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AI made building cheap. Deciding what to build, and knowing who to call, did not.

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Founder Stories6 min read

What Is University For When AI Writes the Code?

On his last day, my intern asked where I would begin if I were his age today. This is my answer.

Jon ChuSeptember 14, 2026

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Relationship Intelligence7 min read

A Weak Tie Is Not a Weak Relationship

LinkedIn tested a fifty-year-old idea on twenty million people. The jobs traveled through acquaintances, but only at a very particular distance.

Jon ChuSeptember 2, 2026

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What Is University For When AI Writes the Code?

On his last day, my intern asked where I would begin if I were his age today. This is my answer.

September 14, 20266 min read

Relationship IntelligenceNetworking

A Weak Tie Is Not a Weak Relationship

LinkedIn tested a fifty-year-old idea on twenty million people. The jobs traveled through acquaintances, but only at a very particular distance.

September 2, 20267 min read

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StrategyRelationship Intelligence

The System of Record for the System Itself

A system of record for everything except how the organization actually works. In the AI era, that gap becomes infrastructure.

July 20, 20264 min read

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StrategyAI & Technology

AI Doesn't Replace Human Intelligence. It Runs on It.

What an enterprise ontology is, who has to define it, and why owned understanding beats rented models.

July 8, 20267 min read

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AI & TechnologyStrategy

What I Learned About Thinking From Ray Dalio (And Why It Shapes How I Build AI)

Ray Dalio just published his framework for principled thinking in AI. The same way of thinking applies to relationships. It just hasn’t been applied this way yet.

June 10, 20267 min read

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AI & TechnologyStrategy

The Skills That Survive the Talent Shift

AI is absorbing the work you were hired to do three years ago. The question is whether you have been building the asset it cannot touch.

April 16, 20268 min read

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What Is University For When AI Writes the Code?

A Weak Tie Is Not a Weak Relationship

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