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The Election Changed Washington – The Problems Didn’t
Both Parties Must Work Together With Democrats taking control of Congress, both parties face an uncomfortable question: When did winning political arguments become more important than solving America’s problems? Republicans promised fiscal responsibility. The deficit grew. They promised to expose government waste, but their own savings claims failed independent scrutiny.… Listen ⇢
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The WWF Effect: When Americans Stop Caring Whether Politics Is Real
How foreign governments exploit our divisions—and why political loyalty is becoming a dangerous substitute for truth By William E. Amos I grew up in an America where professional wrestling was enormously popular. Millions of people watched the World Wrestling Federation, or WWF, cheering for their favorite wrestlers, booing the villains,… Listen ⇢
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Balance the Budget – Proposed Constitutional Amendment
We are $41,000,000,000,000 in debt. Before voting this year, ask your candidate to sign the proposal below. This isn’t a tribe (Republicans or Democrats) issue; it’s an America issue that neither side is addressing. Make an alternative suggestion, write a new recommendation, or send the one below to your candidate(s),… Listen ⇢
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America’s next great AI opportunity may not be in Silicon Valley. It may be taking shape in places like Southwest and Southern Virginia.
We’ve spent a lot of time talking about AI models, data centers, and the billions being invested in computing infrastructure. All important. But I think we’re overlooking something. Some of the greatest AI opportunities are in industries that have been around for generations. Manufacturing. Energy. Mining. Transportation. Healthcare. I’ve seen… Listen ⇢
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America doesn’t lack innovation. Our challenge is turning innovation into economic value.
We have some of the world’s finest research universities. We have extraordinary scientific talent. We have entrepreneurs, investors, advanced computing infrastructure, and companies that can bring new technologies to market. Yet an important question remains: How much of the research we fund actually becomes a product, a business, or an… Listen ⇢
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Virginia has an AI opportunity. But we’re having the wrong conversation
For months, much of the debate over data centers has been reduced to two questions: How many jobs will they create, and how much electricity and water will they consume? Those are important questions. But they don’t tell the whole story. The bigger question is whether Virginia can turn its… Listen ⇢
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The Economics of Unlocking
Why enterprise platforms are an information problem before they are a technology problem Preface Buy a car and you get to drive it before you sign. Buy an enterprise platform and you cannot evaluate it beforehand, you will not know what it really cost you for another five years, and… Listen ⇢
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It’s Not the Right Vibe
Since wrapping up my tenure with Go Virginia, I’ve been focused on my work with the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council and building Zynsource, an AI-native application platform designed to bring enterprise-grade AI capabilities to the SMB market. Along the way, I’ve had the opportunity to watch teams rapidly adopt AI-assisted development,… Listen ⇢
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Prompt Engineering 101: Your Guide to Nailing AI Conversations
Welcome to Prompt Engineering 101 Welcome to prompt engineering—the skill that turns your chats with AI models like GPT-4, Claude, or LLaMA into gold. In 2025, it’s not enough to just ask questions; you’ve got to ask them smart. This guide is your roadmap to crafting prompts that yield clear,… Listen ⇢
