Companies succeed or fail not based on technology but rather according to their ability to integrate within their value chains.
Why Product Market Fit Isn't Enough — Brian Balfour
I’ve been lucky to have been part of building, advising, or investing in 40+ tech companies in the past 10 years. Some $100M+ wins. Some, complete losses. Most end up in the middle. One of my main observations is that there are certain companies where growth seems to come easily, like gui
B2B2C Value Chain Mapping
B2B2C Value Chain Mapping clarifies roles and flows across partners to align value, cut friction, and optimize go-to-market and customer experience.
A Legacy Modernization Strategy and Business Case Playbook for Enterprise Kotlin Adoption
A finance-driven framework for CTOs and VPs of Engineering evaluating Kotlin adoption. Covers investment metrics (NPV, IRR), migration costs, governance, and enterprise evidence patterns. By Yuri Geronimus, Senior Staff Engineer, EMEA Chief Architect.
Deconstructing the Machine Learning Value Chain
This essay offers a materialist analysis of machine learning in the form of a critical intervention that deconstructs the value chain of this technological para
Prompt Engineering Is Dead. Context Engineering Is Dying. What Comes Next Changes Everything.
Value engineering
Value engineering (VE) is a systematic analysis of the functions of various components and materials to lower the cost of goods, products and services with a tolerable loss of performance or functionality. Value, as defined, is the ratio of function to cost. Value can therefore be manipulated by either improving the function or reducing the cost. It is a primary tenet of value engineering that basic functions be preserved and not be reduced as a consequence of pursuing value improvements. The term "value management" is sometimes used as a synonym of "value engineering", and both promote the planning and delivery of projects with improved performance.
Not all good products make good businesses - The Intercom Blog
It's easy to assume that solving a real problem with a good product magically creates a successful software business. Sadly that’s never guaranteed.
Theory of Constraints - The Decision Lab
The theory of constraints is a systems-based methodology that identifies and addresses the weakest link in a process or system.
Q&A: Can non-technical product managers be successful? - The Intercom Blog
Being a great product manager isn't about past experience. It comes down to understanding customer problems and how teams work, and great communication.
Labor-Value Commodity Chains: The Hidden Abode of Global Production - Monthly Review
Intan Suwandi is a frequent contributor to Monthly Review. This article is adapted from her book, Value Chains: The New Economic Imperialism, winner of the 2018 Paul M. Sweezy-Paul A.... READ MORE
How to Build a Billion-Dollar Company: Don't Build a Billion-Dollar Business
The better goal? Keep your head down, make a great product, and build a successful business. Silicon Valley prays at the altar of the billion-dollar
Large tech companies don't need heroes
Large tech companies operate via systems. What that means is that the main outcomes - up to and including the overall success or failure of the company - are driven by a complex network of processes and incentives. These systems are outside the control of any particular person. Like the parts of a large codebase, they have accumulated and co-evolved over time, instead of being designed from scratch.
A beautiful constraint – summary
A beautiful constraint. How to transform your limitations into advantages. By Adam Morgan & Mark Barden. Summarised by paul_arnold@me.com – Strategic facilitator, planner and trainer. Th…
Silicon Valley, disruption, and the end of uncertainty
This paper reflects on the relationship between high-tech disruption narratives and uncertainty. My main argument is that an economic sociology of the future is incomplete without addressing the ‘d...
Noncompete Agreements Are Bad for Employees and the Economy
The free flow of employees and ideas encourages innovation. Just ask Silicon Valley.
