No. 01
TechnologyJanuary 9, 2026
AI is killing businesses whose products have never been more popular
Tailwind CSS is more popular than ever—revenue down 80%. Stack Overflow, Chegg, bootcamps: same pattern. AI disintermediation spares no one.
No. 02
BusinessJanuary 7, 2026
The technician trap in an AI-first world
Gerber's technician, manager, and entrepreneur personas hold up. But they no longer map to people — they map to capability layers in AI-first firms.
No. 03
BusinessDecember 31, 2025
The E-Myth, revisited again: why Michael Gerber was right — and why that's no longer enough
Gerber taught founders to replace themselves with systems and people. AI changes what that means. Here's where the original insight breaks.
No. 04
TechnologyDecember 24, 2025
Most AI capability doesn't live in the model
Where AI capability really lives — and why arguing about models misses the point entirely. A framework for what matters.
No. 05
TechnologyDecember 22, 2025
The elitism problem in the creative backlash against AI
Some creative objections to AI are legitimate. Others are elitism dressed up as principle. Lumping them together weakens the real arguments.
No. 06
TechnologyDecember 18, 2025
I predicted the conversational UI/AI revolution in 2016. Here's what I got right — and wrong
In 2016 I gave talks saying chatbots would change everything. Eight years later, they have — just not how I expected.
No. 07
TechnologyDecember 17, 2025
Everyone is a product manager now
AI coding tools haven't turned everyone into engineers. They've turned everyone into product managers. Here's why direction beats execution now.
No. 08
BusinessDecember 15, 2025
When protection becomes a liability: iRobot, patents, and the innovator's dilemma
iRobot’s bankruptcy reveals an uncomfortable truth: patent protection can become a sedative that dulls competitive instincts.
No. 09
OtherDecember 9, 2025
College football isn't a department — it's a project that never ends
The coaching carousel proves college football has become a high-velocity project with permanent roles and impermanent people.
No. 10
BusinessDecember 2, 2025
AI doesn't replace thinking — it replaces knowing
Knowledge used to be scarce and valuable. Now it's instant and free. The real question: how well can you think when knowing is cheap?