“Why Everything Solid Is Turning to Software”

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Title: Vaporized
Author: Robert Tercek
Category: Technology & Innovation, Business Strategy

What if the word "vaporized" isn't about data loss at all, but about what happens when solid, physical things turn into software? Sam and Sophie open with that reframe and follow it all the way through Robert Tercek's book.

They walk through the four-step cycle that turned records into streams and cabs into apps: digitization, dematerialization, demonetization, and democratization. The taxi example gets a full walk-through, and the conversation turns to why incumbents struggle — the legacy mindset, the efficiency trap, and the uncomfortable case for cannibalizing your own business model. Then it gets personal: the portfolio career, learn-unlearn-relearn, and the shift from the Information Age to the Age of Experience, where products become platforms.

If your industry feels unstable and your instinct has been to get more efficient, this episode names why that won't save you. The takeaway: the solid ground was always an illusion — the only durable asset is your ability to adapt.

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• 00:00 What Vaporization Actually Means
• 01:15 The Digital Native Mindset
• 02:04 Digitize, Dematerialize, Demonetize, Democratize
• 03:29 Legacy Mindsets And Self-Cannibalization
• 04:25 Portfolio Careers And The Age Of Experience
• 05:47 Products To Platforms, Permanent Beta

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