It’s become a depressingly familiar situation. You get an email from a company telling you that they’ve suffered a data breach and your personal information was stolen. You sigh, you shrug, and then you forget about it — because you’re powerless. You can’t get that personal data back. It might end up being used for … Read More
Unluckily, there’s a mass murderer who has exactly the same name as me. Like, the same middle name and everything. I’d tolerated this fact for a long time, but last year, I took the decision to tweak my name and start calling myself ‘Martin SFP Bryant’ professionally. When I was an employee, it was less … Read More
An unexpected development for 2019 has been getting back into podcast production for the first time in over a decade. I produce two well-received series: social media news and discussion series Geekout with Matt Navarra, and a short documentary series explaining venture capital called Making Sense of VC. You can find out more and subscribe … Read More
Today, my consultancy Big Revolution has announced its first online class. Join me on 26 March for ‘Building Strong, Consistent Messaging for Startups.’ It’s aimed at startups up to Series-A funding, and if you can’t make it, you can always watch later. If you know a startup who could benefit from putting what they do … Read More
Today I’m launching Big Revolution, a language-focused strategy consultancy for tech and media companies. The story so far… When I went freelance at the start of last year, I deliberately kept my offering broad. The idea was to find out what people wanted me to do, what I enjoyed doing (beyond journalism), and then find … Read More
I’m part of a small group testing a new feature on LinkedIn that allows people to subscribe to a series of themed posts. My series is called The Language of Technology, and there will be a new episode every two weeks. The first part is about the importance of having a ‘micro-pitch’ for your business. … Read More