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Winter of FiresDesigning Enterprise for Human Flourishing

A business book on a business model architecture that lets people and businesses thrive together.

  1. Proposal Submitted to the FT Bracken Prize for Young Authors
  2. First draft Now The full argument, written end to end
  3. Revision Sharpened with feedback from early readers
  4. Agent & publisher Finding the right home for the book
  5. Production Edits, design and final proofs
  6. Publication In readers' hands
NowFirst draft

The full argument, written end to end

About the book

Winter of Fires asks how businesses built on network effects can create value for shareholders without working against the people who make up the network, and what it would take to design enterprise for human flourishing from the ground up.

Why it matters

Most consumer technology is built to capture attention, and the people who make up the network pay the price. Winter of Fires argues it doesn't have to be that way: that enterprise can be designed for human flourishing from the ground up, and still create real value for shareholders. It's written for founders and investors, the sustainable finance community, and anyone who cares about what technology has done to everyday life.

Progress log
  • Oct 2026
    Started writing the first draft.
  • Sep 2026
    Submitted the proposal, "Winter of Fires: Designing Enterprise for Human Flourishing", to the FT Bracken Prize for Young Authors.