Recurrent Patterns
Recurrent Patterns is a venture exploring strategies and insights around leading-edge companies, technology and cultural trends. Vaclav engages with leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, authors and others who can share their perspectives in long-form conversations.
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AI Funny Money
OpenAI has money, talent, and attention. Why can't it find a business model that delivers profit?
Amazon and the lure of retail
Amazon built its empire online by disrupting physical retail. But when the company started launching physical stores, they realized why it was easy to disrupt retail in the first place.
Panic in OpenAI land
OpenAI spent years selling a glorious vision. Now it’s been smacked with reality.
Gartner, you did it. Again. Sadly
Gartner's analysts have a reputation for delivering incredible business intelligence for the biggest companies around. I was exposed to their latest report. I found it wanting -- and haunting.
Is this SciFi enough?
A startup just launched an AI data center into orbit. A place with unlimited space and energy. But what is the real motive behind it?
The Monday Morning question
How to uncover the real problem in your business? Use the Monday Morning question!
AI Hallucination Mushrooms
Tech leaders admit that they don't know how to measure AI impact. Then why are they buying it? And why should we call them leaders?
Is this what you call punishment?
The DoJ fought yesterday's battle. Google walked away smiling. Its punishment? Barely a slap on the wrist.
Lies, damned lies, and AI
Delta’s CEO touts AI as a “super analyst” to set personalized flight prices. However, when questioned by lawmakers about the practice, the company denies any such practice. But the billions of extra profit are so tempting.
The myth of AI strategy
Everyone is chasing an AI strategy. Just don't ask them what that means.