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How to Solve the Distribution Problem
Execution costs are close to zero. The question now is - Who cares?
Jul 15
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Robert Richman
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June 2026
The (Negative) Value of Summaries
I'm kind of shocked actually.
Jun 16
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Robert Richman
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(Ai) Transformation Layer > Transaction Layer
Commerce, utility and data are cornered. But your audience and ICP are not.
Jun 12
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Robert Richman
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The Value of a Good Upsell
When I was launching Zappos Insights, I went to an event for marketers in Costa Rica for people who used a platform called Infusionsoft.
Jun 1
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Robert Richman
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May 2026
The Value of Constraints
(Or how I learned to stop hating time pressures and love the output)
May 25
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Robert Richman
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Bumble's Ai Play Will Not Work
Adding Ai to an already broken system will only prove that it doesn't work.
May 20
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Robert Richman
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The app you don’t download
The conversation layer is the human interface. And there's one app where all of your most important conversations happen.
May 19
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Robert Richman
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You are here.
The vectors of evolution, now that we have Ai.
May 14
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Robert Richman
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The God API (or, finding out which model is the funniest)
I've always thought comedy requires not just intelligence, but somehow the ability to read the room, have good timing, add twists and surprises.
May 8
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Robert Richman
Value is ( ). The end.
Well, Manus solved it.
May 7
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Robert Richman
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April 2026
The iMessage Interface
You get download an app, never use it.
Apr 24
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Robert Richman
A Value Apocalypse
Or what actually happens when you get everything you want.
Apr 23
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Robert Richman
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