Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Leadership
Careers
Hiring
HR
Indonesia
Expat Life
Startups
Venture Capital
Latest
Top
Discussions
Why LinkedIn's 'Most Important People' Break Down When Someone Disagrees with Them
Many crave thought leadership but panic at the first pushback. Here's why visibility online isn't for the faint-hearted.... and never was.
6 hrs ago
•
Leigh McKiernon
ARR You Kidding Me? How Startups Are Redefining ‘Creative Accounting’(and Reality)
Startups are inflating ARR with fake metrics, fantasy math, and zero accountability. Here’s how it works and why no one’s stopping it.
Oct 2
•
Leigh McKiernon
Tapera No More: Indonesia Finally Stops Making Workers Buy Someone Else’s House
Tapera promised affordable housing. Instead, workers paid without benefits. MK strikes it down. What happened? What’s next?
Oct 1
•
Leigh McKiernon
September 2025
“Oops, We Printed the Truth”: The Lightspeed Dopamine Slide and VC Reality
Lightspeed VC’s slide on $3 “dopamine hits” caused outrage. But was it immoral, or just capitalism being honest about how it really works?
Sep 30
•
Leigh McKiernon
Indonesia Loves Innovation Talk. So, Where’s the Innovation?
Indonesia ranks 55th in the 2025 Global Innovation Index. Why is a G20 country still stuck in the middle, and what’s holding it back?
Sep 28
•
Leigh McKiernon
Disconnecting From Work Shouldn’t Be Revolutionary, But Here We Are
The right to disconnect shouldn’t be controversial. But it is. Here’s how culture, law, and burnout collided in today’s 24/7 work obsession.
Sep 26
•
Leigh McKiernon
The $100K KITAS and Other Hot Takes From the Trump–Prabowo Bromance... 😲
Trump praises Prabowo at the UN. What follows is a descent into military optics, expat fears, budget blowouts, and the $100K KITAS nobody asked for.
Sep 25
•
Leigh McKiernon
Modern Management Theories Are Great, Unless You Actually Want to Run a Business
Elite firms in law, finance, and consulting aren’t flattening hierarchies. They’re doubling down on engineered dependency. Here’s why it works so well.
Sep 24
•
Leigh McKiernon
“Job Hugging” Is Nonsense. It's Called Staying Employed, Like a Grown-Up
“Job hugging” sounds cute. It’s actually just what people have always done in a shaky economy: keep a job because life costs money.
Sep 23
•
Leigh McKiernon
“Sign Here and Shut Up”: The Legal Illusions of the Modern Severance Agreement
Think that NDA in your severance is legal? It might not be. We break down scare clauses, employee rights, and the corporate fear machine behind them.
Sep 22
•
Leigh McKiernon
High School, High Office: Indonesia’s Surprisingly Exclusive Low Bar for Parliament
Indonesia requires a high school diploma to join parliament. Most countries require even less. So what should we expect from our lawmakers?
Sep 19
•
Leigh McKiernon
Commission-Only: The New Way for Companies to Make You Pay to Work for Them
Commission-only roles promise unlimited earnings but deliver unlimited turnover. Here’s what the job ads don’t want you to know.
Sep 18
•
Leigh McKiernon
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
