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 28, 2008

28 Oct 2008

Links to what I’ve been reading recently.

  • Get Small Fast! — "Seth Godin suggests you can be “too small to fail”.  He explains, “One secret of ’small is the new big’ thinking is that you won’t fail and you can’t fail and you don’t need to worry about a bailout. Not ..."
  • The Weather's Wicked Curve Ball — "Tonight: Skies will be mainly cloudy and showers are possible through the evening and overnight hours. Showers may become a steadier light rain as the evening progresses and moves through the night. The Phillies' game may be a bit wet ..."
  • LinkedIn’s platform opens for business — "LinkedIn, the professional networking web site, has publicly launched its platform to third-party developers, with an emphasis on supporting business and “productivity” applications that have failed to gain traction on other social networks. Called InApps, it looks pretty promising. LinkedIn ..."
  • Limelight’s Recent Network Buildout Lowering CDN Pricing, Impacting Margins

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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