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molodtsov.me

The broken promises of Substack

Substack promised independence, but has evolved into another platform playing the same game as everyone else.

nytimes.com

21 ways people are using AI at work

It still makes plenty of mistakes, but it has become part of the job for many.

newsletter.herbig.co

The OKR parallel universe syndrome

Don’t communicate new priorities by adding a slide to your all hands presentation.

markgreville.ie

Why most enterprise adoptions of AI fail

5 principles to help decision makers.

martinfowler.com

Team OKRs in action

Rather than cascade OKRs, use collaborative alignment.

brainbaking.com

On being haunted by my corporate software past

The kind of software that generates heaps of money but nobody involved is happy with: not the people writing it and not the people using it.

baldurbjarnason.com

Let’s stop pretending that managers care about productivity

Businesses only care about control over labour and stock prices, and ignore anything resembling modern management theory or related fields.

a16z.com

The specialization of app gen platforms

The world of AI app generation isn’t winner-take-all. There’s space for multiple breakout companies, each carving out its own niche.

boringwebsites.info

Directory of boring websites

Discover simple online business ideas that succeed without hype or venture capital.

rys.io

The hype is the product

Large publicly traded tech companies seem to no longer consider their customers. The focus has instead turned towards the stock price.

henrypray.com

The three layers of ROI for AI agents

If you’re building or buying for enterprise, there’s really only one question that matters.

accounting.penrose.com

Can LLMs do accounting?

An experiment exploring whether frontier models can close the books for a real SaaS company.

svpg.com

The politics of pilot teams

The pilot team is how we demonstrate to the broader product and technology organization what good really looks like.

kwokchain.com

The HALO effect

A new breed of deal structure has emerged in AI: an alternative to acquisitions and hiring that shares traits of both yet isn’t quite either.

digitalseams.com

The AI lifestyle subsidy is going to end

Or, why your digital experiences are about to get worse.

openaifiles.org

The OpenAI files

The most comprehensive collection to date of documented concerns with governance practices, leadership integrity, and organizational culture.

stratechery.com

Apple retreats

Apple’s WWDC was a retreat from not just last year’s WWDC, but potentially a broader reset for the company.

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Supply chains are us

Every purchase we make ties us to a vast, hidden network of people, machines, and resources — whether we see it or not.

longform.asmartbear.com

More or less

You must select between three pricing strategies, and fully commit to their implications.

manuelmoreale.com

On browsers, AI, and the web

What in the world did The Browser Company just do?