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No. 042
The End of ZIRP
Why the era of free money is over, and what it means for startups that have never known anything else.
Oct 24, 2023
6 MIN READ
No. 041
Why Your Favorite App is Getting Worse
Enshittification is a feature, not a bug. How platform monopolies inevitably turn on their users.
Oct 17, 2023
8 MIN READ
No. 040
The Myth of the 10x Engineer
The most toxic trope in Silicon Valley, and why the best teams are built on communication, not rockstars.
Oct 10, 2023
7 MIN READ
No. 039
Silicon Valley's New Religion
How AI became the new Web3, and why the pivot to generative models feels so desperately familiar.
Oct 03, 2023
9 MIN READ
No. 038
You Don't Need AI For That
Stop putting LLMs in your toaster. A plea for boring, predictable, and deterministic software.
Sep 26, 2023
5 MIN READ
No. 037
The Subscription Fatigue Epidemic
When every tool costs $12/month, the bundle becomes inevitable. Predicting the next great unbundling.
Sep 19, 2023
6 MIN READ
No. 036
Return to Office is a Management Failure
Why tracking badge swipes won't save your culture, and what actual leadership looks like in a remote world.
Sep 12, 2023
8 MIN READ
No. 035
In Defense of Boring Technology
Why Postgres will outlive your trendy new database, and the hidden costs of adopting the bleeding edge.
Sep 05, 2023
7 MIN READ