Systems and Failure

South Korea Tells Startups...Don't Build Here

On a Tuesday morning in late January 2026, a founder in his late twenties sat in a Gangnam coffee shop, three blocks from the “Teheran Valley” tech hub.

5 hrs ago • Jason

Tesla’s $2B xAI Investment

When “What Shareholders Asked For” Means the Opposite

Feb 4 • Jason

The Charity Washing Machine

How the non-profit sector became an industry of moving money, managing assets, and missing the point.

Dec 20, 2025 • Jason

The Invisible Ingredient

How the West Outsourced Its Medicine Cabinet — and Why Getting It Back Will Be Slower and Costlier Than Anyone Admits

Dec 15, 2025 • Jason

Coupang Mechanism

How the 'Amazon of Korea' broke its promise of safety, forcing a nation to weigh privacy against convenience.

Dec 11, 2025 • Jason

How India's "On Time" Airline Ran Out of Time.

Dec 10, 2025 • Jason

How I Used AI to Unf*ck My Life

What I learned from 100 days of "Grinding"

Oct 21, 2025 • Jason

MBA: Is It a Scam?

What $250,000 of debt & a piece of paper really taught me

Oct 14, 2025 • Jason

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