
Sidekick brings founder signals and practical insights from the future of learning & work. We distil the trends, frameworks, and lessons we see at Brighteye into short episodes with actionable takeaways for you to make better decisions and a European lens. Think of it as your weekly download: what’s shifting in the market, challenges that founders are facing, and strategies to navigate the realiti... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 26 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Categories | BusinessEntrepreneurshipEducation | ||||

Three topics this week. First: Brighteye launches its Founder Studio, a 12-week London residency helping early-stage founders in learning and work secure their first design partner or enterprise pilot. Second: AI-native startups are restructuring pro... more
This week on Sidekick, David and Rhys unpack three signals shaping the future of learning and work. First, they introduce Brighteye’s new M&A Guide for Learning founders, built with insights from top founders, lawyers, and operators on how to prepare... more
This week on the Sidekick podcast, we unpack three signals shaping the future of learning and work. 1. YC’s latest Request for Startups on AI guidance for physical work and what it means when expertise gets compressed. 2. The HumanOS manifesto, why ... more
In this episode, Rhys and David unpack our 2026 predictions for learning and work, and why the real shift isn’t about content, but about labour. Three structural changes are already underway: • AI training is exploding but context, not generic skills... more
In this episode of Sidekick, David and Rhys go beyond the charts of Brighteye’s latest Learning & Work Funding Report to unpack what the data is really telling us. The key takeaway is not simply about funding going up or down. It points to a structur... more
Europe’s skills gap isn’t a short-term problem, it’s structural. In this short episode, David shares one clear prediction from Brighteye’s newly released Learning and Work Report (link below): immigration is becoming a platform layer for the future o... more
In this episode, we unpack the hard truth shaping HR and L&D buying decisions in 2026: completion rates are irrelevant, operational impact is everything. David breaks down why proving tangible ROI is now non-negotiable as HR budgets tighten, and how ... more
In this episode, David breaks down new Udemy and YouGov research on how workers across the US, UK, India and Brazil are preparing for AI and reveals the real readiness gap leaders need to focus on. The problem isn’t technical skill. It’s miscalibrati... more
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