Winter has a way of exposing weak systems. Pipes freeze.Roads fail.Schedules fall apart. It’s rarely because someone didn’t work hard enough.It’s because the system assumed ideal conditions. Software systems behave the same way. Everything looks fine when volume is low, timelines are loose, and the same people are always around to remember how things work. […]
The trophy is easy to see. The work that earned it isn’t. When you watch a championship game played in brutal conditions, the lesson is obvious. The teams that survive aren’t the flashiest. They’re the ones that can execute the fundamentals when everything else breaks down. The 2025 Patriots are a good example of a […]
Before going any further, I’ll name the product I’ve been circling to and hinting at the past several posts. The system I’m building is called CoffeeBreak. It’s a human-in-the-loop AI teammate designed to assist across the entire software development lifecycle. I’ve avoided leading with the name because this problem exists whether CoffeeBreak ever ships or […]
Every product has early users. The question is whether they’re chosen intentionally or show up by default. Too often, early access is treated like a reward. The loudest voices get in first. Feedback comes quickly. Expectations get set before the product has found its footing. That rarely leads to better software. Early Users Shape the […]
Most software teams aren’t short on tools. They have ticketing systems, CI/CD pipelines, observability dashboards, documentation platforms, chat tools, and now a growing set of AI-powered assistants layered on top of everything else. And yet, many teams still feel slower than they should. The Work Between the Work When teams describe their challenges, they often […]
As teams look toward a new year, a familiar cycle starts. Budgets reset. Roadmaps get drafted. Tools get evaluated. Vendors make their case for why this platform or that solution is the missing piece. Before any of that happens, there’s a more important question worth asking: What problem are we actually trying to solve? Technology […]
Automating office tasks gradually saves an organization thousands of hours, allowing employees to focus on higher-level tasks that result in a greater return on investment. Automation also ensures tasks are not forgotten and deadlines aren’t missed. Automating certain tasks results in standardization in the quality of output. Here are 10 routine office tasks that are […]
When a business is no longer seen as a start-up, it’s usually ready for scaling. A team is in place and the revenue model is working sustainably. The management can predict that revenue will jump by a certain multiple through scaling. The business can use these tangibles to raise revenue to hire new employees, marketing […]
A content management system is a platform that helps to produce and display content on a website. Users of a CMS can easily create, edit, publish, and store content. Content management systems are also built to help with easier search engine ranking. Some popular content management systems include WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Shopify, Squarespace, and Weebly. […]
Microsoft Office was the premier productivity solution in the business world in the last decade of the 20th century as well as the first few years of the 21st. Competitor solutions could not keep up. When Google launched Google Docs Spreadsheets, they were not seen as a threat to Microsoft. They were a solution for […]
