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Exploring Shanghai’s Cafe Culture: The Future of Coffee?

I spent 4 days drinking coffee in Shanghai and think I’ve seen the future.

Nov 8, 2023

Exploring Shanghai’s Cafe Culture: The Future of Coffee?

Nov 8, 2023

Do we need a Second Brain? I call bullshit.

When I was a junior buyer starting out at Jaguar Cars in the early 90s, we were having an office refit. The director in charge of making…

Jan 12

Do we need a Second Brain? I call bullshit.

Jan 12

Global CPO Survey shows the top priorities for the modern CPO (and Paid is working on all of them)

Deloitte have released their annual Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey which you can find on their website here.

Jun 28, 2021

Global CPO Survey shows the top priorities for the modern CPO (and Paid is working on all of them)

Jun 28, 2021

Is MrBeast Burgers peak influencer or just the beginning?

So, welcome to 2021 where a 22-year-old YouTuber with no expertise in catering or food delivery can launch 300 restaurants across the US…

Feb 23, 2021

Is MrBeast Burgers peak influencer or just the beginning?

Feb 23, 2021

The first 10 innovations of 100

I feel like 10% of the way through this year’s project is worth celebrating 🎉🎉🎉

Feb 23, 2021

Feb 23, 2021

Short Guide to Buying an Emoji Domain

The first episode of ‘100 Innovations per Hour’ was all about emoji domains and I’m pleased to say that it prompted quite a bit of…

Jan 20, 2021

Short Guide to Buying an Emoji Domain

Jan 20, 2021

Ten newsletters that I read every week without fail

I sign up to a lot of newsletters. Probably too many. Certainly too many to read every week. However, over time, you realise that when…

Jan 12, 2021

Ten newsletters that I read every week without fail

Jan 12, 2021

8 Business Tech Trends for 2021

2021 is here. Whilst in the UK we are in the throes of another lockdown, there are plenty of reasons to look forward to the year ahead.

Jan 7, 2021

8 Business Tech Trends for 2021

Jan 7, 2021

Top 5 use cases for Blockchain in Procurement (Infographic)

Feb 9, 2018

Top 5 use cases for Blockchain in Procurement (Infographic)

Feb 9, 2018

5 Tech Trends to Prepare for in 2018

In November I presented at a BettaKultcha event organised by LeedsBID on trends that are starting to impact how we live. Specifically with…

Dec 31, 2017

5 Tech Trends to Prepare for in 2018

Dec 31, 2017

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

I write about things that interest me including coffee, culture, procurement, AI, and art (mostly coffee 😉) I also host a music podcast - The Long Play 🎧

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