sept 30 2024 Reminds me of that old 30 Rock gag... We might not be the best people, but we’re not the worst - graduate students are the...

sv // aug 21 2024 There was a movie in the 90s with jack nicholson that was called As Good As it Gets . Notionally it was about midlife...

WFH // august 20 2024 I live and breathe the "software business," as in, a company whose business is selling software and/or access to...

from SV // aug 19 2024 5:31 pm If you post it in a chat, why not put it on a page, and post the link in the chat? // more on this later

from the heart of darkness (SV) // august 19 2024 I keep encountering this phenomena and it baffles me. How can this possibly persist in...

Dispatch location disavowed // august 18 2024 // This is for PM leaders VPs CPOs Product Managers hate micromanagement and complain about...

after a meeting where no one talked // july 18 2024 We live in a moment of empowerment. A few years ago the term was the super-empowered...

DTW // jul 18 2024 You can get a lot of steps in at most airports. I have started pacing the terminals while I wait for my flight. I walk...

Dispatch from SV // july 17 2024 I'm coming to believe that the single best fix you can make at a software company (especially one that...

from Washington DC // june 27 2024 The modern software org is collaboration across, down, and up - all the directions. In this lattice,...

from my desk // may 29 2024 PMs obsess about all the things, and how to differentiate and what the market needs and what the user needs...

from the church of technology // may 28 2024 I've had too many meetings with financial types in the last few years. The financialization...

Dispatch from SLC // april 11 2024 I am a sucker for a good origin story. It's a glimpse into the company before they become big and...