Biology

Why Timing Matters More Than Most Founders Admit

A great idea can fail. A mediocre idea can become enormous. The difference isn't always execution.

The Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence

AI is often described as the next technology revolution. But it is also becoming a geopolitical one. Because advanced AI depends on things that governments already care deeply about:

What Actually Makes an Asset Valuable?

A building can be worth millions. A piece of land next to it can be worth even more. A company with no profits can be worth billions.

Why Infrastructure Attracts Long-Term Capital

There is a reason pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and other long-term investors keep looking at infrastructure. It isn't because infrastructure is exciting. Most infrastructure is the opposite of exciting.

The Difference Between Price and Value

A house is listed for $500,000. Someone offers $450,000. Another person offers $520,000.

The Best Businesses Often Begin With Something Broken

The next billion-dollar company may not begin with a brilliant idea. It may begin with someone asking: “Why the hell does this still work like this?”

What We Still Don't Understand About the Brain

We have mapped neurons. We can record electrical activity. We can watch parts of the brain activate while people see, speak, remember, decide and sleep.

What Happens When Biology Becomes Programmable?

For most of human history, biology was something we could observe. We could breed plants. We could selectively breed animals.

What AI Changed About Starting a Company

AI didn't make entrepreneurship easy. It changed where the difficulty lives. That distinction is important.

What Investors Actually Mean When They Say "Moat"

Investors love the word moat. A company has a moat. A startup is building a moat.

AI Is Not Just a Software Revolution

AI began as a software story. Algorithms. Neural networks.

The Race to Understand Aging

For most of human history, aging was treated as something that simply happened. You were born. You grew.

Russia's Shadow Fleet: How Oil Keeps Moving Around Sanctions

The tanker doesn't look Russian. That's the point. It may fly the flag of one country.

How Drones Changed Modern Warfare

For most of military history, hiding meant something. You could put soldiers underground. Move equipment at night.