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Explore Trey Schmitt’s explanatory articles, analysis and opinion on business, technology, culture and investigative methods. For a curated introduction, start with Selected Work.
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The Next Data-Center Deal Could Be a Bitcoin Farm
When can a Bitcoin farm become a data center? Examine usable power, conversion costs, customer demand and the risks of buying an existing site.
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Modern Mercantilism, AI Infrastructure, and The Rebuild Century
An opinion essay on how chips, electricity, water, minerals and national industrial policy could shape the next phase of AI infrastructure.
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What Is Missing From the Current Credit System?
An opinion on credit scoring, recovery, reputation, data ownership and the challenge of recognizing human potential alongside financial risk.
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The Illusion Economy
Commentary on digital intimacy, platform incentives and the boundary between persuasive marketing and misleading expectations.
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The Adult Marketing Machine
Explore adult-industry marketing through traffic, conversion funnels, algorithms, retention and the risks of dependence on digital platforms.
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AI Due Diligence: How Six Pieces of Information Can Expose an Entire Business Network
How names, companies and public records guide AI-assisted due diligence, with clear distinctions between verified facts, allegations and leads.
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How to Build a Private Equity Firm With Federal Financing
Compare SBA-backed business acquisitions and licensed SBIC funds, including financing structures, illustrative economics and ownership risks.
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Velvet Dominion — The Architecture of Desire
A Velvet Dominion cultural essay exploring consensual power exchange, communication, boundaries and the role of trust.
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Velvet Dominion — Where Power Becomes Seduction
A cultural manifesto introducing Velvet Dominion through the relationships between influence, identity, intellect and desire.
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