Archive - Young Money by Jack Raines

The Cost of Status

A few thoughts on the status trap of those born into wealth.

Jun 30 • Jack Raines

One year left until I'm officially "washed." A few of my current thoughts on the world below.

Jun 22 • Jack Raines

The World Needs Less "Content," Not More

Get your slop out of my inbox, and a few other thoughts.

Jun 17 • Jack Raines

How Can You Not be Romantic About NYC?

God Bless Jalen Brunson

Jun 15 • Jack Raines

May 2026

Audience Capture and Short-Form Slop

A trillion-dollar market built on content nobody wants.

May 26 • Jack Raines

Software is Dead, Long Live Software

Some thoughts on the "AI kills software narrative" post-Figma earnings.

May 18 • Jack Raines

Brevity as a Sign of Humanity

AI slop rules everything around me

May 14 • Jack Raines

AI's Looming Talent Retention Problem

What happens when everyone gets too rich too fast to need to keep working?

May 4 • Jack Raines

April 2026

Preorder Your Copy of Young Money, the Book!

Coming to a bookstore near you on August 4, 2026.

Apr 16 • Jack Raines

Uptick in Anti-AI Terrorism

Narrative gets you to the IPO. Narrative makes everyone hate you.

Apr 13 • Jack Raines

The trillion-dollar perception gap between Silicon Valley and normal people.

Maybe the real AI winners are the folks who just don't care?

Apr 9 • Jack Raines

Forward Deployed Hedge Fund Analysts

Straight of Hormuz, OpenAI's new acquisition, and Mercor got hacked.

Apr 6 • Jack Raines

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