Thinking

Notes on markets, founders and investment trends and dynamics shaping different sectors.

01
Structure
4 Jul 2026

The Advisory-to-Alignment Flywheel

Why the best long-term partnerships are built before the first investment.

02
Thinking
4 Jul 2026

Where Creativity Meets Capital

Why the next generation of exceptional businesses will be built at the intersection of AI, technology and creative execution.

03
Market
26 Apr 2026

AI — a technology cycle or a competitive reset?

We consider what this means for how value is built, defended, and realised.

04
27 Mar 2026

Everything you need to know is in the word “LEARN”

Disclaimer: We said we would not post another "5 things you need to know".

05
16 Mar 2026

Why the next M&A cycle may be built, not bought. Why it matters!

For most founders, acquisitions feel like distant endgames.

06
22 Jan 2026

If Jerry Maguire did Corporate Finance

Most founders don’t need another adviser telling them what their EBITDA multiple might be.

07
26 Nov 2025

2025 Budget teardown: Marketing & Tech founders

A 9Miles47 breakdown of the Budget changes impacting UK marketing and technology businesses.

08
21 Nov 2025

European Venture Market in 2026

A 9Miles47 breakdown of the European Venture Market— and what it really means for your next raise in 2026.

09
19 Oct 2025

Cyber: The Next Great Divide — and Opportunity

Cybersecurity has quietly become the defining fault line between businesses that scale and those that stumble.

10
10 Oct 2025

The Venture Chill is over — but only for the best

For the past two years, founders have been told to prepare for winter.

11
5 Oct 2025

Product–Market fit: The hidden lever behind new business

Founders are often told that success in new business is about hustle: more pitches, more networking, more outreach and more activity.

12
1 Oct 2025

I know what you did last Summer (Well, in H1 2025!)

What the global agency groups are telling founders.

13
1 Sept 2025

Unlocking growth: Choosing the right capital for the right stage

Not all money is equal — choosing the right capital for your business.

14
1 Aug 2025

In Employee Ownership we Trust: Why UK agencies turned to EOTs

Over the past two years, a quiet revolution has been reshaping the UK’s marketing, PR, and creative industries.

15
1 Jul 2025

Why most Corporate Finance firms get “Strategic” wrong

In corporate finance, the word strategic gets thrown around like confetti.

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