Need someone to lead product management at your software company? I create software for people that create software and I'm looking for my next opportunity. Check out my resume and get in touch.

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

Personal

Ironed

Freshness Warning
This blog post is over 21 years old. It's possible that the information you read below isn't current and the links no longer work.

Over the past several months, Jesper has interviewed several people who make the Web work. Now he’s got three new interviews up: Anil Dash, Mark Pilgrim, and me. Talk about being out of my league. It reminds me of the Sesame Street song, “One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn’t belong.”

In the interview, Anil talks about where he’d like to see weblog-related APIs go. “I’m hoping all this information can be presented in a way that’s meaningful to users and that we can get something more than ‘here’s who’s linking to you’ out of it. I want to find the things I didn’t know I was looking for.”

And Mark describes his frustration with the people behind XHTML 2. “They could be doing so many other things, within their charter, that would benefit the web. But they’re not. They’re sitting around trying to create The Perfect Markup Language.”

Got your own question for Mark, Anil, or me? The Under the Iron interviews allow you to leave comments. We’ll read all your comments and reply.

So head on over, read the interviews, and watch me try to look like a big boy among these very smart people.

Recently Written

Video calls using a networked camera (Sep 25)
A writeup of my network-powered conference call camera setup.
Roadmap Outcomes, not Features (Sep 4)
Drive success by roadmapping the outcomes you'll create instead of the features you'll deliver.
Different roadmaps for different folks (Sep 2)
The key to effective roadmapping? Different views for different needs.
Micromanaging and competence (Jul 2)
Providing feedback or instruction can be seen as micromanagement unless you provide context.
My productivity operating system (Jun 24)
A framework for super-charging productivity on the things that matter.
Great product managers own the outcomes (May 14)
Being a product manager means never having to say, "that's not my job."
Too Big To Fail (Apr 9)
When a company piles resources on a new product idea, it doesn't have room to fail. But failing is an important part of innovation. If you can't let it fail, it can't succeed.
Go small (Apr 4)
The strengths of a large organization are the opposite of what makes innovation work. Starting something new requires that you start with a small team.

Older...

What I'm Reading