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Future of Work

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AI and the Long Tail

AI can reduce inequality and polarization by making the internet less social.

AI and the Long Tail
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It’s Time for a National Success Fund

There’s a better way to spread the fruits of innovation.

It’s Time for a National Success Fund
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Stop The Music

The disruption of creative work has been going on for a long time. And yet, we always assume it won't affect us.

Stop The Music
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Navigating a Dancing Landscape

The internet compels us to constantly respond and adapt to each other's behavior. This makes everything less predictable. Why does this happen and how can we succeed in such an environment?

Navigating a Dancing Landscape
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Zucked and Musked

The first-order effect of remote work is emptier offices. The second-order effect is leaner companies. The third-order effect is more inequality and opportunity.

Zucked and Musked
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Housing Is the New Office

Can an oversupply of offices create an oversupply of housing? (Generally, no. Occasionally, yes.)

Housing Is the New Office
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Airbnb is WeWork

You can change a giant market even if you don't control it.

Airbnb is WeWork
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The Scalable Imagination

📚I am writing a new book about the future of work, cities, and companies. Click here to read the first few pages. The Scalable Imagination0:00/233.8220831× We tend to underestimate technology's power to turn in-person work into scalable work. On the verge of the 20th Century,

The Scalable Imagination
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The Winners of Remote Work

Ultimately, remote work ushers some freelancers and employees into a global arena that seems to promise a higher ceiling, but a lower floor as well.

The Winners of Remote Work
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No Floor, No Ceiling

The internet gives more people an opportunity to win. But it forces everyone to play the game.

No Floor, No Ceiling