Competitive Philosophy

Modular Products Suck

Build toasters, not material heaters.

Aug 5 • 

Scott Stevenson

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March 2025

Take Off Your Snowshoes

The right tool for the job is often the wrong tool for the job.

Mar 30 • 

Scott Stevenson

8

6

August 2024

Pattern Matching Beats Narrative Reasoning

Why good bets can't be easily explained in words.

Aug 14, 2024 • 

Scott Stevenson

31

5

May 2024

What GitHub Copilot Means for Lawyers

Reflecting on our Spellbook bet

May 26, 2024 • 

Scott Stevenson

4

November 2023

It's Time to Chop Trees With a Blunt Axe

How an accelerating technology curve changes the metagame of knowledgework

Nov 22, 2023 • 

Scott Stevenson

17

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December 2022

Lego Mindset vs. Woodworking Mindset

On Accepting Toil

Dec 31, 2022 • 

Scott Stevenson

56

7

November 2022

Playing to Win With AI: Is GPT-3 Too Easy?

Since we launched our GPT-3 tool for lawyers, I’ve heard founders and investors calling this kind of product ‘too easy’.

Nov 16, 2022 • 

Scott Stevenson

17

3

May 2020

There Really is No Time

Time management for early-stage founders

May 19, 2020 • 

Scott Stevenson

7

February 2019

How to Finally Make Something

…or how we put off our creative dreams for our entire lives

Feb 24, 2019 • 

Scott Stevenson

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