Why I’ve Stopped Trying to Sell Software
I started my software career by giving software away. Then I nearly went broke. So I stopped. More than 25 years later, I’ve started giving software away again. […]
The Journal
Thoughts on software, music, AI, bootstrapping, trust, craft and making things without turning the whole operation into a funnel.
Why Didn’t You Just Fucking Remind Me?
This morning I paid £90 for something that cost £4. I wasn’t speeding. I hadn’t parked illegally. I hadn’t jumped a red light. I drove through a tunnel. […]
That’s Not Automation. You Just Moved the Work.
This morning I received another email inviting me to register for a supplier portal. Apparently this would: I read it twice. Then I found myself asking a simple […]
We Solved the Wrong Problem
Selling a house in England is one of the strangest experiences I’ve ever had. Not because houses are complicated. Because we’ve built a system that seems optimised for […]
Stop Making Me Learn Your Software
I was sitting in an airport café with a flight to catch. Breakfast had arrived. The coffee was good. The service had been friendly. Then I wanted to […]
The User Interface Is Dead
If you’ve ever watched someone use a piece of business software, you’ve probably seen the same thing I have. Click. Next. Save. Back. Search. Open. Edit. Save. None […]
But You Just Called Me
There are moments when you’re already juggling more than enough. I’m in the middle of a call with my solicitor. The sale of our house is dragging on. […]
Nothing Changes
“I’ll sing you a song… then I’ll tell you the story.” A few weeks ago I wrote an article called The Engineer in the Lakers Hat. It was […]
From MVP to MVB
This morning I spent fifteen minutes building something that, a month ago, was an engineering project. Not because one of our engineers had done anything wrong. Quite the […]
Don’t Cut the Singing Lesson
This morning someone told me I’d have more time if I stopped going to my singing lessons. It probably wasn’t meant the way I heard it. But it […]