Inside The Black Book.
Occasional writing on private membership, Dubai and the value of the right relationship.
The Black Book: A Private Network, Not a Clubhouse
Dubai has plenty of private members' clubs, each built around a building. The Black Book is different: a private network capped permanently at 100 members, with no clubhouse and entry by invitation or referral only.
Read — 3 min readDubai Has Changed. So Has Its Private Network.
Dubai has become a permanent base for founders, investors, family offices and internationally mobile families from across the world. That has changed the nature of the city's private community.
Read — 5 min readWhy the Right Network Matters
Success has a strange way of changing the value of your time. As responsibilities increase, the problem is rarely finding someone to speak to. It is finding someone worth speaking to.
Read — 5 min readThe Black Book: A Private Members Club for Dubai's Global Network
Dubai has become one of the world's most important centres for private wealth. The Black Book was not created because the city needed another club — it was created because the most valuable private network is rarely the largest.
Read — 9 min read