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No One Is Taking Away OpenAI’s First-Round Picks
The NBA can at least try to hold a billionaire owner accountable. No law yet in force can do the same to a frontier AI lab.
Sep 7
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Elly Reed
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February 2026
The Scouting Gap: What the NFL Combine Teaches Everyone Who Makes High-Stakes Talent Decisions
The most sophisticated evaluation machine any industry has ever built still gets it wrong about half the time.
Feb 28
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Elly Reed
When Getting Passed Over Becomes Your Best Career Move
How rejection signals work in talent markets—and why the 49ers’ second choice became the hottest candidate.
Feb 22
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Elly Reed
When Good Enough Becomes the Enemy
Mike Tomlin’s resignation reveals how success can become its own prison.
Feb 22
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Elly Reed
The Aikman Audit: What the Dolphins GM Hire Reveals About Decision-Making Discipline
The hire itself is the least interesting part. The process that produced it is something else.
Feb 22
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Elly Reed
January 2026
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Jan 7
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Elly Reed
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