Future of Work

Efficiency is time, and time is the one true currency. Innovation in pursuit of efficiency is the most powerful underlying force in driving persistent growth. Entrepreneur & author Jim Rohn said that “time is more valuable than money, you can…

Gene and Doug discuss news for January 6th: Reports of Facebook nixing development of an MR OS in favor of a VR OS are to be expected. To call the metaverse early is an understatement, and big tech will be…

Over the last five years, we’ve made a habit of offering a few predictions for the year ahead. Here’s what we’re anticipating in 2022: 1. Apple and Facebook will duel for the spot as the top-performing FAANG stock in 2022,…

Add higher education to the list of sectors undergoing a pandemic stress test, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses. Every year, about 3.2m students graduate from high school. The percentage that enrolls in college has hovered between 65% and 70% for…

On the emergence of optimistic coronavirus vaccine news, we couldn’t help but imagine what life will look like post-pandemic. That starts with a recognition that the recovery timeline is still unclear, and that even with a vaccine, scar tissue and…

In our Manifesto 2.0, we make the case that, over the next decade, automation will replace 70% of all jobs currently done by humans. That eventual period of automation will be characterized by pure AI, i.e., robots fully performing tasks…

High barriers to content production and distribution (think recording studios, television networks, newspaper presses, broadcasting companies) made the world boring. Upfront costs must be recouped and exceeded for content to be worth the investment, which incentivized optimizing for “hits.” Hits…

The future of work is freedom. Freedom for workers to find meaningful work, to collaborate with great teams, and to work where and when they want. That’s why we’re excited to invest in Wethos. Wethos deploys responsive teams of creative…