<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Rupert Barksfield — Thinking</title><description>Essays and field notes on founder wealth, company building, risk, AI and judgement.</description><link>https://www.rupertbarksfield.com/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Why founders need coordination, not more advisers</title><link>https://www.rupertbarksfield.com/thinking/coordination-not-more-advisers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.rupertbarksfield.com/thinking/coordination-not-more-advisers/</guid><description>The expensive gap in founder wealth is often not missing expertise. It is missing ownership of the whole picture.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What failure teaches operators</title><link>https://www.rupertbarksfield.com/thinking/what-failure-teaches-operators/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.rupertbarksfield.com/thinking/what-failure-teaches-operators/</guid><description>Failure is most useful when it becomes precise information about sequencing, ownership, trust and the limits of momentum.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI will make judgement more valuable, not less</title><link>https://www.rupertbarksfield.com/thinking/ai-and-judgement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.rupertbarksfield.com/thinking/ai-and-judgement/</guid><description>When producing an answer becomes cheap, provenance, context and responsibility become more important.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>