I got a question I don't know how to answer, applied my standard framework, and then decided the framework itself was worth a video. Here is how I handle questions outside my field: what I say, who I say it to, and how I actually research an answer without letting Claude hallucinate at me.

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 A question I can't answer, and my usual technique

00:18 Why I'm sharing the framework itself

00:30 Quick intro, Greg Friedman, PhD bioengineer, startup co-founder

00:40 The question: glass substrates and laser-induced deep etching for chips

01:28 Reminder that plasma is a wide field, and mine is narrow

01:40 What I actually work on: environmental remediation, medical, surface treatment

01:53 Huge parts of plasma I know nothing about

02:02 Why executives, business people, and investors see m ...