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George Siosi Samuels

A digital wayfinder and conscious technologist

Why Statsig's $1.1B Exit Validates the Modern Micro Empire (MME) Playbook

Oct 16, 2025

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4 min read

Why Statsig's $1.1B Exit Validates the Modern Micro Empire (MME) Playbook

How AI-Native Teams Turn Dense Feedback Loops Into Outsized Outcomes

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Tools & Technology

AI Protection, ChatGPT Leaks & Open Edison

Oct 2, 2025

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4 min read

AI Protection, ChatGPT Leaks & Open Edison

An Oxford Alum Team of 4 Hardens Agentic AI with Open Data Firewalls

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Digital Nations

Bhutan’s Digital Drukyul

Jun 7, 2025

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5 min read

Bhutan’s Digital Drukyul

What Bhutan's Micro Empire Can Teach the World About Digital Transformation

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Tools & Technology

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Lina Colucci, Lemon Slice & The Power of AI Video

Apr 26, 2025

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6 min read

Lina Colucci, Lemon Slice & The Power of AI Video

How A 3-Person Team Is Winning Big with AI Video at Scale

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Cultural Shifts

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The Rise of the 3-Person Unicorn

Apr 18, 2025

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4 min read

The Rise of the 3-Person Unicorn

Told You So.

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Cultural Shifts

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TylerTVGS & The $20M Micro Studio

Apr 10, 2025

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7 min read

TylerTVGS & The $20M Micro Studio

How TylerTVGS Built a Micro Empire With His Breaking Bad-Inspired Game, Schedule 1

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Scaling Your Business

How AI is Powering the 5-Person Startup

Apr 4, 2025

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9 min read

How AI is Powering the 5-Person Startup

And What Solopreneurs Can Learn From Greg Isbenberg's Observations

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Cultural Shifts

Micro Teams, Macro Wins

Mar 26, 2025

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10 min read

Micro Teams, Macro Wins

How AI-Powered Micropreneurship is Redefining Success in 2025

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Scaling Your Business

What Micropreneurs Can Learn from China’s Hottest AI Startups

Mar 18, 2025

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7 min read

What Micropreneurs Can Learn from China’s Hottest AI Startups

From DeepSeek to Manus AI to Kimi

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Tools & Technology

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How AI Is Fueling the Rise of Micropreneurship Worldwide

Mar 14, 2025

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8 min read

How AI Is Fueling the Rise of Micropreneurship Worldwide

Turning Small, Efficient Companies into Mighty Micro Empires

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Tools & Technology

Polar: Sweden's Tiny Titan of FinTech

Mar 6, 2025

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7 min read

Polar: Sweden's Tiny Titan of FinTech

How A 2-3 Person Team Is Conquering 2025

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Cultural Shifts

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Rise of the Wisdom Economy

Feb 25, 2025

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7 min read

Rise of the Wisdom Economy

How AI is Transforming Search & Content

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Tools & Technology

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Scale Your Presence

Feb 19, 2025

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7 min read

Scale Your Presence

How to Amplify Your Impact with AI Digital Twins Plus Lessons from The Mongols

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Tools & Technology

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Navigating the AI Wars

Feb 11, 2025

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9 min read

Navigating the AI Wars

Weekly #139 | What Micropreneurs Need to Know About Cultural & Seasonal Fit

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Tools & Technology

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How Liang Wenfeng Made DeepSeek for 93% Less Than OpenAI

Feb 7, 2025

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7 min read

How Liang Wenfeng Made DeepSeek for 93% Less Than OpenAI

Weekly #138 | Lessons in Doing More with Less

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Tools & Technology

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Scaling Vertically: How Lean Teams Are Hitting $10M ARR in Vertical SaaS

Jan 30, 2025

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8 min read

Scaling Vertically: How Lean Teams Are Hitting $10M ARR in Vertical SaaS

Weekly #137 | Micro-Empire Lessons from Garry Tan of Y-Combinator

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Weekly Reviews

Xiaohongshu (Rednote), TikTok Refugees & 5 Lessons for Micropreneurs

Jan 21, 2025

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7 min read

Xiaohongshu (Rednote), TikTok Refugees & 5 Lessons for Micropreneurs

Weekly #136 | Micropreneur Lessons from RedNote & The Mass Migration of TikTok Refugees

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Micropreneur Spotlights

Reddit's Origin Story, $20M Selloff & Their Team of 3-4 Engineers

Jan 14, 2025

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9 min read

Reddit's Origin Story, $20M Selloff & Their Team of 3-4 Engineers

Weekly #135 | How Reddit scaled to millions with a team of 3-4

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Tools & Technology

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Finbarr Taylor, Small Teams & The Rise of Nanocorns

Jan 7, 2025

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8 min read

Finbarr Taylor, Small Teams & The Rise of Nanocorns

Weekly #134 | One-Person Empires in the Age of AI?

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels
How To Be Useful in 2025

Jan 3, 2025

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8 min read

How To Be Useful in 2025

Weekly #133 | A 3-step plan for being more useful as a micropreneur

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Weekly Reviews

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9 Lessons for Micropreneurs from 2024

Dec 27, 2024

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9 min read

9 Lessons for Micropreneurs from 2024

Weekly #132 | Lessons from the Trenches

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Micropreneur Spotlights

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How a 17-Year-Old Scaled Cal AI to $1M MRR

Dec 17, 2024

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8 min read

How a 17-Year-Old Scaled Cal AI to $1M MRR

Weekly #131 | Using AI, Micro-Influencers & Sharp Execution

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Weekly Reviews

Hailuo AI, Chinese Innovation & A Lean Team of 6

Dec 10, 2024

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8 min read

Hailuo AI, Chinese Innovation & A Lean Team of 6

Weekly #130 | A Digital Chinese Micro Empire in the Making

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels

Micropreneur Spotlights

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13K+ Fractionals United, Founder Karina Mikhli & Her Team of 4

Dec 3, 2024

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8 min read

13K+ Fractionals United, Founder Karina Mikhli & Her Team of 4

Weekly #129 | Lessons from Karina Mikhli, Founder of Fractionals United

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels
How We Use AI to Create Micro Empires Content

Nov 26, 2024

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6 min read

How We Use AI to Create Micro Empires Content

Weekly #128 | AI Does the Heavy Lifting, Humans Steer the Ship

George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels
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