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Software & Steel: The Return of Defense as Destiny
A new generation of founders is rebuilding the arsenal of democracy
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Yon Raz-Fridman
The Builders of the Next America
Why moonshots must belong to everyone now
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Yon Raz-Fridman
How to Build When You Don’t Know What to Do
“You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down.” — Reid Hoffman
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Yon Raz-Fridman
An American Phone
Why we must reclaim the most personal device in our lives. And build it in America.
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Yon Raz-Fridman
To the First-Time Founder
On wonder, becoming, and the quiet miracle of starting something new
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Yon Raz-Fridman
What Neural Speech Breakthroughs Reveal About Our Future
“The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do.”
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Yon Raz-Fridman

June 2025

We Can’t Build the Future Without Letting Go of the Past
On moving houses, facing the unknown, and choosing to begin again.
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Yon Raz-Fridman
Your Mission Deserves a World-Class Team
Why early-stage founders can’t afford to wing it on hiring.
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Yon Raz-Fridman
The Courage to Build What’s Real
What Apple’s new paper reveals about AI, and why it’s a call to founders to go deeper, not just faster
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Yon Raz-Fridman
What Failing to Act on Conviction Taught Me About Building
Why instincts, timing, and boldness matter—and what happens when you hesitate.
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Yon Raz-Fridman

May 2025

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