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Keep Developing the Scars of Experience
No Struggle, No Learning
Nov 19 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
Both Architecture-First and Delivery-First Suck
Complex Is More Dangerous Than Simple: YAGNI And Gall's Law
Nov 15 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
Forget Better: Focus on Different
Accentuate the Exceptional
Nov 13 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
Lessons Learned: Working For Myself - 3 Years In
Start Climbing the Ladder of Your Soul
Nov 11 • 
Maarten Dalmijn

October 2025

The Best Product Managers Optimize For Reversibility and Optionality
A Product Manager's Superpower: Worrying About the Right Things at the Right Time
Oct 29 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
Goals Are Not Summaries
Goals Are More Like a Logline Than a Summary
Oct 26 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
CEOs: Stop Sending Mixed Signals About AI
Until AI Gets Better Expect Things to Get Worse
Oct 23 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
The Virtue of Early Ruthlessness
Late Bumpy Ride Vs. Early Bumpy Ride
Oct 21 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
Why Do Complex Changes Fail?
Rabbits 🐇🐇🐇 Can Answer All Your Questions On This One
Oct 15 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
How Big Is Your Kraken?
"Let's build a work-around!"
Oct 12 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
No Surprises, No Agile
Anti-Fragile Plans Vs. Fragile Plans
Oct 9 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
Most Organizations Will Never Reap the Benefits of AI
If You Believe AI is the Bottleneck, You're Clueless About the Real Bottleneck
Oct 7 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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