Reviews

“The Right It” by Alberto Savoia Book Review, PLUS a Midjourney Pretotyping Experiment

A week or two prior to this posting, I did an AI experiment to pretotype how capable ChatGPT was at writing code and wrote about it on LinkedIn. AI’s ability to code was unsurprising, everyone’s talking about it. But for some (or perhaps many) the concept of a pretotype was — surprising that is. “Pretotype? … Read more“The Right It” by Alberto Savoia Book Review, PLUS a Midjourney Pretotyping Experiment

“What You Do Is Who You Are” by Ben Horowitz – Book Review and Reflections for Life

There are some books that entertain you, others that enlighten, and still others that evoke an emotional response. Rare is the business book that will do all of them. “What You Do Is Who You Are” is that rare book that accomplishes all three. I will briefly cover “Enlightenment” and “Entertainment” and then move on … Read more“What You Do Is Who You Are” by Ben Horowitz – Book Review and Reflections for Life

“Platform Revolution” and “The Cold Start Problem” — Two Books, One Masterclass

Several years back I read “Platform Revolution” by Geoffrey Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, and Sangeet Paul Choudary. It presented the problems that platform businesses face: one sided networks, chicken and egg problems, as well as covering basic expectations and vocabulary to understand how a platform functions. Fast forward to just a few weeks ago, … Read more“Platform Revolution” and “The Cold Start Problem” — Two Books, One Masterclass

SIX Novels to Help You Become a Better Engineer, or Person

While there are many non-fiction books written to teach you something, “10 Steps to Become a Better X”, “The Five Rules of Y”, “The 23 Secrets of Z”, I’ve found that some lessons are best learned through fiction (especially the important ones). Because, while it’s become a trope “that one cannot learn without doing”, fiction … Read moreSIX Novels to Help You Become a Better Engineer, or Person