10 quick inklings for entrepreneurs, AI curious, dog lovers and digital thinkers
Keywords: Kevin Kelly, Conversational UI, AI Newsletters, BARK Air, Kids and screens, Framework for entrepreneurs, Quality writing and li nks to good AI apps.
You are getting this because you signed up for either Henrik Werdelin’s or prehype’s newsletter. Every once in a while, I share what I call my inklings; it’s random things that I find interesting. I hope you like it. I will send them every time I have ten of them.
I also publish a podcast about AI, make dogs and their people happy and try to help 10.000 entrepreneurs launch a company.
I recently had the privilege of speaking with Kevin Kelly, co-founder of WIRED and renowned technology writer. Here are some of his main points from our chat (podcast):
AI will accelerate all other technologies and touch every aspect of our lives, much like artificial power transformed the world during the Industrial Revolution. Just as companies had to restructure to accommodate electricity, organizations must adapt to AI by changing their structures and processes. The company's organizational architecture of tomorrow might look more like special forces than an army.
We should consider AI LLM models as a diverse "zoo" of intelligence, each with unique characteristics and capabilities. Some AI systems may have vast memory but short attention spans, while others might possess glimmers of consciousness or excel at specific tasks like strawberry picking.
Kevin recommends doing something "useless" every day to stay creative and inspired**.** This could involve exploring new hobbies, tinkering with ideas, or pursuing interesting projects without a specific objective. By giving ourselves permission to do something "useless," we can break free from the tyranny of productivity and discover new paths to innovation.
“Aim to be effective, but unpredictable. That is, you want to act in a way that AIs have trouble modeling or imitating. That makes you irreplaceable.” From his new list of *Excellent Advice for Living*
Spending a bunch of time thinking about conversational UIs and the impact of chatbots replacing websites. Wrote about branding in a chatbot world.
We are also experimenting with a new type of AI-powered, conversational websites that allow for the fast launch of new companies. You can try a few here: Our AI Accelerator: Audos - ForTheFamily (advice for parents of fluid kids).
Three good newsletters about AI: Ben’s Bites, Ai-Ronman, Prompts Daily.
BARK Air (the new first-class plane business for dogs made by BARK) has been an incredible initiative to work on - and a lesson on how powerful a quality launch video can be. I believe it dramatically amplified the earned media we got from the launch. (10 billion impressions at last count)
This newsletter format was inspired by how Michael Karnjanaprakorn has structured his inspiring substack. I also enjoyed chatting with him about frameworks for living your life as an entrepreneur.
After reading “**The Anxious Generation,”** we have made new technology rules for our two sons: Limited screen time, no smartphone before 14 years old, and no social media before 16. Instead, I have made cheap Android “dumb” phone using this b/w interface, this service for blocking apps, and this app for getting notifications when they arrive and leave school.
I am a big fan of the core concept in Kenneth Stanley’s book Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective. While Kenneth's book is mainly about AI, I think the thinking is very relevant for entrepreneurs. I wrote about it here.
My father-in-law gave me a book about The Economist, including their writing style sheet. It works well as a prompt when you get ChatGPT / Claude to write for you.
Here are some good links: An excellent AI-powered podcast app, an album good for thinking, and software to run AI locally for sensitive material (or long flights).
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