A personal blog about IT, AI, investing, politics, culture, and independent thinking.https://maxfavilli.com/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/the-future-of-ai-part-2/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/the-future-of-ai-part-2/Part 2 — why Sonnet 4.6 is a landmark, why prompts will replace code for integration work, and why the build-vs-buy line is moving back toward build.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/europe-innovation-gap-is-a-risk-problem/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/europe-innovation-gap-is-a-risk-problem/Why Europe lags the U.S. on innovation — and why regulation is the symptom, not the cause.Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/the-future-of-ai-part-1/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/the-future-of-ai-part-1/First in a series on how AI is changing the make-or-buy decision and reviving hardware as strategic ground.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/12-mistakes-every-investor-makes-according-to-warren-buffett/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/12-mistakes-every-investor-makes-according-to-warren-buffett/Twelve behavioral mistakes Warren Buffett keeps warning investors about — and why rationality beats intelligence.Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/hello-world/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/hello-world/A short introduction to this blog, what it will cover, and why I am writing it.Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/true-detective/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/true-detective/A review of True Detective season 1, its mind-blowing dialogues, visual storytelling, and tight focus.Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/miss-80s/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/miss-80s/A nostalgic reflection on growing up in the 80s, from Queen at Wembley to the Commodore Amiga and the Goonies.Sat, 30 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/keep-looking/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/keep-looking/Steve Jobs' famous words from his Stanford commencement speech about finding work you love.Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/feel-team-new-zealand/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/feel-team-new-zealand/A reflection on how Larry Ellison's wealth distorted the America's Cup, at the expense of Team New Zealand.Fri, 27 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/start-up-company-italy/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/start-up-company-italy/A rant about the absurdity of starting a tech business in Italy, where even basic services like SMS APIs are unavailable.Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/drew-houston/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/drew-houston/Drew Houston's original YCombinator application for Dropbox and what made his answer about competition stand out.Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/new-life/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/new-life/How and why I quit the consulting business and launched my own company, starting a new life with a new family.Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/how-come-stand-up-comedians-are-the-best-business-men/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/how-come-stand-up-comedians-are-the-best-business-men/Why every company should invest in comedy and humor to succeed in business, featuring Andy Kaufman.Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/my-name-is-john-ford-i-make-westerns/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/my-name-is-john-ford-i-make-westerns/John Ford's famous stand against Cecil B. DeMille during the McCarthyism era, defending Mankiewicz at the DGA.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/what-it-mean-to-build-a-start-up/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/what-it-mean-to-build-a-start-up/Reid Hoffman's famous quote about what it takes to build a start-up, from the founder of LinkedIn.Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://maxfavilli.com/posts/a-must-read/https://maxfavilli.com/posts/a-must-read/A recommendation of Getting Real by 37signals, a book about building web products with focus and simplicity.Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT