I’m part of the world’s smallest book club; right now it’s just two people, our Chief Product Officer, and me. We meet every two weeks to discuss a book on product, management, sales, or something else useful to the business. Friday is our first session. The first book is called “The inmates are running the…

I don’t like being bored at work, so while I have a bit of down time, I have been fiddling around with a few side quests. Thanks to AI, building has never been easier. When you’re unsure of what you’re doing, it can be difficult demoing to your peers, especially if they’re experts. So it’s…

We recently picked up some drinks for Thanksgiving/Birthday/Christmas, and in the mix was Stone’s Ginger Wine. If you haven’t had it before, it’s hard to describe. It is like the essence of an aloholic ginger beer, as though someone had reduced it over the stove for 20 minutes. I first had it many moons ago…

You may know the company from Acrobat, their PDF viewer which was essential downloading until Google Chrome cucked them. Or if you’re more creative, you may be familiar with their software like Premiere or Auditon. Either way, they’re kinda famous, and also very poorly received. In a world where people want to surprise and delight…

Two days I wrote about how India was collapsing under a relentless Australian bowling attack, and thought that the game would be over before it really started. However, I did leave a caveat; “never judge a pitch until both sides have batted”. To my American readers, the pitch makes a huge difference when it comes…

Ky and I went to a 40th birthday today, our first. It was at a place called Pindustry, which was, by far, one of the most unusual venues I have ever been in my life. It was out in the boonies, where there isn’t as much of a premium on being hip, nor being economical…