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The Ability Curve: We Will All Be Disabled Eventually
Jan 02, 2026
Aging is just slow-onset disability. NULU co-founder Doug Katz unpacks the Ability Curve—and why designing for reduced ability means designing for everyone.
CH 16 - From Soldier to Blade Maker: How Veteran Doug Katz Forged NULU Knives from UNSCRIPTED BRILLIANCE The PodMatch Edition by Adrienne Barker, MAS
Dec 31, 2025
A disabled veteran. A shoulder he couldn't use. Circular scrap steel. The unscripted moment that became NULU — and changed how we think about kitchen design forever.
Adaptive Design — A Better Approach with Broad Market Impact
Sep 10, 2025
Adaptive design isn't a niche — it's a superior design approach with broad market impact. The Ability Curve Model shows exactly how need-market products scale to everyone.
Ability Isn’t Who You Are — It’s What You’re Doing
Jul 08, 2025
Ability isn't who you are — it's what you're doing. The Army's Task, Condition, and Standard framework reveals why "disabled" is the wrong question entirely.
Doug Katz, NULU Inventor, on the Wheel With It Podcast
Jun 27, 2025
Adaptive design benefits everyone. NULU inventor Doug Katz joins Wheel With It to explore how the NULU Knife is changing kitchen independence for all.
Podcast Appearance | INDATA Podcast
May 31, 2025
NULU Knives co-founder Doug Katz joins the INDATA Podcast to discuss adaptive kitchen tools and the mission to help people maintain independence at home.
Podcast Appearance | Monday Morning Radio, December 2024
May 31, 2025
West Point grad and disabled veteran Doug Katz built NULU from personal experience. Hear his story on Monday Morning Radio and what drives the mission.
Profile in Ageist Magazine | November 2024
May 31, 2025
Aging doesn't mean leaving the kitchen behind. AGEIST Magazine profiles NULU co-founder Doug Katz on tools built to support independence at every stage.
My Discussion on Entreprenuer Among Other Things with Alexander V. Johnson
Apr 09, 2025
My appearance on Entrepreneur Among Other Things: a West Point grad on servant leadership, why the patent system is failing independent inventors, and building NULU for 150 million people.
Inclusion Is a Curve, Not a Category: My Conversation with Aaron DeVries on The Inclusive Dad Podcast
Mar 02, 2025
My appearance on The Inclusive Dad Podcast: why inclusion is a curve, not a category — and how kids in the kitchen may be the generation that finally gets adaptive design right.
Archimedes in the Think Tank: My Conversation on The Builders Podcast
Feb 10, 2025
My appearance on The Builders Podcast: why you don't wait for lightning — you build the rod. A West Point founder on in medias res entrepreneurship and Force Transfer Geometry™.
The Huge Impact of Small Changes: My Conversation on Give A Heck
Dec 31, 2024
My appearance on Give A Heck: why character is the only currency that lasts — and why a West Point grad believes retirement is a slide toward irrelevance.