What it looks like when an Asian tycoon gets good at the game of business.

The weird thing about learning business is that some things must be learnt through practice, but some things are best learnt through reading.

What Data General and the minicomputer boom can tell us about our present moment.

Business skill as the ability to cut a messy business problem down to a single, most important thing.

Nov 6 2025 9am-10am EST / 10pm-11pm SGT. Jerry Neumann joins Commoncog members to talk about his latest essay ”AI Will Not Make You Rich”.

It is a common misperception that you must be able to predict the future to do well. But it’s possible to act without prediction, even in the face of AI. This is how.

Notes on Commoncog’s 2025 repositioning, and taking a month off.

A simple, universal rule for AI use, built on top of some smart philosophy, designed to be used as guiding policy for your business.

If you want to get rich, the irony is that small markets are often better than large ones.

Learning the right lessons from my old boss, in the wake of a successful acquisition.