Adam Kalsey

This is the blog of Adam Kalsey. Unusual depth and complexity. Rich, full body with a hint of nutty earthiness.

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Daily Reading from October 16, 2008

16 Oct 2008

Links to what I’ve been reading recently.

  • Economics of Online Video 2: Unit Cost Structure — "After performing a detailed analysis of the economics of streaming video, we continue to believe it is a very tough business--with high capital costs and low profit margins.  In the first installment of this series, we explored the ramifications of ..."
  • Let's Get Practical — "Having lived through an aggressive downturn when the Internet bubble burst, I'm going to spend the next "chunk of blog posts" trying to give you - the entrepreneur, CEO, or executive of a startup - some practical suggestions about how ..."
  • Advice On Partnering With The Big and Powerful: Don't — "Big companies have something you don’t.  Time.  They can commit one or more people to the ongoing task of “exploring partnership opportunities”.  You probably can’t.  You have a day job (and probably a night job too).  As such, the mere ..."

Recently Written

The Pumpkin Talks Back
Nov 6: I gave my flaming jack-o'-lantern a voice, a camera, and a personality, and let it insult trick-or-treaters for six hours.
A Skills Wheel for Product Designers
Oct 18: I love Petra Wille's PM Wheel for product managers. I couldn't find an equivalent for designers, so I built one.
Where Does Product Marketing Belong?
Mar 6: The debate about whether PMM reports to product or marketing has a simple answer once you ask the right question.
The Rise of Vertical Software
Feb 15: AI makes execution cheap. Deep industry knowledge becomes the real moat.
Using Chatbots as a Tutor
Feb 11: A prompt that turns your LLM chatbot into a custom tutor.
How to Interview Product Managers
Nov 9: Most people never learned to interview, so when thrust into hiring a product manager they ask bad questions. Here's how to ask better ones, with lots of examples of real questions.
AI as Your Strategic Thinking Partner
Oct 12: AI becomes a lens on your own logic. It doesn’t replace your judgment—it sharpens it. By asking questions you wouldn’t think to ask yourself, it turns private reasoning into something visible and testable.
Your OKR Cascade is Breaking Your Strategy
Aug 1: Most companies cascade OKRs down their org chart thinking it creates alignment. Instead, it fragments strategy and marginalizes supporting teams. Here's what works better than the waterfall approach.

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