Edition 521 · Sep 3
What you learn in twenty years should not disappear in twenty seconds.
What you know should keep working when you aren’t.
Turn your expertise into an owned body of work.
You have built up years of knowledge. Identity First Media turns it into a media company of your own: articles, podcast, video, email and courses, on your domain and in your database. It grows every week, and it is yours.
Identity First Media 02 · SoftwareTurn your expertise into executable IP.
Do you have a method, an assessment or a way of deciding that only works when you are in the room? Together we make visible what you take for granted. I personally build it into software your clients can use without you performing every step.
Build with PaulMost intellectual property never becomes property.
It lives in heads. It disappears in calls. It gets buried in feeds. It sits in loose documents, models and stories.
And as long as the expert remains the necessary interface, their intelligence stays bound to time.
Technology does not have to replace human expertise. It can capture it, enlarge it, distribute it and keep it working beyond the moment the person is present.
That is why I build.
The IP ladder
- Tacit
It is in your head.
- Documented
It is written down.
- Published
People can find it.
- Productized
People can get value from it without you.
- Executable
Software can carry out part of your logic.
Most experts get stuck between one and three.
Discover what your expertise could become.What you know should keep working when you aren’t.
“I'm the all in guy.”
Earlier editions
89 episodes · 58 articles · 5 clips · on its own domain
What was in there, and what it became.
Carbonauta
carbonauta.techYears of experience assessing carbon strategies. Every assessment needed the consultant in the room.
Recurring questions, assessment criteria, decision rules and the exceptions to them.
An assessment and software that carry out part of that judgement without a live consultant.
PRESNT
ikcoachmannen.nl/presntMatchmaking as human judgement: who fits whom, and why.
Criteria, selection, matching logic and the order in which they apply.
A digital product in which part of that logic works on its own.
Identity First Media
identityfirstmedia.comYears of ideas about identity, media, ownership and AI.
A repeatable architecture for capturing and distributing the way an expert thinks.
Owned media infrastructure: a media company on the expert’s own domain.
Built from the same belief.
Identity First Media
identityfirstmedia.comA view on ownership, identity, media and AI became owned media infrastructure: a media company on the expert’s own domain.
SolarPunkLab
solarpunklab.comResearch and scenario thinking on self-sufficient communities became simulation software that runs the real numbers on them.
Kephas First
kephasfirst.comMaterial and craft became a clothing brand. Ex Saxo Natus: garments for those who wear what they are.
Build
paulveth.com/en/buildFor those with a method, an assessment or a way of deciding that only works when you are in the room. I turn it into software others can use. Start with the IP → Software Audit.
What others say
23 years Entrepreneur, uninterrupted · 533+ Podcast episodes · Builder Identity First Media. From idea to live product.
“For high performance, Paul is your guy.”
“Paul took it step by step, always in consultation. The end result: I feel lighter and free to make my dreams come true.”
“After just one session, I knew there was so much more to it. Now I've grown both as a person and as an entrepreneur. I'd recommend it to every entrepreneur who wants to get the best out of themselves.”
Frequently asked questions about Paul Veth
Who is Paul Veth?
Entrepreneur since 2003. Builds companies that raise human potential by combining identity and technology. Previously: bar owner, music producer (Veth Music), ten years in management at T-Mobile and KPN. Always running his own businesses alongside. Now: several companies of his own, and applications he builds for others.
What does Paul Veth build?
Two things. His own companies, which all follow the same core principle: start with who someone truly is, amplify that with AI and technology, scale it without losing the identity. From Identity First Media, which builds a media company on your own domain, to SolarPunkLab, research into self-sufficient communities. And applications for others: from your idea to something that is live, at a fixed price and with a fixed timeline. See paulveth.com/en/build.
What does 'identity first, AI first' mean?
Two principles that always go together. Identity first: every system starts with who you are. Your personality, your values, your voice. Not a template, not what the market demands. AI first: technology does the heavy lifting. Scale, speed, pattern recognition. Humans do what humans do better. That combination runs through every company I build.
Can I work with Paul?
Yes, in two ways. Want an application or product built that goes live under your own name: fill in the form at paulveth.com/en/build. Want a media company on your own domain, built from who you are: check out Identity First Media. For direct contact, send a message through the contact page.
Wasn't Paul Veth a coach?
I've always been an entrepreneur. Since 2003, without interruption. The identity work I did with entrepreneurs was a phase in that journey. The knowledge I gained is now embedded in everything I build. The technology, the methods, the assessments. Nothing disappeared. It just grew beyond one-on-one.
Stay up to date with what I'm building.
I share weekly through my podcast and newsletter how I think about entrepreneurship, identity and technology. No tips. No hacks. How I see it.
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