Archive - The Narrative

your ai already has a theory of you

Before I get into it: a lot is taking shape at Storied right now.

Jun 8 • Michael Margolis

the witnessing function

One glance from across the room.

Jun 1 • Michael Margolis

May 2026

which layer of your business is AI-proof?

Last year the question everyone asked was what is your AI strategy.

May 25 • Michael Margolis

the largest truthful version of your company

“I don’t have my pithy version yet.”

May 18 • Michael Margolis

Morality tale doesn't scale

I recently spent time with a team whose language had stopped working.

May 4 • Michael Margolis

April 2026

the second half of the hero's journey

The business case is clear.

Apr 27 • Michael Margolis

your AI rollout didn't fix your language problem

Every AI agent your company deploys runs on language.

Apr 20 • Michael Margolis

Yuval Harari’s Sapiens, but for your company

A company doesn’t exist.

Apr 13 • Michael Margolis

the story is the market

Why do worse companies sometimes raise at better valuations?

Apr 6 • Michael Margolis

March 2026

the Claude Migration Kit I wish I had

Are you on Claude yet!?

Mar 30 • Michael Margolis

your team is guessing. your AI is guessing harder.

People don’t think the way you think.

Mar 23 • Michael Margolis

what if this newsletter was also an AI prompt?

Mar 9 • Michael Margolis

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