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Insert Door Metaphor

AI, Ideas and The New Cost of Trying

By Jordan Maruszak

Coming October 27, 2026.

For most of our lives, good ideas have come with a price tag.

You needed the right skills, the right people, enough money, or enough time. Sometimes an idea wasn't worth pursuing simply because finding out whether it would work was too expensive.

Artificial intelligence is changing that equation.

Things that once required specialized expertise, significant investment, or months of work can now be explored in an afternoon. But this isn't a book about replacing people with AI, automating everything, or getting rich overnight.

It's about reconsidering what's possible.

Through personal stories, practical examples, and a healthy dose of trial and error, Jordan Maruszak explores how AI is changing the way we create, solve problems, and pursue opportunities. You don't need to understand every new technology. You don't need to have all the answers.

You might just need to try the door.

The cost of trying

AI has changed the cost of trying.

Ideas that used to need a specialist, a budget, and a long runway can now be tested sooner. That does not mean every idea should be built. Somebody still has to decide what makes sense and then do the work.

This book is for readers who want to try things while that cost is falling. Pixel Narratives is the studio that grew out of the same idea.

Author

Jordan Maruszak

Jordan Maruszak is the founder of Pixel Narratives, where he helps businesses put AI to work. Before starting the company, he spent more than 15 years in financial services working with business owners and leadership teams.

His interest in AI began with creative experimentation and grew into building software, developing business systems, and helping companies explore new opportunities.

About Pixel Narratives · Jordan Maruszak on LinkedIn

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Publication details

Paperback

Title
Insert Door Metaphor: AI, Ideas and The New Cost of Trying
Author
Jordan Maruszak
ISBN-13
9798160711751
Publication
Coming October 27, 2026.

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