The Operator’s Field Manual by Scott Smigler

The 4:47am Problem

When the business is asleep but your brain isn’t

Feb 27

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January 2026

Your new biggest customer

How AI agents are becoming the first decision layer across markets, and what companies need to do about it.

Jan 11

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December 2025

The 10% That Changes Everything

Why “close enough” built the consumer wave but won’t build the enterprise one

Dec 1, 2025

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November 2025

Billions of Small Minds

We overestimate what technology can do this year and underestimate what discipline can compound over ten.

Nov 17, 2025

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Speed-to-Value Matrix™

A simple framework I developed for choosing what creates value fast and what can wait.

Nov 17, 2025

How Values Create Speed

Most companies move slower than they should.

Nov 6, 2025

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October 2025

Charlie Munger’s “Psychology of Human Misjudgment”

Munger’s paper on “The Psychology of Human Misjudgment” is a must-read.

Oct 28, 2025

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