I’ve been thinking about where I stand in respect to the current state of the industry. This is more of a journal note than a post, apologies for that. I usually leave this stuff private, but I thought I’d post this as a trial in case someone relates to this experience and feels less alone. All opinions are my own.
The Product Picnic
Writing on UX and product management to connect today's discourse with classic insights that the industry forgot.
Fell in a hole, got out.
Medium’s recap, financial turnaround, and difficult path back to health.
Howtown
Richard Geldreich's Blog: Tech company patterns
First off, I'm not finished with this blog post. Don't take it too seriously. This is not about any one company . Some aren't even from me....
20 years in, a "professional" rollout, and only 2k streams. This was my last hurrah and I’m feeling defeated.
325 votes, 326 comments. I’m struggling to process a massive disconnect and need some perspective from other career artists. I’ve been in the…
My startup failed, and this is what it feels like…
We had users and traction, then we fell off a cliff. My 4 year emotional rollercoaster just came to an end.
The Real Story Of How I Sold Two Startups, The Chaos Afterwards, And What’s Next – The Health Care Blog
Today we’re starting a series of more personal stories, looking at what makes interesting people in health care tick. Alex Carmichael is a rare multiple time CEO in health technology, and she has a very interesting tale to tell–Matthew Holt
Rebooting the Tech Worker Movement - Dissent Magazine
Workplace organizing in the tech sector has undergone a steep decline. What went wrong?
A letter to my younger self: big things start small
What I wish I had known when starting my career in consumer tech a decade ago…
Opinion | Congratulations! You’ve Been Fired (Published 2016)
Life in the new tech workplace is suspiciously like life in the old sweatshop.
I got into tech six years ago because I figured I could have an outsized impact on making a less harmful, more empowering world for workers and marginalised people. Only this year, I started connecting IRL with people who think this way. Here I tried to write about the ways that's transformed me.
DWeb, Culture and Resistance
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