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32 from 13 Dec 2023 to 24 Jun 2026
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2026 3

  1. Stealing is a Skill
  2. Nucleus Nouns
  3. The happiest I’ve ever been

2025 8

  1. Things to be Happy About & Perfect Software
  2. The Kids Will Be Alright
  3. Everything is a Spreadsheet
  4. One-click Feedback
  5. Claude is kicking ChatGPT’s butt (in one thing)
  6. Trust and Procedural Fetishism
  7. Platform or Point Solution?
  8. What’s Preventing Us from Building a Beautiful Product?

2024 20

  1. With Schema Gods, Anyone is a Data Analyst
  2. IMG_0416
  3. The Inner Game of Tennis
  4. Buying a House
  5. Building FirstMover
  6. Commoditize Your Complements
  7. The Most Mind-Blowing Tech Moments of My Life
  8. Root Canals and Bill Gates
  9. Old School Business
  10. Modality Switching Online
  11. Omotenashi
  12. I am joining Kibu!
  13. What is a Platform?
  14. There Will Be No One Bigger Than Taylor Swift
  15. Da Art of (Business) Storytellin’
  16. Meta, Child Safety, and What Regulators Get Wrong
  17. Blockbuster, Netflix, and The Innovator’s Dilemma
  18. Network Effects in Generative AI
  19. Coca-Cola Freestyle: The Greatest Missed Opportunity
  20. The Browser Company and Radical Transparency

2023 1

  1. The Meaning of Life