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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:09 How to Sell Your Company – Brighteye’s new M&A guide
07:52 The Creator Economy “Crisis” - Why authenticity is the last moat
13:37 Unexpected M&A Moves - Docebo × 365Talents & Accenture × Faculty
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 for acquisitions.Then they explore a growing problem in the creator economy: an explosion of AI-generated content that is making authenticity the only real competitive advantage.Finally, they analyse two deals in the space: Docebo acquiring 365Talents and Accenture acquiring Faculty and what these moves signal about the future of talent and AI.
Links:
https://www.brighteyevc.com/sidekick-posts/how-to-sell-your-company
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/can-the-creator-economy-stay-afloat-in-a-flood-of-ai-slop/
https://www.docebo.com/365talents/
https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-to-acquire-faculty-to-scale-ai-capabilities
