Eric Boromisa

Everyone says they want young people to develop critical thinking skills. Schools print it in mission statements. Companies slip it into job descriptions. Parents repeat it at dinner like it is a vitamin. But ask ten adults to define it, and the answers start sounding like a group project that nobody prepared for. Critical thinking is not about sounding smart. It is about seeing clearly. Clarity usually comes from friction. Different viewpoints. Messy experiences. The occasional realization...

There’s a new fantasy circulating in tech and venture circles: the idea that a single founder, armed with AI tools and a few APIs, can build a billion-dollar company alone. It’s a compelling story. But it’s an illusion. It’s also not the best way of doing business. Let’s be blunt. If someone claims they built everything themselves, there are usually only two possibilities: They had collaborators whose contributions were minimized or hidden behind NDAs. They are redefining “alone” to mean...

In the current corporate gold rush, everyone is comparing AI to the discovery of electricity. It’s the "fundamental force" that’s going to power every modern enterprise. Fine. But as any engineer who isn't trying to sell you a SaaS subscription will tell you, electricity is only useful when it’s contained in a well-designed circuit. Without grounding and fuses, it doesn't just power the building; it burns the place down. For organizations trying to actually scale, the "fuses" of AI are what...