Archive - Brennan McDonald's Newsletter

May 2025

AI, APIs, and the End of the Firm as We Know It

Forget traditional business structures. AI agents demand radical efficiency through APIs, forcing a complete overhaul of how businesses survive.

May 30 •

Brennan McDonald

Why Every Business Has 5 Years to Achieve 90% Operating Model Compression

Forget 10% efficiency gains. The AI era demands 90% operating model compression.

May 23 •

Brennan McDonald

The Whiteboard Test: Is Your Business Ready for the AI Revolution?

When frontier AI can solve complex math, how many jobs are truly safe?

May 16 •

Brennan McDonald

Most AI Critics Are Wrong About Slop

Artificial intelligence will make everything better, faster, and cheaper

May 9 •

Brennan McDonald

Stop Box-Ticking, Start Winning

Free your teams from the bureaucratic hurdles that kill innovation

May 2 •

Brennan McDonald

April 2025

Deep Reading In The AI Era

How Sustained Curiosity Is Your Greatest Asset in a World of Shortcuts

Apr 25 •

Brennan McDonald

Problem Solving With Time vs Tokens

How business will change as AI models become better, faster, cheaper

Apr 18 •

Brennan McDonald

Artifical Intelligence and Transformation

Brief a consultant or start with a natural language chat prompt?

Apr 11 •

Brennan McDonald

On AI 2027 and Vibe Coding

Superhuman AI research will be awesome until it...isn't?

Apr 4 •

Brennan McDonald

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