Blessed With Constraints: Part I

You Can't Develop Great Products Without (Enabling) Constraints

Apr 1 • Maarten Dalmijn

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March 2026

Autonomy Is Overrated: Why Alignment Beats Autonomy

(Enabling) Constraints: Why the Spotify Model Failed

Mar 26 • Maarten Dalmijn

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The Peacock's Tail🦚Strikes Back in the Age of AI

Why the Use of AI Erodes Trust In Online Communities

Mar 24 • Maarten Dalmijn

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Job Applications: Your Experience Is Irrelevant

The Single Most Important Thing To Remember When You're Applying For Jobs

Mar 19 • Maarten Dalmijn

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The Cannibalization of Competence - Part II: Rocket Fuel In Rusty Land Mowers

In part I we explored what kind of organizations won’t benefit from AI.

Mar 17

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The Cannibalization of Competence - Part I: Waiting For the AI Meteor to Strike

The Surprising Reason Why Most Companies Are Completely Unprepared For the Age of AI

Mar 10 • Maarten Dalmijn

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Force Mapping: A Tool For Fixing Systemic Organizational Issues

Stop Being Distracted By Symptoms and Fix Your Problems With Force Mapping

Mar 3 • Maarten Dalmijn

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February 2026

Late Descoping Is Pure Incompetence

Amateurs descope when they run out of time. Professionals descope before it's even necessary.

Feb 18 • Maarten Dalmijn

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The Sisyphean Tragedy of Planning

Stop Trying To PUSH Rocks Up-Hill Like Sisyphus

Feb 10 • Maarten Dalmijn

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The Seven Laws of Rules

Rules, Competence and Trust: The Hidden Cost of Rules

Feb 4 • Maarten Dalmijn

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January 2026

"AI Changes the Bottleneck From Delivery to Something Else"

Delivering Shit Was Never the Bottleneck, Except For Truly Shitty Organizations

Jan 31 • Maarten Dalmijn

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Red Vs Blue Roadmaps: Why Most Roadmaps Suck

The Tax of (False) Predictability

Jan 27 • Maarten Dalmijn

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