15/ Want to dive deeper into this thesis? Read the full article here: hugo.pm/p/consumerplus And if you're building in this space, my DMs are open.

now that’s *social* media

Serious take: how comes there is such a dominant silence from the humanities on what to expect from / how to shape a society with AIs everywhere.

capitalism may be seen as a genie’s gambit: “take me on and I’ll make everyone rich — but some will be even richer” a dream for the economist, a nightmare for the anthropologist

europe has a once-in-a-century opportunity to attract the world’s brightest minds fleeing tyranny

hi! we just launched SF + LA Tech Week and it’s crazy to say (I know I say this every time) but it really is true - it’s the biggest one yet. we’ve broken more records and now have 1,500+ events, over 2x last year’s launch! SF Tech Week: Oct 6-12 LA Tech Week: Oct 13-19

the post nation-state era is here and Jarrad Hope λ and EJ Spode so elegantly and clearly capture it in this brilliant book out tomorrow. If you’d like a fresh, nuanced and optimistic view of what’s coming, make sure you get a copy. It’s the kind of book that will be remembered

🪽SafetyWing is launching health plans for US startups. Flat pricing, no deductible/co-pay, global coverage, including contractors. safetywing.com/remote-health-…

👋 Personal update: Just moved to SF after a 15+ years in Europe. A few thoughts: - Remote is dead. Location matters more than anything, again. Being able to meet founders IRL is the core of the art of pre-seed, when most decisions run on intuition. The SF re-migration is real -

Growing up in France, you’re told repeatedly that two figures shaped the country: Napoleon I and Charles de Gaulle — both military leaders. If history really does repeat itself, my money’s on a coup.

Ursula von der Leyen just *officially* announced at Davos: The 28th regime will be called EU–INC! WE WON.

DAOs never really worked because politics and status-seeking games made them too slow. Those are human flaws. They may become essential once agents run the economy.

silicon valley would binge Marcus Aurelius, then say this

« Je me révolte, donc nous sommes! » Hugo Amsellem est l’Homme Revolté et ça fait du BIEN