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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2018-12-03
Notes.
On my own blog, how The Public Radio's US-based supply chain works. If you're curious…
2018-11-19
Planning & Strategy.
* A fascinating exploration of Trader Joe's white labeled products. By scraping recall notices and ingredient…
2018-11-12
Planning & Strategy.
* "Addressing sexual harassment in all its forms is a crucial step toward solving the gender imbalance…
2018-11-05
Planning & Strategy.
* A discouraging piece on Foxconn's plans for Wisconsin. The degree of incompetence (malice?) on the…
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Apple is Using "100% Recycled" Aluminum.
What does that mean?
Something about Apple's MacBook Air announcements last week struck me: The claim about its…
2018-10-29
Planning & Strategy.
* The Library of Congress and the Copyright Office ruled on new exemptions to DMCA section 1201, which…
2018-10-22
Planning & Strategy.
* The Trump Administration announced that it will withdraw from the Universal Postal Union, whose structure has the…
2018-10-15
Planning & Strategy.
* The MTA and the Partnership for New York City announced the Transit Tech Lab, an unpaid accelerator…
2018-10-08
Planning & Strategy.
* Rethink Robotics shut down. Rethink - and Baxter, its flagship product, and Rodney Brooks, its founder -…
2018-09-24
Planning & Strategy.
* An excellent overview of Costco's business model. Costco makes almost double Amazon's revenue…
2018-09-18
Planning & Strategy.
* Me, writing about 3MF putting all of our specs on GitHub - something I've been…