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  • Are we witnessing the slow death of advertising holding companies?

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    The feted founder of AKQA, Ajaz Ahmed, has launched a new agency that promises to take on the “slow, bureaucratic” ad groups that since the pandemic have have been labouring under stagnant revenues and falling share prices. Ali Lyon asks: “Are those holding companies on borrowed time?” Ajaz Ahmed is not a man to shy [...]

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  • Founder Favourites: Why AI is NOT the death of creativity

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    In this episode of Founder Favourites, Ajaz Ahmed, founder and chief executive of digital design agency AKQA, sat down with the hosts and told them that entrepreneurs' best bet might just be found in AI, healthcare or climate tech.

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