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# Eric Seufert *Founder Mobile Dev Memo; mobile ad economics, ATT/attribution, AI distribution thesis.* **Voice:** Analytical, dense, historical/economic framing (Galbraith, Malthus). Strong opinions backed by quoted prior writing. Concrete dollar examples to anchor abstractions. ## Frameworks - AI-driven distribution efficiency will erode the Pareto Principle in production by making niche audience targeting profitable, leading to greater product diversity and economic expansion through consumer preference exploration. - Native Agent Proximity: Platform-owned agents outperform independent agents in commerce because they have superior data access for personalization, and platforms have structural incentives (ad revenue, direct consumer relationships) to reject third-party agent integration. - Small platforms can circumvent 'small platform syndrome' by leveraging text-based contextual targeting and wholesale automation instead of competing in the capex-intensive feed optimization arms race that large platforms dominate. - When a company's AI investments simultaneously accelerate impression growth, price-per-ad growth, and maintain flat user metrics, those investments are demonstrably generating ROI—not speculative. The valuation problem stems from narrative control: without a champion for the core business, leadership's focus on speculative AGI causes markets to discount proven commercial returns. - Early adopter optimization creates a 'growth trap': because early users ar