Because globalization and technology are different modes of progress, it’s possible to have both, either, or neither at the same time. For example, 1815 to 1914 was a period of both rapid technological development and...

When we think about the future, we hope for a future of progress. That progress can take one of two forms. Horizontal or extensive progress means copying things that work—going from 1 to n. Horizontal...

No one can predict the future exactly, but we know two things: It’s going to be different, and it must be rooted in today’s world.

Question for job applicants: What important truth do very few people agree with you on?

At no point does anyone in the chain know what to do with money in the real economy. But in an indefinite world, people actually prefer unlimited optionality; money is more valuable than anything you...

No company has a culture, every company is a culture

Nutrition matters for everybody, but you can’t major in it at Harvard. Most top scientists go into other fields. Most of the big studies were done 30 or 40 years ago, and most are seriously...

Entrepreneurship: you put one dumb foot in front of the other while the world throws bricks at your head.

A start up messed up at the foundation cannot be fixed.

If you take one typewriter and build 100, you’ve made horizontal progress. If you have a typewriter and build a word processor, you have made vertical progress.