Why AI Makes the Human Constant More Valuable, Not Less
By the end of January 2023 — roughly two months after its public launch — ChatGPT had reached 100…
The Four-Stage Feedback Loop: Why Some Industries Eat Their Own Progress
Ideas become products. Products become industries. Industries become instruments. Instruments…
The Anatomy of an Idea: The 8 Steps From Friction to Industry
Every idea in history, from the earliest stone tool to the latest artificial intelligence, shares…
The Six-Step Framework for Turning Any Human Friction Into a Business
One investor told Airbnb’s founders exactly what he thought of their idea: “You guys…
The $79-a-Year Idea That Came From an Amazon Suggestion Box
In 2004, an Amazon software engineer named Charlie Ward was annoyed. He kept having to click an…
73,000 Years Ago, Someone Solved the Same Problem You’re Solving Today
In a cave overlooking the Indian Ocean, a human picked up a piece of red ochre and scratched a…