Meow Wolf immersive art — Shaun Gordon on the experience economy

Meow Wolf: A Name (and experience) You Won’t Forget

7 artists pulled “Meow Wolf” out of a hat and built a $150M empire that attracts more people than … Read more

The Price of Being There. How Much Will People Pay for an Experience?

The experience economy runs on FOMO. What if you don’t have the cash on hand to pay for climbing … Read more
Shaun Gordon on the experience economy taking over your wallet

The Experience Economy is taking over your wallet.

Here’s a trend I’m watching closely, and it’s consuming more of your wallet — more about my journey. The … Read more
Birthday cake — Shaun Gordon on how cake explains the experience economy

How Cake Explains the $8.5 Trillion Experience Economy

The secret to this $8.5 trillion economy? Let’s talk about cake — more about my journey. In 1998, two … Read more
Shaun Gordon moved to Dallas based on a spreadsheet — downtown Dallas skyline

Why I moved based on a spreadsheet…and how it’s going.

Are You in the Right Place? Four years ago I moved to Dallas based on a spreadsheet. People move … Read more
Portrait of CJ Walker — featured in Shaun Gordon's OG Entrepreneurs series

From Wash Tubs to an Empire: Lessons from America’s First Female Self-Made Millionaire

“There is no royal flower strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for … Read more
Shaun Gordon on what nobody tells you about cash flow

What Nobody Tells You About Cash Flow

Through the rivers A six-foot tall man takes a few steps into the woods on a long hike. Before … Read more
Claude Shannon looking at a mechanical mouse — featured in Shaun Gordon's AI origin story

The juggler, the mouse, and Claude: An AI origin story from the 1930s

Anthropic just raised a monster $13 Billion Series F funding round at an estimated valuation of $183 Billion (as … Read more
Portrait of Judi Sheppard Missett — featured in Shaun Gordon's OG Entrepreneurs series

Judi Sheppard Missett Jazzercised So Jane Fonda Could Feel the Burn

In 1969, when most women’s exercise consisted of basic calisthenics and leisurely strolls, Judi Sheppard Missett quietly laid the … Read more
Shaun Gordon on the forgotten pioneer of AI — illustration

Discover The Forgotten Pioneer of AI and His Warning from 1947

Imagine This as a Teenager… Norbert Wiener’s father (Leo) originally went to medical school in Warsaw, Poland before emigrating … Read more
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