s18e07: Do Not Reply Stickers; Computers were a Bad Idea; Two Things About Startups; and more tidbits

0.0 Context Setting

A sunny and crisp Monday April 22nd in Portland, Oregon.

Lately I’ve been flashing back to 1995, 16 years old and buying Oasis’s (What’s the Story?) Morning Glory and belting it out on the piano by... being a dad in his 40s and sitting down at the piano and belting the album out.

Some tidbits this week.

0.1 Events: Hallway Track, and Pulling the Cord

Hallway Track is still on hiatus.

Pulling the Cord, my plain-speaking guide to stopping traditional technology procurement is gearing up for its first non-test session, likely in May.

Last session had some big updates, the upshot of which is that the 1.0 talk will run to about 90 minutes to give everything time to breathe. And me time to breathe, to be honest.

This newsletter is where you’ll find out about the next session.

Next, on Very Little Gravitas, my general-purpose consulting vehicle: my calendar is opening up for late-June/early July, so get in touch if you have a problem you’d be exceedingly excited to have solved and off your plate. Here’s what I do.

1.0 Some Things That Caught My Attention

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