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Artificial intelligence (AI)

Encore Career

+3

Drucker solved this in 1966

Jul 28, 2026

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5 min read

Drucker solved this in 1966

Drucker got the diagnosis right sixty years ago. The cure showed up last year.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+2

Old folks rule (the data agrees)

Jul 21, 2026

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3 min read

Old folks rule (the data agrees)

AI has made your experience worth more — not less.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+2

Technology is always the commodity

Jul 7, 2026

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4 min read

Technology is always the commodity

350 veteran engineers, one JD Power ranking, and the thing AI still can't do.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Entrepreneurship

+3

Don't quit your day job. Use it.

Jun 16, 2026

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6 min read

Don't quit your day job. Use it.

How to launch your second act without blowing anything up

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Innovation

+4

AI Didn't Fix the Bozos

Jun 9, 2026

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6 min read

AI Didn't Fix the Bozos

The 2026 update on innovation — and why your experience is worth more, not less

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Entrepreneurship

+3

Almost nobody uses AI

Jun 2, 2026

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7 min read

Almost nobody uses AI

ChatGPT just hit 900 million weekly users. The math is more interesting than the headline.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+4

Your agency of one

May 12, 2026

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5 min read

Your agency of one

How to build a screen porch side hustle

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Entrepreneurship

+3

Nobody Saw This Coming

Apr 14, 2026

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9 min read

Nobody Saw This Coming

(Except the People Who Did)

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+3

Mastery is in high demand

Mar 31, 2026

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9 min read

Mastery is in high demand

Experience and judgement are exactly what the AI economy needs

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Essential Reading

+4

AI Won't Replace You. But a 28-Year-Old Using AI Might.

Mar 24, 2026

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13 min read

AI Won't Replace You. But a 28-Year-Old Using AI Might.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Innovation

+5

Eat your own dog food

Mar 17, 2026

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10 min read

Eat your own dog food

AI agent projects you can build this weekend

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+4

The Minimum Viable Exit (part 2)

Mar 10, 2026

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10 min read

The Minimum Viable Exit (part 2)

The 6-Month Exit Timeline (No Fluff Edition)

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+4

The Minimum Viable Exit (part 1)

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
Rob Norris

Entrepreneurship

+3

How to win when everyone has AI

Feb 17, 2026

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8 min read

How to win when everyone has AI

Build your moat

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+3

Free to start

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
Rob Norris

Entrepreneurship

+3

The power of one

Jan 20, 2026

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8 min read

The power of one

AI agents to improve whatever you're doing

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Entrepreneurship

+3

2026 Predictions

Jan 13, 2026

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10 min read

2026 Predictions

What trends should you leverage this year?

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Artificial intelligence (AI)

The Law of Accelerating Returns

Jul 15, 2025

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8 min read

The Law of Accelerating Returns

Mary Meeker's Internet Reports < AI Trends

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Work Life balance

+1

Are you having fun yet?

Jun 24, 2025

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8 min read

Are you having fun yet?

Praise Marty Moose ...

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Artificial intelligence (AI)

AI is eating the world

May 13, 2025

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8 min read

AI is eating the world

But are you doing anything with it?

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Ignorance is a choice

Mar 18, 2025

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7 min read

Ignorance is a choice

In the AI age of information

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Career Portfolio

+1

Human-generated content

Jan 14, 2025

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10 min read

Human-generated content

AI isn't unique ... you are

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Innovation

+1

Not everyone is excited about AI

Nov 26, 2024

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9 min read

Not everyone is excited about AI

30% of consumers don't care about AI ... until we will

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Innovation

+1

By 2034, your 9-5 job will be extinct

Sep 17, 2024

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10 min read

By 2034, your 9-5 job will be extinct

If Andreessen's right, it's time to giddyup on that side hustle

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Career Portfolio

+1

Despite the AI narrative, human ingenuity wins

Jul 9, 2024

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8 min read

Despite the AI narrative, human ingenuity wins

Announcing Bambi's tasty return! 🍕

Rob Norris
Rob Norris
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