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The vibes and the noise

The post-empirical generation.

Dec 12

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Will there ever be a worse time to start a startup?

Today's frontier is tomorrow's tech debt.

Dec 5

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November 2025

9-9-6-0

When all you build is character.

Nov 28

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Producer theory

Platforms are overrated.

Nov 21

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All you can do is play the game

I don’t know what’s coming next.

Nov 14

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October 2025

A strange delight

We are more machine now than man, and it's better if we remember that.

Oct 31

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An very obvious deal

Shopping for the Data Stack Value Realization methodology.

Oct 24

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In the air

Now what?

Oct 17

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Something in the orange

A last exit.

Oct 3

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September 2025

We were hired to do the grunt work

If solving strategic problems is the more valuable thing to do, why aren't we doing it?

Sep 26

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Is the innovator's dilemma outdated?

What's a platform and what's a product? Plus, what's a fad and what's fundamental? And finally, what?

Sep 19

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It is the internet

And it is tearing us apart.

Sep 12

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