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Bro, you can scale with process
“Scrappy” isn't the badge of honour you think it is after a certain point
Spencer Goldade
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The cost of anti-education: why dismissing “academic” insights undermines your future
How ignoring “theoretical” frameworks snuffs out real innovation, structured problem-solving, and long-term resilience
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Gaming isn't immune to enshittification
Problems of imbalance in value
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“Why did you leave that job?”
What happens when the real answer doesn’t fit neatly into a professional script?
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Product aphorisms
As you scale teams, impact, and scope, adding new products and features, it's important to remember a few things: 1️⃣ Every feature carries operational debt. When you build something, you’re not just responsible for its launch—you own its lifespan. 2️⃣ No one cares about your feature.
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Corporate Espionage vs. Healthy Competition
Competition is inevitable. It drives innovation, keeps us sharp, and ultimately benefits customers. But what happens when the spirit of competition gives way to deception, sabotage, or unethical practices like corporate espionage? Throughout my career, I’ve witnessed unsettling instances of espionage. For example, employees planted by competitors (yes, really,
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The Power of Diversity: Building Better Products for Everyone
I've shared before that I believe the systems we create should invite and embrace a diversity of personal identities, ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. Whether it’s a product, a service, or a process, diversity isn’t just a “nice-to-have”—it’s a critical factor for reducing harm, increasing
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Empowerment via enablement
Empowered is a buzzword, but it takes work, commitment, and support
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We need to stop idolizing billionaires
They don't have your best interests at heart, so why do you care about them?
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Why are companies quietly abandoning DEI? A call to action
Now we know what they really stand for
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Avoiding distracting, shiny objects
In business, it's easy to get distracted by the latest buzzword or shiny object. Lately, AI and Machine Learning have been seen as silver bullets, but blindly chasing trends can do more harm than good. Many companies seem to feel the pressure to jump on the bandwagon, convinced
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Navigating confidence when it’s not safe to fail
I heard an interesting story this week about someone who admits to rarely knowing any answer in their field but tells people to leave it with them because they know best and will sort it out. They then spend much of their free time seeking out the answer, researching best