The Most Important People in Business

A.I. Is the New Professional Service, and the Sector’s Clock Is Ticking

Navin Chaddha, managing partner at Mayfield, joins global A.I. strategist Mark Minevich to issue a wake-up call for America’s $2.8 trillion professional services sector. Drawing on decades of experience investing in transformative companies, Chaddha and Minevich argue that A.I. isn’t a distant threat or future opportunity, but rather a present-day imperative. The choice is clear: adapt now, or risk falling behind in a rapidly evolving global economy.

By Navin Chaddha and Mark Minevich

Fred Savage Isn’t Here to Kill the Romance of Watches—He’s Here to Certify It

Flipped, faked, over-certified: the luxury watch world has seen it all. Fred Savage, burned once himself, now believes the future isn’t about killing the romance—it’s about grading it, sealing it and making sure the right story lasts.

By Jennifer Piser Wright

A.I., Copyright and the Case That Could Shape Creative Ownership Standards

Brandon Bauman, a top Hollywood dealmaker and chief strategy officer at Loti AI, examines the landmark lawsuit filed by Disney and NBCUniversal against Midjourney, unpacking why this case isn’t just a flashpoint over A.I. tools, but a critical test of how well existing copyright law can protect creative work in the A.I. age. Drawing from his deep expertise in IP and First Amendment law, Bauman argues that the future of innovation depends on building the technical and collaborative infrastructure needed to enforce creative rights at scale.

By Brandon Bauman