Create a pacing graph with Google Sheets
Photo by Jonathan Chng on Unsplash Example of a simple cumulative sum graph with totals by the day of the month graphed for the previous 90 days As an operator, how many times do you get asked: “how are we…
“The API of Me” in the age of AI
Photo by Pablo Gentile on Unsplash Our computing ability intersects with our own personal dataset to create new and differentiated solutions with AI at the center. But it’s confusing to know whether it’s safe or dangerous to interact with these…
In support of boring software
Photo by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash I am an unabashed technology fan and an early adopter of new things. As a kid, I loved (and still love) science fiction and super heroes. In these stories, amazing technology creates opportunities, solves…
5 ways to make your low-code automation more effective
Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash If you have a comment or are interested in sponsoring, hit reply. When I started my first software job, I remember thinking two things: I am definitely not the smartest person in the room…
Turning daily improvements into milestones
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash You’ve seen the statistic. 1% improvements daily for a year yield a 37x return. But it’s 365 days in a row, you say. How can I get better every day? Even if you only…
Building Diagrams with Computers
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Have a comment or interested in sponsoring this newsletter? Hit reply. Ethan Mollick writes about AI that “the only way to figure out how useful AI might be is to use it.” This…
Build-your-own superpower
Photo by Marjan Blan on Unsplash Think of the most effective people you know. One of their characteristics is that for a given set of tasks, they are much better than anyone else at following a procedure, reviewing information, and…
Building Process Diagrams with AI: From Toy to Tool
Photo by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash Every GTM team knows the pain of process documentation. It’s that necessary evil that eats up valuable time, rarely gets updated, and often fails to capture the nuance of real-world operations. In 2023, I…
Going from 0-1 in Data Operations
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Imagine you are starting a new venture and need to describe all the data tasks that need to happen to get you from “nothing” to “something” in Data Operations. These are the basic building…
