Dror Poleg's Newsletter Archive
After Office
Office jobs are becoming scalable and distributed. What does this mean for your city, company, and career?
It’s the Company, Stupid
There are two kinds of bosses: Those who embrace flexibility, and those who are about to lose their job.
The Future of Cities & Human Capital — on the Prof G Pod
Happy Friday! Earlier this week, I spoke to Professor Scott Galloway about the future of cities, income inequality, TikTok, the Digital Dollar, and how anyone can scale their career. The podcast episode is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google, or wherever you get your podcasts. The interview with me begins
Books to Read in 2023 (Part 2)
What should you read in 2023? My selection of new, old, and older books that explain where we are and where we're headed. For each book, I provide an overview, a summary of a few key ideas, and a notable quote.
Books to Read in 2023 (Part 1)
What should you read in 2023? My selection of new, old, and older books that explain where we are and where we're headed. For each book, I provide an overview, a summary of a few key ideas, and a notable quote.
The Office Theory of Everything
AI will struggle to make us more productive. Offices can help — but not the way you think.
Recording: Can Offices Become Housing?
I chatted with Gensler's Steven Paynter about the challenges and opportunities of Office-to-Residential conversions.
Remote Bureaucracy
Offices are dissolving because companies are dissolving.
AI and the Long Tail
AI can reduce inequality and polarization by making the internet less social.
Weekly Brain Food: Coliving, AI, Inequality, Conversions
Articles and ideas I am processing this week.
It’s Time for a National Success Fund
There’s a better way to spread the fruits of innovation.
Weekly Brain Food
Below are some articles and ideas I am processing this week. This list goes out only to Premium Subscribers.
After Office: Evolving Draft
The latest draft.
Stop The Music
The disruption of creative work has been going on for a long time. And yet, we always assume it won't affect us.
Best of 2022 + What's Next?
🎧 An audio version of this article is available below and on Spotify, Apple Music, and beyond. 2022 is drawing to a close. It's been intense. My family and I started the year in a new home, in a new town, with a new baby boy — scaling multiple steep
Navigating a Dancing Landscape
The internet compels us to constantly respond and adapt to each other's behavior. This makes everything less predictable. Why does this happen and how can we succeed in such an environment?
Zucked and Musked
The first-order effect of remote work is emptier offices. The second-order effect is leaner companies. The third-order effect is more inequality and opportunity.
Why Inequality is Efficient
The physical and cultural constraints that gave rise to a normal income distribution are losing their power. The difference between highway and airline networks explains why.
The Middle Class Is Dead. Long Live the Long Tail Class.
A networked, creative economy cannot produce a normal distribution of income. Our focus should shift to providing a minimum-viable lifestyle to a growing long-tail class. Cities have a critical role to play in that process.
Cities are Instagram
As they grow, networks become more efficient and less egalitarian. The process explains a lot about where we are — and where we're headed.
