Short posts on valuation, derivatives, small-business finance and building things.https://jamesgulli.com/en-ushttps://jamesgulli.com/blog/ai-isnt-coming-for-the-analyst/https://jamesgulli.com/blog/ai-isnt-coming-for-the-analyst/AI isn’t replacing the analyst. It’s replacing the data handling and formatting that nobody got into finance to do, and what you do with the recovered hours is up to you.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTAICareershttps://jamesgulli.com/blog/skiing-jackson-hole/https://jamesgulli.com/blog/skiing-jackson-hole/The mountain, the famous runs, where to stay, what to do off the slopes and the practical notes for a first trip to Jackson Hole.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSkiinghttps://jamesgulli.com/blog/derivatives-explained-without-the-jargon/https://jamesgulli.com/blog/derivatives-explained-without-the-jargon/A derivative is a contract whose value depends on something else. Forwards, futures, options and swaps, explained from a corn farmer’s forward contract up.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDerivativeshttps://jamesgulli.com/blog/where-ai-is-actually-working-in-finance/https://jamesgulli.com/blog/where-ai-is-actually-working-in-finance/Fraud detection, credit underwriting, document processing and research summaries are where AI is really working in finance. Trading alpha, autonomous advice and macro forecasting are where the hype outruns the results.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIFinancehttps://jamesgulli.com/blog/ai-in-finance-for-small-business-owners/https://jamesgulli.com/blog/ai-in-finance-for-small-business-owners/For a business doing $1M to $25M a year, AI pays off in invoicing and collections, bookkeeping, cash flow forecasting and plain-English reporting, in that order.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAISmall businesshttps://jamesgulli.com/blog/five-weeks-of-luxury-marketing-in-florence/https://jamesgulli.com/blog/five-weeks-of-luxury-marketing-in-florence/What five weeks of MKT-350 in Florence taught me about savoir-faire: the mastery, heritage and craftsmanship behind a luxury product. First published on LinkedIn.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLinkedInMarketinghttps://jamesgulli.com/blog/miami-macro-conference/https://jamesgulli.com/blog/miami-macro-conference/A day of monetary and fiscal policy research at the University of Miami, and what a finance student takes away from it. First published on LinkedIn.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTLinkedInEconomics