Sidekick FM - Brighteye
Episodes
$6T reframe (Redpoint 2026 report): training vs. labour budgets; Employer-pays training model is breaking down
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Learning companies have spent years chasing training budgets and a new Redpoint report (2026 Market Update)reframes the opportunity entirely: AI is un...
Raising in 2026: founder market fit, shipping velocity & L&D's ROI shift
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it actually take to raise in the current market (2026)? The bar has shifted: investors want strong founder market fit, genuine quality of in...
EU Inc, the AI and "real world problems": two signals
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Two signals this week. 1. The EU Inc initiative is set to change how European startups incorporate, operate cross-border, and issue equity, removing...
AI's real numbers (Anthropic report), the dark side of AI & the missing workforce layer
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic's new labour market report lands with a counterintuitive finding: AI's real-world usage is a fraction of its theoretical capability, and it'...
Three signals: Founder studio launch, Product role shifts & Why software moats hold (a16z)
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Three topics this week. First: Brighteye launches its Founder Studio, a 12-week London residency helping early-stage founders in learning and work s...
Learning/FoW M&A guide, the creator economy 'crisis', and two surprising acquisitions in Europe
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Weekly: YC RFS, AI Literacy & HumanOS
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 gu...
2026 predictions: AI Training, Vanishing L&D Budgets, & Hyper-Specialised Agents
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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. Th...
Beyond the numbers: Inside Brighteye’s European Learning & Work Funding Report 2026
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 rea...
New Brighteye Report 2026 - Prediction: Immigration as Europe’s Next Platform Layer
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 new...
The CFO test: The only training ROI metric that will matter in 2026
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we unpack the hard truth shaping HR and L&D buying decisions in 2026: completion rates are irrelevant, operational impact is everythi...
Udemy’s report: The hidden barrier to AI adoption
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
The AI marketplace revival (A breakdown of A16Z’s new piece)
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI isn’t creating new marketplace categories yet. It’s bringing the “impossible” ones back. In this episode, And we look at why this shift is...
The Market Insight: The one question that makes or breaks your fundraise!
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every VC asks it (directly or indirectly) “what’s your market insight?”, but, in full transparency, only a few founders answer it well. In this...
AI takes your tasks, not your job
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone’s worried about AI replacing workers but what if that’s the wrong narrative? In this episode, we explore how AI is reshaping tasks, not r...
Software is eating learning: The $3 trillion opportunity
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, David unpacks a powerful idea from Alex Rampell at Andreessen Horowitz: software isn’t just eating markets anymore, it’s eating labour....
ChatGPT x Coursera: The beginning of chat-native learning?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Sidekick, David unpacks ChatGPT’s newest feature: Apps in ChatGPT and what Coursera’s launch inside Chat means for founders in learni...
What founders need in a frothy market
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Sidekick, David briefly digs into one of the hottest topics: the current state of the VC market in Europe. He highlights Gil Dibner’s ...
4 ways AI is transforming growth at startups
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growth used to mean buying ads, running SEO campaigns, or hiring big teams. But AI is flipping the playbook. In this episode, David explores how AI is...
The hidden [potential] opportunities in OpenAI’s new job marketplace
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI is moving beyond AI models into certifications and a job marketplace: a direct challenge to LinkedIn’s territory. In this short episode of S...
Two types of founders: Who thrives in the AI-first era?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Sidekick, David explores two founder archetypes emerging in 2025: the AI-first founders and the business-as-usual founders still adding h...
Trust, Depth, Speed: what if that’s the AI moat?
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI hype is cooling, features are easy to copy, and the big platforms move fast. So where’s the real edge? In this episode, we share our reflections...
AI for Training with Rhys
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rhys and David from Brighteye explore how AI is reshaping workplace training: from real-time coaching and compliance-led innovation t...
AI for Hiring with Rhys
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this short teaser episode, Rhys and David from Brighteye explore how AI is reshaping hiring: from smarter talent matching to the emerging white spa...
A six-step guide to strategic cost-cutting
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host David dives into the tough but essential topic of cost-cutting for founders. He breaks down a six-step framework to reduce e...
How to craft effective investor updates
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this short teaser episode, our host David from Brighteye breaks down the power of investor updates: why they matter, how to structure them effectiv...
Exit: what you need to know about M&A
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this short teaser episode, our host David from Brighteye breaks down the reality of M&A for founders: when to start thinking about an exit, how to ...
How to grant equity to employees
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this short teaser episode, our host David from Brighteye dives into the essentials of structuring equity grants for employees, ensuring fairness, c...
Introducing Sidekick: Season 1 - Teaser
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this short teaser episode, our host David from Brighteye introduces the first season of Sidekick, a brand-new podcast designed to provide founders ...
The Edtech Funding Report 2025, with Rhys
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this new episode, David from Brighteye’s investment team is joined by Rhys, Head of Platform & Research, to unpack the Brighteye Edtech Funding r...