Recently, I came across Paul Graham’s essay, “The Brand Age.”
It left me thinking deeply about technology, startups, AI, and even careers.
Reference: https://paulgraham.com/brandage.html
The central idea of
In a world racing toward smarter devices, AI assistants, wireless ecosystems, and constant connectivity, something unexpected is happening.
Wired earphones are making a comeback.
At first, this looks like nostalgia.
But I think
Every human has the same 24 hours.
But not everyone has the same multiplication factor on those 24 hours.
Some people spend time only once.
Others make a single hour continue working for
There is a common belief that duplication means creating another physical version of something.
But humans have been duplicating themselves for centuries in a much deeper way.
Not biologically.
Not physically.
But through
The distance between #1 and #3 is not measured only by revenue or market share.
It is measured by the quality of decisions repeated every day.
From the outside, companies in the top