Plenary Expansions Part II: The Founder’s Fallacy
A startup is a conspiracy to change the world in some meaningful way. The product is the secret vehicle to affect this change, privy only to the founding team. If the product fails, everything fails. But if it does, it can change the world. It’s the ultimate leverage.
Founders – who are in fact utopian artists, aspiring to infuse their spirit into the very fabric of their startup – tend to lose focus, which is of paramount importance in the chaotic and resource-parched environment of a startup.
Plenary Expansions Part I: The Artist in the Art
When we experience a transformative piece of art, our curiosity naturally turns towards the artist. How does an artist produce a great piece of art? What is their process? Of course, there is no formula. But the general perception is that a real artist would be a living embodiment of the values that shape their art. The way they live their lives becomes the fertile soil in which the seeds of art take root. Every piece of art they create is a plenary expansion of themselves.
AI and a new human economy
"Open war is upon you," Aragorn tells King Theoden in LOTR, The Twin Towers, "whether you risk it or not."
And that is the truth we're all staring in the face – whether we will it or not!
It's mind-boggling what AI can already do; its abilities extend way beyond ChatGPT. Today there are tools and applications that can write code; create and edit art, photos, and videos; write screenplays, songs, and music; make lesson plans; convert speech to text; do brilliant voice-overs; translate between several languages; drive cars; write poems, stories, and blogs – hell, it can even generate texts in the style of a particular person! And the list goes on.