Paulo Lucena de Menezes abordarão mecanismos para identificar sinais e destravar impasses. Inscrições: https://bit.ly/WebinarSNov

O Ayres Westin Advogados promoverá o próximo 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿, desta vez com foco estratégico na área 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁á𝗿𝗶𝗮. Conflitos entre sócios, impasses nas decisões e o desalinhamento entre proprietários e gestores são riscos que podem consumir recursos, gerar desgastes e comprometer seriamente o valor e a continuidade de qualquer negócio. É por isso que a governança prática e a gestão estratégica de riscos são cruciais para antecipar problemas e garantir soluções mais eficientes e de menor custo quando eles surgem. 𝗗𝗶𝗮 𝟭𝟮/𝟭𝟭, à𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝗵, Jonathan S. Mazon, CCEP-I e Paulo Menezes abordarão mecanismos para identificar sinais e destravar impasses. Inscrições: https://bit.ly/WebinarSNov #DireitoSocietário #GovernançaCorporativa #GestãoDeRiscos #Webinar #AyresWestinAdvogados

What a workshop over in Peterborough with Moore East Midlands! Genuinely so exciting to see teams interacting with AuditBot in real life and watch them pick it up in minutes. Thanks to Dixant Kandel for helping to make it happen and to the team for throwing themselves into something new. Excited to see how things progress in the future.

A virtual hug to the founders out there. Helen said to me recently that people think being a founder is all glitz and glamour. It really isn’t, I get it. Many days you feel like you’re spread too thin, like you’re the head of five different departments and you’re not sure which one you’re supposed to be today. I love this, but if you start a business expecting overnight success and private jets, it’s a bit of a shock. The truth is, some great ideas never get their moment simply because the founder gave up too early. If you know your idea is solid, the only real option is to keep going. Keep pushing. Eventually things do start to clear. So if you’re having a tough one, if you’re exhausted, if the effort isn’t matching the reward right now… stick at it and give your ideas the attention they deserve. But give yourself some time off. Founders never really switch off, they just do something different for a moment. And days off sometimes feel like an inconvenience, but they’re actually the reset button you don’t realise you need. Yesterday I worked a 14-hour day just so I could clear the decks before heading to a wedding in the Cotswolds today with my wife. That feels like a good balance.

Quando o sócio mergulha demais no operacional, o negócio perde o rumo. Estratégia é sobre enxergar o futuro, direcionar o time e manter viva a visão que originou a empresa. Crescer com clareza é o que sustenta resultados consistentes e evita a estagnação. Quer voltar a pensar estrategicamente no seu negócio? Fale com a Auddas: https://lnkd.in/dzffXWmR

A diferença entre o Diretor Financeiro e o CFO (Chief Financial Officer) gera muitas dúvidas, mas é crucial para definir a estrutura da sua gestão. Eles representam perfis complementares, mas com focos opostos: O Diretor Financeiro (O Cérebro Interno) Ele é o "cara bom de controle", focado em ser "porta para dentro". Suas responsabilidades incluem: - Orçamento e "numerozinho ali do lançamento". - Garantir a segregação de custo e despesa, impedindo que o empresário se engane sobre sua margem real. O CFO (A Face Estratégica) O CFO é o "cara porta para fora". Ele deve ser um "vendedor da companhia", com skill set muito forte em Finanças. Seu papel é: - Ter um DNA para pegar o pulso do negócio muito rápido. - Dominar números e entender a dinâmica do ciclo operacional e seu impacto na geração de caixa. - Vender a companhia tão bem quanto o CEO. É importante notar que ter essas "duas qualidades na mesma pessoa" é difícil. Para que a área financeira seja "decente" em uma empresa em crescimento, é necessário estruturar um time que contemple: - Uma Controladoria decente. - Um bom cara de Contas a Receber e um bom cara de Custo. - Um time de Análise (Financial Planning). Lembre-se: o financeiro não pode ser "relegado a um segundo nível". Gestão financeira não é custo! Tenha alguém sênior, melhor que você, do seu lado para te ajudar nos atalhos e na estratégia de expansão. Pronto para ter um financeiro que acelera o crescimento, não só controla números? Fale com a Auddas: https://lnkd.in/dr7cV9MY

Conversando esses dias com um player do varejo sobre reforma tributária, fiquei com uma certeza ainda maior de que o grande desafio não é decifrar as novas regras da CBS e do IBS, mas sim conseguir aplicar tudo isso no dia a dia da operação. Não estamos falando apenas de trocar uma alíquota ou substituir impostos, mas sim do impacto direto no caixa, na margem, na formação de preços, nos meios de pagamento, nos marketplaces e até na logística dos centros de distribuição. O split payment é o melhor exemplo disso. No papel, parece só uma nova forma de recolhimento, mas na prática ele amarra o documento fiscal, o pagamento, a apuração e o fluxo de caixa em um único momento. Pensando na ponta final, o consumidor só quer saber do preço que paga. Mas para o varejista, o buraco é mais embaixo: quanto daquela venda realmente entra no caixa? Quando entra? Qual fatia some na hora para pagar o imposto? E como conciliar tudo isso com Pix, cartão, parcelamento, antecipação e devoluções? E aqui entra um ponto muito importante, essa mudança vai forçar o varejo a repensar a forma como vende e financia o cliente. Não se trata de inventar manobras artificiais para fugir de imposto, isso seria frágil e arriscado. Mas formatos como crediário próprio, parcelado lojista e financiamento bancário voltam à mesa com outra relevância. Afinal, cada modelo mexe de um jeito diferente no caixa, no risco de crédito, no custo financeiro e no momento exato em que o tributo é retido. Ou seja, o debate deixa de ser apenas “qual imposto incide?” e passa a ser sobre como a venda acontece, quem financia o consumidor, quando o varejista recebe e qual é o caixa líquido real que sobra na operação. No B2B, a dinâmica também vira do avesso. Agora, a saúde fiscal do fornecedor afeta o crédito do comprador. O compliance deixa de ser uma burocracia interna e passa a ditar as regras do jogo comercial entre as empresas. Por tudo isso, virou um erro enxergar a Reforma Tributária só como um projeto de conformidade fiscal. A agenda é estratégica e exige simulação financeira, revisão de processos de ponta a ponta e sistemas integrados de verdade. A transição vai longe, mas a correria começou agora. As empresas que vão liderar o mercado lá na frente são justamente as que entenderem que regra tributária virou decisão de negócio. #SplitPayment #Tributario #Varejo #ReformaTributária #AMAdv Fonte: https://lnkd.in/euHgw5DX

Interessante essa reportagem, pois, coincidentemente, esses dias eu estava trocando ideia com minha sócia da área societária, Natalia Dias, e, para nós, fica muito claro que esse tema não deve ser tratado apenas como uma decisão de “pagar menos imposto”. É claro que antecipar uma doação pode reduzir o custo tributário em alguns casos, mas também pode criar problemas se a família não tiver respondido algumas perguntas básicas: Quem continuará administrando o patrimônio? Haverá usufruto? Como ficam os poderes de voto? Existe acordo de sócios? Há liquidez para pagar o próprio ITCMD? Como evitar conflitos entre herdeiros, cônjuges, sucessores e administradores? Sempre vejo gente falando sobre holding familiar, cursos e palestras, mas esse assunto precisa ser visto com mais maturidade. É fato que a holding é apenas um instrumento dentro de todo um contexto e cenário e, certamente, não deixou de ser útil, mas claramente não pode ser tratada como uma solução automática, padronizada ou puramente fiscal. Penso que a reforma tributária não acabou com o planejamento sucessório, ela apenas elevou o nível da conversa. Menos “corrida ao cartório” e mais diagnóstico patrimonial, tributário e societário. Sucessão bem-feita não é só pagar menos imposto; é, principalmente, preservar patrimônio, reduzir conflitos e garantir que a estrutura faça sentido para a família e para o negócio. #PlanejamentoSucessório #PlanejamentoPatrimonial #ReformaTributária #AMAdv Fonte: https://lnkd.in/ee7mHYf7

Hard truth: Your HR leader might be too close to the politics to make the call your business actually needs. When internal dynamics cloud judgment, tough (but necessary) decisions around performance, culture, or compliance can get delayed—or avoided entirely. That’s why companies are increasingly turning to embedded HR partners who bring not just experience, but objectivity. ✅ No agenda. ✅ No internal bias. ✅ Just a clear view of what’s working—and what’s not. Unbiased HR leadership doesn’t mean being disconnected. It means being aligned with the business, not the politics. And in moments of complex employee relations, that clarity can be the difference between smart decisions and costly mistakes. 👀 Worth the read: https://lnkd.in/dCFP4Z2Z Wondering if your HR is seeing clearly—or just too close to the fire? Let’s talk: https://lnkd.in/e3J8_MHP

New hire starts tomorrow. Are you ready or just hoping it all goes smoothly? It’s easy to assume onboarding will take care of itself. A few meetings, a laptop, a Slack intro... done, right? Not quite. 1 in 5 new hires will quit within the first 45 days due to poor onboarding. (Source: Digitate) That’s not a performance issue, it’s a clarity and connection issue. And it’s preventable. That’s where a great onboarding process comes in. It ensures no one falls through the cracks during those critical first weeks. From setting up IT access to scheduling 1:1s, a strong process keeps teams aligned and new employees confident and engaged. Here’s what a good one includes: ✔️ Pre-boarding logistics (contracts, tech, welcome email) ✔️ Day 1 essentials (orientation, first task, team intros) ✔️ Week 1 connection points ✔️ 30/60/90-day milestones tied to role success ✔️ Optional steps for remote or on-site hires Whether you're building from scratch or leveling up what you already have, a checklist is one of the simplest, most effective ways to drive retention, clarity, and engagement. Want a template to start from? We’ve got you covered: https://lnkd.in/gcgZqEjU

For my contacts in the Middle-East and Africa, if you are visiting NRF New York in January, let's connect! I will be at booth 1806 with our partners Frequentiel and Datascan. Join us to discuss RFID and the latest trends in retail and supply chain. We will have a live showcase there. DATASCAN Frequentiel Altavant #nrf2026 #rfid #octo+ #rfidtechnology #AItechnology #AI #inventoryoptimization #Altavant

Après un an de travail et énormément de réflexion sur ce qui faisait les forces et faiblesses de notre produit, nous sommes très heureux de mettre entre vos mains notre vision renouvelée de ce que doit être un outil juridique. Un outil qui, à mon sens, marque un véritable changement de paradigme : celui de l’IA agentique au service du droit. Une IA qui ne se contente plus de chercher et de restituer, mais qui raisonne avec vous, croise les sources et prépare le travail, pour vous laisser l’essentiel : l’analyse et la décision. Ce n’est qu’un début, et je suis fier du chemin parcouru par l’équipe pour en arriver là. Découvrez l'ensemble des nouveautés, juste ici : haiku.fr/atlas

Aujourd'hui, nous lançons Haiku 3.0 Atlas. Ce n'est pas une simple mise à jour. Le produit change profondément. Dans sa forme. Mais surtout dans sa philosophie. Après plus de 13 mois de travail, nous dévoilons ce que nous considérons comme le système d'IA juridique le plus abouti jamais construit. Depuis le premier jour, notre ambition n'a jamais été de créer un outil capable de découper des PDF ou résumer des documents. Mais construire une machine capable de traiter des tâches juridiques complexes de bout en bout. Au lancement d’Haiku, notre promesse était simple : "Vous libérer des tâches à faible valeur ajoutée. " C’était ambitieux il y a trois ans... Aujourd’hui, c’est devenu la norme pour toutes les IA. C'est pourquoi nous avons construit un système capable d’exécuter des raisonnements complexes de bout en bout. Rechercher. Analyser. Comparer. Contrôler. Produire. Manipuler les documents. Appliquer une méthodologie. Livrer un résultat réellement exploitable Le tout depuis une simple instruction. Parce qu'une consultation juridique n'est pas qu'une recherche. Une revue contractuelle n'est pas qu'une liste de risques. Une analyse de dossier n'est pas qu'une synthèse. Derrière chacun de ces livrables se cache une méthode. Des dizaines d'étapes. Des vérifications. Des arbitrages. Des sources à mobiliser. Des documents à analyser. Des décisions à prendre. C’est précisément pour exécuter cela qu’Atlas a été conçu : orchestrer des dizaines d’étapes, en parallèle, et à une échelle qu’aucune IA juridique n’était jusqu’ici capable d’atteindre. Le tout sur une infrastructure certifiée SecNumCloud par l'ANSSI et hébergée en France par Thales et S3NS

Europe is at risk of making the same mistake again. We have the talent. We have the universities. We have the researchers, entrepreneurs and companies capable of creating world-leading technology. The problem is turning technological leadership into economic scale. The numbers tell an uncomfortable story. In 2018, the EU economy was worth around $16 trillion, compared with around $21 trillion in the US. By 2024, the EU had grown to roughly $19.5 trillion. The US had reached almost $30 trillion. The gap had more than doubled. This matters because we are entering another defining economic moment - and one Europe cannot afford to miss. That moment is AI, which requires enormous investment in compute, energy and data centres. The decisions about where that infrastructure is built are being made today. Those decisions will shape where the next generation of companies can grow, where capital flows and where talent chooses to build. If Europe does not create the conditions to build that infrastructure here, we risk watching another generation of technological leadership - and the economic value it creates - scale elsewhere. Sweden is a useful reminder of what is possible. A country of just over 10 million people has produced companies that have changed industries around the world. And in Q2 this year, Sweden's GDP grew faster than the US and major European economies. So this is not an argument that Europe lacks talent or ambition. Quite the opposite. The question is whether we can create the conditions to turn that talent into companies, infrastructure and economic scale for the long term. Europe has the talent to lead. What we cannot afford is another decade of watching that leadership create economic value elsewhere. That's what I'll be discussing at Tech Open during Nordic Tech Week on 10 September with Sara Rywe, Mattias Miksche and Henrik Hedberg. Join the conversation: https://lnkd.in/egNpvhb6

Will access to larger datasets - and the capital required to invest in technology - drive consolidation in the legal industry? I think it could and it's one of the questions I discussed recently with Fredrik Sjögren at Dagens Industri - the full interview is linked below. For decades, legal advice has been heavily dependent on the experience and memory of individual lawyers. The opportunity now is to make more of that expertise data-driven. Achieving this requires substantial and sustained investment - in data infrastructure, integrations, governance, evaluation, specialist talent and organisational change. This could create a powerful flywheel: • Capital enables firms to activate proprietary knowledge. • Better access to larger datasets can lead to better advice and client outcomes. • Better outcomes attract more clients and matters. • More matters generate more valuable knowledge and data. This may widen the gap between firms that have the resources to make their data useful and those that continue to depend primarily on individual experience - potentially accelerating consolidation, partnerships and shared technology platforms across the industry. The leading firms of the future will find ways to make the collective judgement and experience of the entire organisation available at the moment decisions are made. Read the full interview with Dagens industri (in Swedish) here: https://lnkd.in/e6udZbyK

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 isn't just for turkeys and skiing -- it's also for depositions. My blog returns, and the first post is on how to "carve" in a deposition. https://lnkd.in/eNNbpRQU

Align Challenge Part 2: How fast can you flip between your outline and documents to respond to the judge during oral argument? ⏲️

O relógio da Reforma já está correndo e os créditos de PIS e COFINS exigem atenção imediata. Até 31 de dezembro de 2026, tudo o que sua empresa tiver de saldo acumulado precisa estar escriturado no EFD-Contribuições. Sem esse registro, o crédito simplesmente não poderá ser aproveitado Esses valores serão convertidos em crédito presumido da CBS, compensados em 12 parcelas mensais a partir de 2027. O que você precisa entender sobre isso? 1. Essa mudança altera o fluxo de caixa e demanda planejamento, afinal, o crédito só poderá ser usado para abater a própria CBS. 2. Acompanhar e reduzir estoques até o final de 2026 é essencial, pois produtos comprados antes e vendidos após a virada serão compensados apenas de forma parcelada; 3. Se possível, postergue aquisições de ativos para 2027, garantindo o aproveitamento integral dos créditos sob o novo regime. 4. Revise os últimos cinco anos, identifique todos os créditos possíveis e certifique-se de que estejam lançados corretamente. A antecipação será o fator que vai separar quem apenas reage de quem chega preparado à transição. Isso porque, as empresas que estruturarem seus controles, escrituração e gestão de estoque de forma preventiva atravessarão 2027 com mais liquidez e previsibilidade. A Alianzo tem um time de tributos especializado para entender sobre os créditos disponíveis para o seu negócio e pronto para te apoiar na transição da reforma tributária. Conheça as soluções de Reforma tributária da Alianzo em: https://lnkd.in/dU3YDP7C