Matt Rutherford
Matt Rutherford
Ideas | Growth | Clarity
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Matt Rutherford
Matt

Matt

Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland. DJ, Flaneur, Aesthete. Meta, ex-LinkedIn, ex-MSFT.
Influence without Authority
Career

Influence without Authority

How the most effective people stop waiting for permission.
I Built a Website To Show Off My Postcards. Here's What I Learned.
Blog

I Built a Website To Show Off My Postcards. Here's What I Learned.

Most of my side projects die as ideas. They live in notes apps and on scraps of paper. They get
290 : I Don't Do Politics
Newsletter

290 : I Don't Do Politics

You do. You just don't know it yet.
Now

Now - May 2026

I'm still living in Dublin, Ireland. I love my space here. I can see the sea from my
#66 - From Dublin
Weeknote

#66 - From Dublin

Updates Another week sitting with the uncertainty of layoffs at work. It's a strange headspace to operate in.
TWIL #120 - Fact Factories
TWIL

TWIL #120 - Fact Factories

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
The Politics You're Already In
Career

The Politics You're Already In

You're already playing. You just don't know it yet.
289 : When your best idea isn't enough
Newsletter

289 : When your best idea isn't enough

What actually carries an idea through an organisation
#65 - From Dublin
Weeknote

#65 - From Dublin

Updates Eugh - not a great week. Work has rumours of layoffs, every conversation seems to be 10% heavier as
Why Good Ideas Don't Always Win
Career

Why Good Ideas Don't Always Win

The gap between a great idea and a green light
TWIL #119 - Super Vintage Wine
TWIL

TWIL #119 - Super Vintage Wine

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
288: You're already in the room
Newsletter

288: You're already in the room

The question isn't how to get access. It's what happens when you start showing up on purpose.
#64 - From Dublin (via Austin)
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#64 - From Dublin (via Austin)

Updates A week in Austin. The kind of business trip where the real value isn't in the meetings
How Decisions Actually Get Made
Career

How Decisions Actually Get Made

You're already part of the process. Here's how to show up with intention.
TWIL #118 - Robot Ping-Pong
TWIL

TWIL #118 - Robot Ping-Pong

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
287: Nobody tells you this part
Newsletter

287: Nobody tells you this part

You don't really know where you work - here's how to find out.
#63 - From Dublin
Weeknote

#63 - From Dublin

Updates A week that moved fast! Work has been full-on with a lot of plates spinning, and most of the
You don't know where you work
Career

You don't know where you work

Every organisation has two versions. You were only shown one of them.