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Ready Player One (2018): Sci-Fi vs Reality

The future already happened. It was just fiction first.

Mar 29 • DeReK WaTSoN

Domain Histories: Privacy & Identity

The best founders are students of history

Mar 28 • DeReK WaTSoN

Domain Histories: Data Infrastructure & Analytics

The best founders are students of history

Mar 21 • DeReK WaTSoN

Domain Histories: Open Source Commercialisation

The best founders are students of history

Mar 12 • DeReK WaTSoN

Domain Histories: Cybersecurity

The best founders are students of history

Mar 6 • DeReK WaTSoN

Domain Histories: Cloud Infra & Compute

The best founders are students of history

Feb 26 • DeReK WaTSoN

Domain Histories: Agentic Systems & Automation

The best founders are students of history

Feb 20 • DeReK WaTSoN

⚙️ Why SaaS Metrics Fail for AI-Native Startups

🔧 It is like Using a Dipstick to Service a Tesla

Nov 23, 2025 • DeReK WaTSoN

What Happens When Execution Is Free?

From execution abundance to trust scarcity

Oct 15, 2025 • DeReK WaTSoN

Invest at Your Own Risk: AI’s Puzzle vs Mystery Era

Why clinging to old metrics will blind investors to true breakthroughs—and how to back genuine innovation.

Jun 5, 2025 • DeReK WaTSoN

🔮 The New Rules of VC

AI-Native, Outcome-Obsessed, and Post-Power Law

May 29, 2025 • DeReK WaTSoN

Deepdive Podcast: Sherlocking Survival for AI startups and Investors

Seven venture-grade moats to outsmart AI platform clones and defend your edge.

May 23, 2025 • DeReK WaTSoN

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