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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
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August 2024

Pattern Matching Beats Narrative Reasoning
Why good bets can't be easily explained in words.
Aug 14, 2024 • 
Scott Stevenson
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May 2024

What GitHub Copilot Means for Lawyers
Reflecting on our Spellbook bet
May 26, 2024 • 
Scott Stevenson
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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
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December 2022

Lego Mindset vs. Woodworking Mindset
On Accepting Toil
Dec 31, 2022 • 
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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
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May 2020

There Really is No Time
Time management for early-stage founders
May 19, 2020 • 
Scott Stevenson
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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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