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Kevin Kelly on a different way to do great work

Flounder Mode - Colossus Loading Search Podcasts Invest Like the Best Business Breakdowns Founder’s Field Guide Joys of Compounding Founders 50X Magazine Newsletter About Us Sponsors Subscribe Log in Copyright © 2026 Colossus. All rights reserved. Essay Flounder Mode Kevin Kelly on a different way to do great work By Brie Wolfson June 2025 Issue 03 PHOTOS BY ANDRIA LO Kevin Kelly isn’t known for one “big thing,” and doesn’t aspire to be. He’s as intelligent, hard-working, ambitious, and prescient as history’s most iconic entrepreneurs—only without any interest in building a unicorn

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