Insights
Perspectives on AI, media infrastructure, and the systems powering the modern attention economy.
February 2026
·Seth Hallen
AI Makes Code Cheap. Judgment Becomes the Moat.
When implementation becomes abundant, the moat shifts to distribution, trust, workflow ownership, and human judgment about what is worth solving.
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November 2025
·Seth Hallen
Courageous Transformation: What Leadership Looks Like When the Playbook Changes
Companies don’t transform unless their leaders do. The era of mastering a known playbook is gone.
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October 2025
·Seth Hallen
Beyond the AI Bubble: Why Sector-Focused Investors Win at the Application Layer
The next decade of AI returns will not accrue to the biggest checks. They will accrue to the deepest understanding.
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July 2025
·Seth Hallen
Transforming to Thrive: How We Must Change Ourselves to Navigate an Industry in Transformation
The question is not whether the old industry will return. It is how you transform yourself to thrive in what emerges.
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April 2025
·Seth Hallen
Recognizing the Architects of Change: Startup Founders in Media & Entertainment
As our industry undergoes fundamental transformation, there is a third archetype we must urgently recognize and champion: the startup founder.
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January 2025
·Seth Hallen
Provoking the Future: How Hollywood Can Turn Disruption into Opportunity
The future doesn’t wait for comfort. It rewards those willing to provoke it. Part 4 of the Economic Disruptions series.
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November 2024
·Seth Hallen
Rewriting the Script: The Strikes, AI, and Hollywood’s Economic Turning Point
The 2023 strikes were not just about pay negotiations or AI. They were the moment deeper economic forces came to a head. Part 3 of the series.
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October 2024
·Seth Hallen
From Stone Age to Screen Age: The Intersection of Storytelling and Technology
Every major technological breakthrough in communication has expanded storytelling while sparking fear and uncertainty. Part 2 of the series.
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October 2024
·Seth Hallen
Beyond AI: Unraveling the Economic Disruptions Shaping Hollywood’s Future
The economic disruption isn’t about technology. It’s about how content is made, distributed, and monetized. Part 1 of a 4-part series.
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