2020-01-13
Planning & Strategy.
* Over the past year, I've been collecting a list of awesome women in manufacturing, engineering,…
Spencer Wright
Spencer Wright is the (mostly accidental) founder of Scope of Work, which he started writing (as The Prepared) in 2013. Today he serves as its editor-in-chief and chief dilettante.
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2020-01-06
Planning & Strategy.
* The IRS reformed its free file program, requiring companies like Intuit to not block their free file…
2019-12-30
Planning & Strategy.
* My favorite businesses are the ones which deeply know why they exist, and which use that knowledge…
2019-12-23
Planning & Strategy.
* Kathleen King tells the story of Tate's Bake Shop on NPR's How I…
2019-12-02
PPE.
* Ansell's HyFlex 11-801 nitrile coated nylon gloves are a fantastic medium-duty option for around the shop. Tacky…
2019-11-25
The most clicked link in last week's issue (~17% of opens, and well deserved) was an eye-popping video…
2019-11-18
Planning & Strategy.
* Richard is looking to talk to someone who has experience manufacturing consumer products in Mexico. Reach out…
2019-11-11
Planning & Strategy.
* A remarkably comprehensive essay on Starlink, which argues that it is in fact a *huge* deal for…
2019-11-04
Planning & Strategy.
* The Khan Academy version of Disney's theme park design course.
* A good profile of Moltex,…
2019-10-28
Planning & Strategy.
* CAD software giant PTC acquired Onshape, the browser-based CAD startup founded by Jon Hirschtick, for $470M. Hirschtick,…
2019-10-21
Planning & Strategy.
* A compellingly skeptical take on Flexport in the wake of WeWork's massive devaluation. Flexport raised…
2019-10-14
Planning & Strategy.
* "Your company needs a storyteller-in-chief."
* Marie Langer, daughter of Hans Langer, will take over as…