Insights
Practical writing on property, AI, financial markets, clean energy and building companies, from more than 15 years in business across Australia and Asia.
Latest, Leadership, 25 September 2026
Doing business in Indonesia: what speaking Indonesian taught me
Learning Indonesian changed how I do business in Southeast Asia. From owning a resort in Bali to property work across Southeast Asia, here is what I'd tell any Australian business owner looking north.
Property22 September 2026
Selling luxury and prestige property on the Gold Coast
The top end of the Gold Coast market plays by different rules. Fewer buyers, thinner comparable sales and higher expectations mean presentation, pricing and discretion carry more weight. Here is how I think about a prestige sale. (7 min read)
Property18 September 2026
Buying property in Bali and Phuket: a guide for Australians
Bali and Phuket draw plenty of Australian buyers, but neither country lets foreigners buy land the way we can at home. Here is what to understand about ownership, due diligence and rentals before you commit. (7 min read)
Leadership15 September 2026
Capital raising lessons from 15 years of funding ventures
Raising money is a sales job with legal consequences. These are the lessons I've taken from building ventures in property, clean energy, technology and mining, from preparing the numbers to looking after investors once the money lands. (7 min read)
Clean energy8 September 2026
How to calculate solar returns in Australia: payback and ROI
Solar can pay for itself quickly or slowly depending on a few numbers most quotes skip over. Here is how I work out payback and return for a home or business system, with a simple worked example. (8 min read)
AI & finance1 September 2026
Machine learning in equity markets: what it can and can't do
Machine learning can process more market data than any human team, but it can also find patterns that were never really there. Here is a plain look at what it does well in equities, where it fails and who should use it. (7 min read)
Construction25 August 2026
Civil earthworks and house site cuts: a Queensland guide
Every good house starts with a good building platform. This practical guide explains how civil earthworks and house site cuts work in Queensland, what to sort out before a machine arrives and the mistakes that cost owners the most. (8 min read)
Resources18 August 2026
Mining alongside traditional owners in the Pilbara
First Nations Mining Australia was set up to explore in the Pilbara alongside the Yindjibarndi people, with community ownership and heritage consultation at its core. This is the thinking behind it, along with a plain guide to native title. (7 min read)
Property11 August 2026
AI property search in Asia: what agents and buyers should know
Buying property in another country used to mean juggling portals, unverified listings and guesswork. AI is changing how buyers find property and how agents reach them across Asia. Here is a practical view from building Kinnara. (6 min read)
AI & finance4 August 2026
Inside iQuant.fund: AI built for institutional trading
iQuant.fund started with traders who wanted to automate their own strategies instead of living in front of their screens. This is how that idea grew into AI-assisted equity research built only for institutional clients. (7 min read)