heterodoxy
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And neither was he.
JA Westenberg just posted a message to tech founders: You, Sir, Are Not Steve Jobs. The subtext is that neither was he. If you’re trying to channel Jobs in your fantasyland of “tech startups,” you’re emulating a fictional character. The more interesting thing to me is that “tech founder” and even simply “founder” is now… Continue reading
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Absentee Landlords
I was recently laid off by a large tech company after more than a decade. The experience reminds me of something I learned when studying organizational behavior many moons ago: there are two organizations, not one. The obvious one is the formal organization. The name, the “mission,” the org chart, the bylaws. Then there is… Continue reading
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The mythos mode and the logos mode
Another deeply thoughtful essay this morning from Om Malik. You should read it! Malik begins by wondering why Anthropic called its new model Mythos. To even wonder about that, you have to understand some things about history, literature, and philosophy. I won’t explain Malik’s inquiry; that’s what his essay does brilliantly. It’s another example of… Continue reading
About Me
I’m Pete Harbeson, a writer (among other things) located near Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to writing my own content, I’ve learned to translate for my loquacious and opinionated pup Chocolate Bossypaws. No surprise, she mostly speaks in doggerel. You can find her contributions tagged with Chocolatiana.
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Recent Posts
- Expectations
- When are we going to get past “leaders”
- And neither was he.
- It boggles the mind
- My ears hurt!
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