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Stop Building Their Platforms. Start Building Yours.
Jack Dorsey recently said the quiet part out loud: every time you post, like, share, or retweet on social media, you’re not just...

Rich Washburn
Sep 30, 20253 min read


LLMs.txt: The Tiny SEO Tweak That Moves a Much Bigger Machine
Everyone’s trying to get an edge in search right now—more visibility, higher rankings, better traffic. So here’s something to think...

Rich Washburn
Sep 30, 20253 min read


I Accidentally Tony Starked My Productivity
I didn’t mean to end up here. I wasn’t trying to be the guy floating in midair clicking invisible buttons like a Marvel character. But...

Rich Washburn
Sep 28, 20253 min read


Starting at the Top of the Hill: Hacking Inertia with AI
We’ve all heard it a thousand times: if you want tomorrow to go well, prep the night before. Lay out your plan. Line up your tasks. Clear...

Rich Washburn
Sep 25, 20253 min read


The AI Haters Have a Point—Now What?
Every time I scroll, there’s another meme about how AI is ruining civilization. The temptation is to roll my eyes, laugh, and move on....

Rich Washburn
Sep 24, 20254 min read


It’s On: The AI Arms Race Just Went Nuclear (Literally)
Take a breath. Now take another, deeper one. Because what just dropped in the last 72 hours isn’t just “big tech news” — it’s a...

Rich Washburn
Sep 23, 20254 min read


Farewell, Charlie Kirk: A Torch That Will Not Go Out
` Today was something America has never seen before. For the first time in our history, both the President and the Vice President showed...

Rich Washburn
Sep 22, 20252 min read


Justice for Charlie: Utah Prosecutors File Death Penalty Case Against Tyler Robinson
Utah County prosecutors have formally charged 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson with the capital murder of Charlie Kirk, marking a...

Rich Washburn
Sep 16, 20253 min read


Gates vs. Kildall: The Lesson We Don’t Like but Can’t Ignore
Not every founder story survives the passage of time. But some stick around because the pattern keeps repeating. Over and over. The story...

Rich Washburn
Sep 16, 20253 min read


iOS 26 Is Here—And It's Got That "Liquid Glass Glow-Up" Energy
Well, it’s official— iOS 26 is live , and Apple has finally dropped what might be its most ambitious iPhone update in over a decade. If...

Rich Washburn
Sep 16, 20254 min read


Hacking the Runner’s High: Harvard Proves What I’ve Been Doing All Along
For most of my adult life, I’ve been experimenting on myself. Call it biohacking, call it stubborn curiosity, call it refusing to let...

Rich Washburn
Sep 15, 20253 min read


A Candle Against the Dark
I’ve been thinking a lot about light lately. How fragile it feels. How easily it gets swallowed by the dark. Charlie Kirk’s assassination...

Rich Washburn
Sep 14, 20252 min read


Dining in High-Def: The Full Elysium Immersive Dining Experience
If Netflix, Cirque du Soleil, and a Michelin-starred chef had a love child, it would be this: Elysium Immersive Dining . Six courses....

Rich Washburn
Sep 13, 20253 min read


Charlie Kirk Assassinated at Utah Valley University
I can’t believe I’m even typing this. Charlie Kirk is dead. Shot while talking to students at Utah Valley University this afternoon. I’ve...

Rich Washburn
Sep 10, 20251 min read


The XAI Espionage Case: Why This Isn’t Just About One Engineer
The lawsuit Elon Musk’s XAI just filed against a former engineer reads like a spy thriller: a trusted insider cashes out millions in...

Rich Washburn
Sep 9, 20252 min read


Civilization’s All-In Moment
Every once in a while, a moment comes that’s so big, so layered, so everywhere at once, that we don’t even realize how historic it is...

Rich Washburn
Sep 5, 20253 min read


The AI Boom Heard ’Round the World
I keep coming back to this: my whole life, I’ve heard people throw around the term “paradigm shift.” The internet was a paradigm shift....

Rich Washburn
Sep 5, 20254 min read


An Open Letter on America’s AI Moment
This week, something historic happened. Rivals sat shoulder to shoulder. Billions were pledged. Apple at $600B. Microsoft at $80B in data...

Rich Washburn
Sep 5, 20253 min read


Apple Got Sued for Failing at AI. Then They Showed Up With This.
So let’s rewind for a second. Apple’s been selling this “Apple Intelligence” dream for over a year now. They pitched the iPhone 15 Pro as...

Rich Washburn
Sep 4, 20253 min read


One Person, Billions in Market Cap
One person with the right AI fluency can move market cap by billions. That’s not a metaphor. That’s the current state of play. Look at...

Rich Washburn
Sep 1, 20253 min read


Google’s Triple Threat AI: Mangle, Nano Banana, and the Rise of the Autonomous Dev Army
Happy Friday, folks. If you’ve been heads-down this week, you might’ve missed the fact that Google went full mad scientist—dropping not...

Rich Washburn
Aug 29, 20253 min read


Cracker Barrel Got Clocked: America Found Its Voice (and Its Future)
How biscuits, memes, and unity just reshaped corporate America I’ll be honest. I didn’t think they’d do it. I thought Cracker Barrel was...

Rich Washburn
Aug 27, 20253 min read


90% of You Are Already Using AI—It’s Basically Coffee at This Point
Right now—today, this very moment—90% of your workforce is already using AI. Not in some pilot program. Not in some sanctioned tool. Not...

Rich Washburn
Aug 26, 20253 min read


Exhibit A: How Cracker Barrel Broke More Than a Logo
One week later, the memes are funny, the backlash is bigger than Bud Light, and the soul is still missing It’s been about a week since...

Rich Washburn
Aug 25, 20254 min read


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