Purple Patch Partners

17/05/2026

Who would like a $500 voucher just for sharing their story?

The Mr Purple Podcast soon will be recording our 500th video. For the person that takes that slot, we will celebrate by gifting them a $500 voucher.

Moreover, we have never, and will never charge for anyone coming on the Podcast. We believe EVERYONE has a story worth sharedand deserves to have a voice.

Want to know more about having an episode in your name?

Message me: [email protected]


Tom Hitchcock

07/05/2026

Thanks to Trish McInnes for bringing this to our attention.

Personally, for us, every day is a Purple Day, but tomorrow is a little different.

Tomorrow is the Official Launch of the PURPLE FRIDAY initiative. Mr Purple and the team will be serving up an offer to assist ANYONE suffering DV to reach out and potentially begin to chnage their circumstances for the better.


Tom Hitchcock

02/05/2026

You can’t change what you don’t control

Free Access

26/04/2026

The Truth About Entrepreneurship Nobody Admits Out Loud.

Founders spend lots of time pretending they feel a certain way about building their companies that’s rarely true.

https://ehandbook.com/the-truth-about-entrepreneurship-nobody-admits-out-loud-46575b549042


Tom Hitchcock

Founders spend lots of time pretending they feel a certain way about building their companies that’s rarely true.

20/04/2026

The Illusion of Understanding

Wittgenstein, Neuroscience, and Why Language Is Not Thought in Humans or AI

https://medium.com/illumination/the-illusion-of-understanding-8b083cc1e11e



Tom Hitchcock

Wittgenstein, Neuroscience, and Why Language Is Not Thought in Humans or AI

12/04/2026

Tune into these 4 workshops on Wednesday:

28/02/2026

The Most Dangerous Emotion in Entrepreneurship Isn’t What You’d Think

Forget fear, anxiety, or any of the other things you might think would kill a startup. It’s probably something much simpler.

https://ehandbook.com/the-most-dangerous-emotion-in-entrepreneurship-isnt-what-you-d-think-da095ed0ac9b



Tom Hitchcock

Forget fear, anxiety, or any of the other things you might think would kill a startup. It’s probably something much simpler.

26/02/2026

Do you have to be polite to AI?

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260224-the-best-way-to-talk-to-a-chatbot



Tom Hitchcock

The advice you get about talking to chatbots can be truly bizarre, and totally useless. Here's what actually works.

22/02/2026

Notes Aren't for Remembering. They're for Seeing.
Stop using notes as storage. Start using them as lenses.

https://lucavettor.medium.com/notes-arent-for-remembering-they-re-for-seeing-ac9248f027b9


Tom Hitchcock

Stop using notes as storage. Start using them as lenses.

25/01/2026

The happy secret to better work

We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.

https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work?user_email_address=e44adeb6445beddaf2b2d1ac172806f0&lctg=69028ecdf676ca433026d13b


Tom Hitchcock

We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.