Field Notes
I Built It Right. It Still Destroyed Me.
Fair salaries. A great team. Zero shortcuts. Then my largest client left — and I learned that doing everything right is not enough when revenue depends on one name.
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Field Notes & Essays
Insights
Short essays and field notes on AI strategy, industrial transformation, and the structural patterns that determine whether companies succeed or fail.
Observations from projects, research, and conversations with operators.
Patterns
The Corporate Veil Is Thinner Than You Think
A holding structure only protects you if it functions as a genuinely separate entity. Most don't. Here's what I learned when mine didn't.
March 2026Read →Systems
Digital Product Passport: What SMEs Actually Need to Do Before 2027
DPP is a supply chain data problem, not a product label problem. The companies treating it as a compliance checkbox will spend 3x as much fixing it under time pressure.
March 2026Read →Ecosystem
Warum Satellitendaten das nächste große Ding für den deutschen Mittelstand sind
Die EU fördert Satellitendaten-Integration für KMUs mit bis zu €50.000 — 100% funded. Was das für Software-Firmen, FMCG und Industrie bedeutet.
March 2026Read →Patterns
The Silence Spiral
The most expensive problems in enterprise projects are never the technical ones. They're the ones nobody reported until 23:59.
March 2026Read →Systems
Six AI Vendors. Zero Trust.
Every AI vendor promises transformation. Most deliver another dashboard. Here's how I actually evaluate enterprise AI tools.
March 2026Read →Cash
The Working Capital Doom Spiral
The four numbers that tell you whether you're in a working capital spiral — and what to do before it becomes a crisis.
March 2026Read →Ecosystem· coming soon
Ecosystem Curator > Solo Expert
Warum der Verbinder gewinnt — nicht der Spezialist.
Founder· coming soon
Die Gründerfalle
Engagement oder Abhängigkeit? Der feine Unterschied.
Cash· coming soon
Pipeline Rich, Cash Poor
101 Kanäle bewertet. 5 bringen Cash. Der Rest ist Theater.
AI· coming soon
One Prompt Injection = Entire IP Exposed
Euer Custom GPT hat gerade eure Methodik verraten.
Cash· coming soon
Rate Anchoring: Hold the Line
Der Markt sagt €75/h. Du hältst €130. Wer gewinnt?
Consulting· coming soon
Die große Beratung kann nicht liefern
Warum McKinsey-Methoden im Mittelstand scheitern.
Legal· coming soon
The Ghost Entity
Wenn dein Vertragspartner gar nicht existiert.