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Leadership
Paying for AI’s Data Centers Would Take 250 Million Jobs. America Has 159 Million
In 2020 I co-wrote that AI itself would become a commodity. Six years and $1.5 trillion of data centers later, I convert the build-out's revenue needs into jobs and ask how much of AI's value its makers must keep.
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Quantum Commercialization
Nobody Checked the Physics: How Venture Due Diligence Went Missing Where the Checks Are Largest
On Carta's platform the median startup waits 774 days for a Series A. The hottest deep-tech deals close in days on no product. Between those numbers is where nobody can see the physics checked, and quantum is paying for it.
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Quantum Computing
Data Centers in Space Don’t Work. Quantum AI Data Centers in Space Are an Absurdity.
An investor asked me to evaluate a pitch for quantum AI data centers in orbit. The physics, the engineering, and the economics all say the same thing: no.
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Quantum Computing
Quantum Careers in 2026 (No PhD Required)
An updated map of quantum careers: what each role involves day to day, who hires for it, what employers screen for, and how to judge whether a specialization will still exist in ten years.
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The Last Unregulated Forecast: Why We Still Pay the Oracle
Croesus paid Delphi before crossing the Halys. Boards pay for value-at-stake slides before funding quantum programs. The need for a number is ancient and human. The exemption from audit is new, and it costs us.
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Leadership
Science Confirms What Large Corporate Survivors Already Knew – Organizational Bullshit Makes You Worse at Your Job
Regular readers will know that organizational bullshit is a topic I've been fascinated by - and personally scarred by - for years. I wrote about it at length back in 2022, drawing on the foundational academic work by Frankfurt, Spicer,…
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Leadership
Why Companies May Need a Chief Quantum Officer (CQO)
In my opinion, forward-thinking organizations should consider creating a Chief Quantum Officer (CQO) role. Much like those historical electricity executives, a CQO would spearhead the adoption of a disruptive technology that is revolutionary, promising - but widely misunderstood. It’s a…
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Board AI Governance and Oversight
AI is reshaping businesses across industries, and corporate boards are increasingly expected to oversee AI strategy, ethics, and risk management. In fact, the number of S&P 500 companies formally assigning AI oversight to a board committee more than tripled in…
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What is the Quantum Threat? A Guide for C‑Suite Executives and Boards
Boards do not need to dive into the scientific intricacies of qubits and algorithms, but they do need to recognize that this is a strategically important risk – one that can’t be simply delegated away. It requires the same level…
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Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
How CISOs Can Use Quantum Readiness to Secure Bigger Budgets (and Fix Today’s Problems)
Quantum readiness is not an exercise in science fiction – it’s a very practical program that yields benefits immediately. Regulators are pushing us all in this direction, which means boards are willing to fund it. The journey forces you to…
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Leadership
Future of Leadership and Consulting in the Age of AI: A Decade On
Exactly ten years ago, on July 3, 2015, we published the first version of Future of Leadership in the Age of AI. At that time, most discussions about artificial intelligence revolved around automating blue-collar jobs and routine manual tasks. Our…
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Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
Quantum Readiness / PQC Migration Is The Largest, Most Complex IT/OT Overhaul Ever – So Why Wait?
Preparing for the quantum era is arguably the largest and most complicated digital infrastructure overhaul in history. Yes, far bigger than Y2K, because back in 1999 we didn’t have millions of network-connected “things” to worry about. Yet despite clear warnings…
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Building the Quantum Workforce: Talent Challenges and Opportunities
Amid quantum revolution, a bottleneck has emerged: a lack of skilled people. In fact, the quantum talent shortage is now seen as one of the primary hurdles to translating lab discoveries into real-world innovations. One industry expert even warned that…
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Quantum Computing
Why I Founded Applied Quantum – The First Pure-Play, End-to-End Quantum Consultancy
Applied Quantum is a firm that for the first time would be 100% dedicated to quantum technology services – not as a sideline, not as one emerging tech practice among many, but as the entire mission of the company, and…
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Leadership
Financing the Quantum Leap: Funding Strategies for University Spin‑offs
In the end, funding a quantum leap is about building bridges – between lab and market, between public and private interests, and between today’s prototypes and tomorrow’s transformative industries. Each dollar raised and each partnership forged is like adding a…
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