James BirchDogfooding.Conway’s Law: ‘For any organization that builds systems, the systems they produce reflect the communication structures of that…Sep 12, 2020Sep 12, 2020
James BirchReading Notes: Ego + InnovationEgo is the Enemy — “Talk, Talk, Talk”Sep 12, 2020Sep 12, 2020
James BirchThe Thiel-Graeber Debate.I watched the Thiel-Graeber debate as a way to memorialize Professor Graeber shortly after he passed away (Rest in Power, Dr. Graeber). I…Sep 12, 2020Sep 12, 2020
James BirchQuick Thoughts: On TwitterSome days, I open Twitter to find ten bigheads saying, “we should replace all the trees with giraffes.”Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
James BirchQuick Thoughts: On BiologyWe obsess so much with trying to overcome the limitations of our biology that we miss out on opportunities to master the tools biology…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
James BirchQuick Thoughts on GPT3GPT-3 is an impressive step forward in the look and feel of machine-generated language, and I’m excited to see how it will be used. But…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
James BirchFeedback Loop DemocracyAs part of my job, I spend a lot of time thinking about how to run effective organizations (from both a product and management…Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
James BirchUsing technology to improve your crisis response.Today I’m going to talk about something a *little* closer to what I’m working on now:Apr 12, 2020Apr 12, 2020
James BirchLife in the startup world, post-coronavirus.Was on a call with other founders last night discussing Covid19 and its impact on our businesses.Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020
James BirchCrisis Response: Some Surprises.As an addendum to my previous thread, a friend recommended I share a bit more about the types of surprises that came up as we…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
