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Analysis of how AI and technology reshape company strategy, organizations, markets, and capital.
2026
Economists Are Using AI to Speed Up Research
Economists are using AI to code, clean data, and polish papers—raising real questions about speed versus rigor.
BusinessTikTok's $10 Billion Fee to the U.S. Government
Reports say TikTok's US investors agreed to pay Washington $10 billion on top of their equity stake—here's what that fee actually buys.
BusinessPerplexity's Gross Margin vs. Its Overall Losses
I look at how Perplexity classifies costs, converts free users, and expands features—and why staying power, not just paid conversion, matters most.
BusinessFive Takeaways From China's 15th Five-Year Plan
Beijing's 2026-2030 blueprint ties tech self-reliance and AI adoption to a consumption push, with growth targets set year by year.
BusinessMeta Accused of Targeting Teens' Emotions in Ads
A whistleblower's Senate testimony claims Meta flagged teens' insecure moments for advertisers—so what about adults?
BusinessCan 1,000 Fans Really Pay Your Bills?
Kevin Kelly's famous formula skips the fine print on profit margins, repeat buyers, and new customer flow.
BusinessMultitasking Practice Doesn't Erase the Mental Bottleneck
A German study trained people on two tasks for up to 12 days and still found interference at the response-selection stage.
BusinessScaling AI Needs Power Grids, Copper, and Refineries
Software may be easy to build with AI, but running it at scale still depends on electricity, copper, and refining capacity.
BusinessHow Roblox's Small Games Reach Millions of Players
Fisch and Grow a Garden's success owes as much to Roblox's tools and recommendations as to gameplay itself.
BusinessWhy AI's Productivity Gains Don't Show Up in GDP Yet
Individual speed, organizational throughput, and economy-wide productivity are three different things worth separating.
BusinessWhen Meetings and Approvals Stall Work: Lessons from a 1944 Manual
Reading the OSS sabotage manual, I revisited the unnecessary meetings and approvals I've seen in consulting.
BusinessAnthropic's AI Jobs Report: What 74.5% Really Means
I read Anthropic's March 2026 report and found the 74.5% figure measures something very different from job-loss risk.
BusinessNetflix Acquires an AI Studio as Labels Sign AI Licenses
UMG and Warner struck AI licensing deals with Suno and Udio while Netflix bought Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking startup, InterPositive.
BusinessRunning GTM at Gamma: Choosing Customers, Setting Prices
Reflections from running GTM at Gamma on picking the right customers, pricing, and what turns interest into repeat purchases.
BusinessWhen AI, Not Your Customer, Uses Your Product
Connecting Claude to Notion made me rethink how discovery, evaluation, and adoption work once AI operates the product.
BusinessBefore the Monetization Course, Ask Why Customers Pay
Lessons from helping foreign firms enter Korea's market: real business design beats side-hustle income claims and lecture counts.
BusinessThe Reverse Test: What a Strategy Doc Must Rule Out
Using Jason Cohen's inversion test and Roger Martin's five questions, I look at what a strategy document should force you to give up.
BusinessRice Farming and Collectivism: Three Studies, One Critique
I trace how studies on Chinese students, cafe patrons, and state farms test whether rice farming really shapes collectivist thinking.
BusinessCheaper AI Video Doesn't Mean Cheaper Production
Veo 3's price cuts and Seedance 2.0 show that lower generation fees don't erase the planning, editing, and consent work still required.
BusinessDoes a Doctor Next Door Shape a Child's Career?
Linked 1910 and 1940 US census records suggest neighbors' jobs matter—but the '41% higher' finding needs careful reading.
BusinessAdult ADHD Diagnoses Rose 4.85x—What the Number Means
Korea's adult ADHD treatment numbers jumped 4.85x—but that's not the same as a rise in prevalence.
BusinessAI Made Tasks Faster. So Why Am I Still Working Late?
AI can save time on one task while quietly adding new work elsewhere—here's what the Jevons paradox and recent studies suggest you track.
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