Gregory Warner

Canada is now ADVERTISING government approved medically assisted su*cide. Advertising it. Making su*cide look romantic and spiritual. Dear God. Canada is lost.

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I don’t know exactly what’s going on here, but it does feel AI-related. Unlike PM and eng, which started growing in 2024 (two years post-ChatGPT), design didn’t. If I had to venture a theory, I’d say that because AI is allowing engineers to move so quickly, there’s less opportunity—and less desire—to involve the traditional design process. That said, you’d think design would become a differentiator as more products compete for attention. Something to think about for your company! We’ll keep watching this trend and AI’s impact on org design more generally. One interesting observation we made when we went a level deeper: the ratio of demand for PMs vs. designers has flipped. In mid-2023, we went from more open designer roles to more open PM roles. And ever since, PM demand has been pulling away (currently 1.27x). This will be another trend to monitor, in terms of how AI is reshaping org design.

“I love being at home. My life is very simple. I read a lot of books. I watch a lot of films. I listen to a lot of music. I tend the garden. I cook with my family. Yeah, I'm boring.” — Cillian Murphy

Adam Neumann sits down with Rick Rubin to discuss community, beliefs, failure, and the idea that everything can still go right after his time at WeWork: 0:00 Adam Neumann 7:16 Early Failures, Community, and the Search for Purpose 14:58 GreenDesk, Traction, and the First Signs of Success 18:16 Kibbutz Roots and the Idea of Belonging 24:22 Rebekah, Spiritual Awakening, and Kabbalah 32:06 The Power of Pause and Inner Work 38:03 Building the Vision for WeWork 44:13 Faith, Surrender, and Defining Belief 48:49 Launching WeWork and Early Constraints 55:39 Scaling Fast and What Drove Growth 59:46 SoftBank, Masa, and Hypergrowth 1:07:30 Scaling Pressure and Expanding the Vision 1:15:53 Looking Back on Investors and Decisions 1:23:32 The $20 Billion Deal That Didn’t Happen 1:27:38 The Moment Everything Changed 1:36:30 Leadership, Identity, and Letting Go 1:51:53 Stepping Down and Losing Control 2:02:00 The Fallout and Public Unraveling 2:11:57 Litigation and Total Powerlessness 2:18:30 Reflection, Meditation, and Rebuilding 2:26:33 The Seed of Flow 2:36:00 Designing a New Kind of Living 2:48:21 What If It All Goes Right 2:48:58 Flow and What Comes Next

AI is making CEOs delusional