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Innovation

Mar 5, 2024

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6 min read

Don't listen to the Bozos

Innovation can be cheap and disruptive

Rob Norris

Feb 18, 2025

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9 min read

Refirement

The educated version of your wet-behind-the-ears self

Rob Norris

Entrepreneurship

Apr 29, 2025

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9 min read

Getting to 'No'

The hardest - and most important - word in business

Rob Norris

Artificial intelligence (AI)

May 13, 2025

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8 min read

AI is eating the world

But are you doing anything with it?

Rob Norris

Creator Economy

Oct 8, 2024

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7 min read

Your PTO has been denied

Email you'll never get after you launch You 2.0

Rob Norris

Entrepreneurship

Dec 16, 2025

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7 min read

Silver startups

Success has no age limit

Rob Norris

The Minimum Viable Exit (part 2)

The 6-Month Exit Timeline (No Fluff Edition)

Rob Norris

Career Portfolio

Mar 3, 2026

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9 min read

The Minimum Viable Exit (part 1)

AI acceleration has also sped up your departure time

Rob Norris

work life balance

Feb 24, 2026

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7 min read

Find your recharge

Spoiler alert: it's not the technology

Rob Norris

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Feb 17, 2026

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8 min read

How to win when everyone has AI

Build your moat

Rob Norris

Entrepreneurship

Feb 10, 2026

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9 min read

Free to start

The tools continue to be more powerful and less expensive

Rob Norris

Career Portfolio

Feb 3, 2026

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8 min read

Embrace your mastery

The value of your uncommon knowledge

Rob Norris, +1

work life balance

Jan 27, 2026

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8 min read

The anti-hustle hustle

Building sustainable side businesses after 50

Rob Norris

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Jan 20, 2026

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8 min read

The power of one

AI agents to improve whatever you're doing

Rob Norris

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Jan 13, 2026

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10 min read

2026 Predictions

What trends should you leverage this year?

Rob Norris

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Featured Posts

Don't listen to the Bozos

Refirement

Getting to 'No'

AI is eating the world

Your PTO has been denied

Silver startups

Archive

The Minimum Viable Exit (part 2)

The Minimum Viable Exit (part 1)

Find your recharge

How to win when everyone has AI

Free to start

Embrace your mastery

The anti-hustle hustle

The power of one

2026 Predictions

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