The Prepared Archive • 3 min read 2019-05-13 Planning & Strategy. * Me, writing about my accidental career as a marketer. * An interesting essay on politics, corporations, and organizational…
The Prepared Archive • 2 min read 2019-05-06 Planning & Strategy. * Huawei's ownership structure is... unclear. * How the Waymo factory ended up in Detroit: Fibs, chance,…
The Prepared Archive • 2 min read 2019-04-29 Notes, 2019-04-29. Six months ago I asked for proposals on cathedral construction, a topic that at the time seemed both…
The Prepared Archive • 2 min read 2019-04-22 Notes, 2019-04-22. I'm reading Robert Caro's new book, Working, and should *again* take the opportunity to…
The Prepared Archive • 3 min read 2019-04-15 Notes, 2019-04-15. Thanks to everyone who sent in recommendations for smallish CNC mills last week! I'll be looking…
The Prepared Archive • 3 min read 2019-04-08 Notes, 2019-04-08. I'm looking to add a small (desktop sized or a little larger) CNC mill to The…
The Prepared Archive • 3 min read 2019-04-01 Notes, 2019-04-01. The Prepared's 2019-Q1 report goes out this week to sponsors and paid subscribers. If you want…
The Prepared Archive • 4 min read 2019-03-25 Notes, 2019-03-25. I don't do this often, but The Prepared recently crossed 5,000 subscribers - a number…
The Prepared Archive • 3 min read 2019-03-18 Notes, 2019-03-18. I'm building my first ever web app and, as a result, stayed up late a bunch…
The Prepared Archive • 3 min read 2019-03-11 Notes, 2019-03-11. A *very* warm welcome to our new sponsor, Glowforge! As it happens, over the weekend I installed a…
The Prepared Archive • 4 min read 2019-02-18 Notes, 2019-02-18. Recently I did a big thing, and a rare one for a New Yorker: I rented myself a…
The Prepared Archive • 3 min read 2019-02-11 Planning & Strategy. * Calling their customers "entrepreneurs," Patreon's CEO Jack Conte says that the company'…