Gradually, Then Suddenly

In the last few decades we have seen tremendous technical breakthroughs in the latencies and tooling possible to remove these constraints. Across the world, whether in productivity apps or in national governance, there will be a transition period as our norms and processes adapt to this tightening of the collaboration feedback loop. But perhaps I r... See more

“Decentralized” is spreading to unexpected places: Taking a step back, the traditional model of central owners of community-powered utilities (marketplaces, app stores, etc.) taking a percentage of everything (and central “bosses” for huge teams insisting on reviewing and approving everything) may finally be getting old

In this new future of work, jobs will be more transient and dynamic — switching costs between jobs will be lower, opportunities will be more visible, work will be reduced down into more atomic units, and the entire world will be unified under a single workforce with access to all opportunities. We will discover new opportunities based on our on-cha... See more

More often than not, the greatest innovations bring us back to the way things once were. Before the internet and before the advent of the “firm” during the industrial revolution, the reputation of people and relationships mattered more than anything else. My hope is that the latest technology returns us to our roots and enriches the potential of in... See more