🟢 ASML’s investment in Mistral is about Europe, hype, and scaling opportunities By now, you've probably heard about Mistral, and if you weren't on vacation this summer, you might have caught the rumors about Apple possibly buying them out. Rumors that sparked some preemptive outrage from French pundits, raising the flag of national sovereignty... It turns out that
You're not building an innovation pipeline; you're sealing yourself in a tunnel out of options. When you build an innovation pipeline, you’re often confusing linear efficiency with strategic agility. Innovation isn’t a 100% controlled flow; it’s an ongoing negotiation with uncertainty. Pipelines assume you already know the destination, which means you've pre-killed any chance to pivot, adapt, or discover radically
🔵 Cruising in Chaos - Part 4, The logic of becoming the casino In this series of articles for the summer, I explore the key differences between innovation during linear and relatively stable times and those like... now.