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April 29, 2010
Agile Does Not Mean Doing the Impossible
One of the questions I commonly face as an agile smart-ass/wonk/nerd goes something like this: "We have a year's worth of work to do and 3 months to do it in. Agile is going to make it happen, right?" Well...
April 28, 2010
Spit-balling the Startup Racket
I personally think everybody I know in the "helping people create startups" business is good and honorable -- I haven't met any crooks. But that doesn't mean that the system isn't whacked, that lots of people aren't wasting their time and money, or that there are incentives that are not aligned with the greater common good.
April 27, 2010
The Startup Racket
At the end of the day, writing is about writing. You write because it is part of who you are. Startups are about startups. You create value from nothing (or attempt to) because it pleases you. The goal here is to fail fast and learn, not to get a PhD in startups.
April 22, 2010
Will "White Flight" Strike the U.S.?
I've noticed several trends in recent years, and I wonder if they won't all come together The United States is on an unsustainable trajectory of spending. Politicians get elected making promises to spend money for stuff, and as long as...
April 18, 2010
Whew! What a month
Haven't been blogging much lately, due to two things. Twitter and Facebook seem to be sucking up anything creative I have to say each day, and I've had a hell of a time this past month or two....