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'Supply Chain Risk': The Three Words That Can Kill a Tech Company Overnight.

Mar 15, 2026

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18 min read

'Supply Chain Risk': The Three Words That Can Kill a Tech Company Overnight.

Anthropic refused to let the Pentagon use its AI for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The government responded by treating it like Huawei.

michael wildes

Business

A $147 Billion CEO Is Writing Code on His Couch. Wall Street Is Freaking Out.

Feb 16, 2026

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13 min read

A $147 Billion CEO Is Writing Code on His Couch. Wall Street Is Freaking Out.

Shopify's CEO is coding more than ever. Spotify's best engineers no longer write code.

michael wildes

Long form

Why Smart People Get Big Things Wrong (So, Trust Yourself More)

Feb 13, 2026

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21 min read

Why Smart People Get Big Things Wrong (So, Trust Yourself More)

In 2007, Microsoft leadership laughed off the iPhone.

michael wildes

Long form

You're Spreading Yourself Too Thin: What's Your Project X?

Jan 25, 2026

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15 min read

You're Spreading Yourself Too Thin: What's Your Project X?

If you only had 20 big decisions in your lifetime, you'd stop dabbling and concentrate only on what actually compounds.

michael wildes

People

Dec 29, 2025

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11 min read

“AI First” Is the New Policy

The winners will be the teams who learn AI fast.

michael wildes

Business

Meta and YouTube didn’t beat TikTok; Washington did.

Dec 27, 2025

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11 min read

Meta and YouTube didn’t beat TikTok; Washington did.

ByteDance just cut a deal to spin off TikTok. The biggest winners? Meta, YouTube, Snap. They must have exhaled like marathoners crossing the finish line. Why?

michael wildes

People

Meet 27-Year-old Shayne Coplan: His $9 Billion Deal Explains How Wealth Really Works

Dec 27, 2025

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21 min read

Meet 27-Year-old Shayne Coplan: His $9 Billion Deal Explains How Wealth Really Works

How does a broke coder go from an FBI raid to negotiating a $9 billion deal with the head of the New York Stock Exchange?

michael wildes

People

The side-hustle economy —one paycheck doesn't cut it anymore.

Dec 23, 2025

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8 min read

The side-hustle economy —one paycheck doesn't cut it anymore.

More Americans now need more than one job to stay afloat. That is the story.

michael wildes

Business

'Supply Chain Risk': The Three Words That Can Kill a Tech Company Overnight.

A $147 Billion CEO Is Writing Code on His Couch. Wall Street Is Freaking Out.

Why Smart People Get Big Things Wrong (So, Trust Yourself More)

You're Spreading Yourself Too Thin: What's Your Project X?

“AI First” Is the New Policy

Meta and YouTube didn’t beat TikTok; Washington did.

Meet 27-Year-old Shayne Coplan: His $9 Billion Deal Explains How Wealth Really Works

The side-hustle economy —one paycheck doesn't cut it anymore.

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