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  • AI Is Rewriting the Build vs Subscription Equation

    AI Is Rewriting the Build vs Subscription Equation

    When building becomes easier than subscribing, business models shift. I replaced Trello in an afternoon. I replaced the system I use to manage all my tasks and projects. For years, Trello has been my to-do list. A Kanban board where I brain dump ideas as they come to me, refine them, plan them, and then…

  • Medium Sized Businesses and the Next Shift

    Medium Sized Businesses and the Next Shift

    Last night I was talking to a young senior project manager who works at a university, and I caught myself asking my usual question: if he had started using AI yet. His response was positive, and I was happy to hear that the university has been encouraging everyone to try it and has given people…

  • IT leadership and a product mindset

    IT leadership and a product mindset

    I keep noticing the same thing in different businesses. Systems go in. A lot of work goes into them. People try hard to make them succeed. And yet, I’m often left with the sense that some of the underlying problems are still there. When I think about why that happens, I usually end up back…

  • ChatGPT Made Implementing New Tech Fun Again

    ChatGPT Made Implementing New Tech Fun Again

    I’ve just come out of a pretty deep rabbit hole setting up my Plex server. Not my first attempt either. A mate of mine has a solid setup running on his NAS — Plex, plus Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr and Syncthing, all running in containers. I’d tried to copy his setup a few months back using…

  • life at home

    life at home

    We have been sitting outside for dinner a lot of late. Melbourne weather finally turned to summer. Still have not got the perfect picture of our rainbow lorikeets but the camera always comes out with us.

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