A new book from the CEO of Alder Koten introduces the Second Map of Work — a framework for redesigning decision rights before AI drafts, ranks, and recommends its way into consequences that reach real people. For Mexican operators integrating AI into hiring, operations, and customer decisions right now, the argument matters more than the launch.
Cappuccino · H1 2026
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The June 25 hold at 6.5% closed a 475-bp easing cycle. The July minutes made the pause explicit. For corporate treasurers, project sponsors, and peso liabilities, the extended pause — not the next cut — is the working assumption.
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Three SoFipo licenses revoked in the first half. Four more under intervention. The regulator is not killing the model — it is forcing it to grow up. What that means for the fintech founders still raising in 2026.
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Everyone models tariffs. Almost no one models the crossing. Between Nuevo Laredo and the Colombia Bridge, Mexico moves roughly a third of its US-bound truck freight through two chokepoints that are already at capacity — and 2027 volumes are still going up.
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Alder Koten has led executive searches for manufacturing, supply chain and commercial leadership across Mexico since 2007. Every finalist ships with evidence — not just a CV.
A five-minute business brief on Mexico and its industrial ecosystem. Bilingual. No noise, no clickbait — just the stories a well-connected friend would share over the first coffee.