See Ya Later Scrum Master 👻

Happy Friday!I heard enough feedback on my last newsletter that I made it a formal post on my blog. You can find the link below if you want to share it with folks.I'm spending more time on LinkedIn lately than I'd like. I am not a social media person...

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Jan 26, 2024
The Quick and the Dead of Prioritization

Happy Friday!I've often felt like one of my natural talents or superpowers is how I prioritize features for products. Now, I know it is easy for anyone to feel that way, but there is a very sharp contrast between the backlogs I create and what most o...

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Jan 19, 2024
Beekeeping and Organizations

Happy Friday!Last week, I didn't send my normal newsletter out because I was in Louisville, Kentucky, at the North American Honey Bee Expo.It was pretty wild.There were talks and a massive vendor floor where you could buy everything from bee-themed k...

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Jan 12, 2024
New year, new skills

Happy Friday!In my house, the holiday season has been full of family, activities, and food. Not rest, though. Never rest.Still, I thought I'd write a quick newsletter to say happy holidays and happy new year!Now, I personally hate New Year's resoluti...

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Dec 29, 2023
Ew, your risk is exposed. 🤢

Happy Friday,I've got a few things swirling around in my head as I write this email. Last Friday reko.day was approved and put in the Apple App Store. It's a free download, and if you use the code FRIENDSANDFAMILY30 you get a free month of service. H...

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Dec 15, 2023
Perect is the enemy of good

Happy Friday,This morning at 12:22AM I received an email from Apple approving my reko.day app. My daily routine this past week has been responding to whatever rejection I received.Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the world of mobile app...

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Dec 08, 2023
The book that impacted me the most.

Happy Friday!This newsletter will be short today. In the articles linked at the bottom, I wanted to mention the post on books specifically.My last client gave me very consistent feedback on how I could accomplish anything they asked for, no matter wh...

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Dec 01, 2023
Cautious Optimism About AI

Happy Friday,It's almost Thanksgiving here in the US, which means lots of planning for food and cleaning the house for guests. In fact, I'm in a hurry to get this newsletter out because I have folks coming to clean the carpet in an hour.AI is all the...

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Nov 17, 2023
What's the Next Big Thing Here? 🤔

Happy Friday,Today's email will be a bit different. Typically my emails focus on one topic, but this time I will bring up a few things.High-Performing TeamsI recently wrapped up this series, so I want to hear from you. What did you think? Were there...

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Nov 10, 2023
HBF - Case Study: Team In College? No Problem

Happy Friday,I thought it'd be fun to write a little case study from one of the teams I built. This one is unique in that I didn't follow my 3-month roadmap with them, I stretched it out for about 6 months.Some fun bits about this team are that it wa...

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Oct 27, 2023