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Short essays on architecture, cost, hiring and AI: one cartoon, one idea, most days of the week. No tutorials, no listicles.

Oct 13, 2025 Organizational Dynamics

If your data product doesn't start with 'why,' it will en...

If your data product doesn't start with 'why,' it will end with 'disaster.'

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Oct 9, 2025 Organizational Dynamics

If everyone agrees instantly, nobody's being honest.

If everyone agrees instantly, nobody's being honest.

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Oct 8, 2025 Organizational Dynamics

AI cannot innovate if all you provide it with is precedent.

AI cannot innovate if all you provide it with is precedent.

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Oct 7, 2025 Architecture Fundamentals

Your real integration layer isn't code

Your real integration layer isn't code. It's people.

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Oct 5, 2025 Technical Debt & Economics

Clarity is cheap. Confusion costs millions.

Clarity is cheap. Confusion costs millions.

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Oct 2, 2025 Data Architecture

Do you actually know what a "data product" is?

Do you actually know what a "data product" is?

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Oct 1, 2025 Technical Debt & Economics

Buy vs Build isn't an IT decision.

Buy vs Build isn't an IT decision. It's a strategic tradeoff.

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Sept 30, 2025 Technical Debt & Economics

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. In data, the hammer could be the vendor you've already to committed to.

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Sept 29, 2025 Organizational Dynamics

Your most challenging problems aren't technical; they're ...

Your most challenging problems aren't technical; they're social. Stop calling them soft skills.

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Sept 27, 2025 Organizational Dynamics

Most teams can't even list the AI tools they've deployed.

Most teams can't even list the AI tools they've deployed. That's the problem.

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