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What the Firm Becomes

Why the firm survives disintermediation, what specific function it retains, and why that function is the intersection of what builders cannot do alone and what companies were historically bad at.

SoloTitan · 2026-08-18 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Interview Is the Build

Why recruiting has to be rebuilt around Adjacent Build Rights — and what that does to the résumé, the recruiter, and the direction of scarcity in the labour market.

SoloTitan · 2026-08-16 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Contract After the Pipeline

Adjacent Build Rights, the 30/70 floor, and what firms will have to redesign to keep builders inside them.

SoloTitan · 2026-08-14 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Not Replacement. Rerouting.

Boards are still planning for a talent pipeline that AI is quietly draining — and Airtable is what that mistake looks like when it hits the tape.

SoloTitan · 2026-08-09 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Leverage, Not Literacy

The WEF skills chart doesn't rank what employers value. It ranks leverage — and the implicit forecast is fewer producers per orchestrator.

SoloTitan · 2026-08-09 · David H. Friedel Jr.
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The Clearing Price

Set the Fed funds rate, breakeven inflation, hyperscaler capex and issuance plus more

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The Alpha Half-Life

Set the adoption curve and the decay rate, then watch how long the market takes

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The Repo Loop

Build the stablecoin boom. Then pull the cash out and watch how it holds the Treasury market together.

MarketAlly Try it From: The Next Run on the Bank Won't Look Like a Bank Run
The Boom Is the Fuse

A productivity shock arrives. You decide its incidence and the economy's leverage.

MarketAlly Try it From: The Boom Is the Fuse
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