Operator memos

Value creation, diligence and go-to-market

Essays and playbooks on value creation, diligence, revenue systems and the operating work behind a hold.

  • Why Does WordPress Fall Behind In Tech?

    What I call a “Community Virus” is a fraction of a community that sets a bad example. You know, when you’re a part of the society and…

  • Direct Approach vs. Philosophy Culture

    Direct Approach vs. Philosophy Culture

    When I was in high school, I joined a forum for philosophers. I was an observer, just monitoring the active users discussing different points of view…

  • Estimation Is Arbitrary – Risk is Out There

    Chris Lema posted about his approach for Estimating Without Requirements and this is one of the most brilliant posts of his that I’ve ever read. When I…

  • Clarity Calls – The Ultimate Consulting Solution

    I value my time a lot, and I would rarely spend it on boring stuff. I don’t browse YouTube at all, nor do I watch animated…

  • The Salary Factor

    The Salary Factor

    Last week Eric Mann posted his 2014 Salary Survey Results covering some rough figures about our industry and the average salaries paid for different levels of experience. I…

  • Into 2015

    2015 is here again, and everyone is recovering from the New Year’s Eve parties around the globe. I would like to wish everyone a happy healthy…

  • Fighting the Scope Creep

    Fighting the Scope Creep

    Scope creep is the process of adding more and more features to a fixed-cost project at the end of the development process or during delivery. Long…

  • Leaders and Responsibility

    Leaders and Responsibility

    The Power of Alignment After my WordSesh talk about Code Architecture yesterday, Chris Lema gave a business talk on “The Power of Alignment”. It’s a great talk…