13 items tagged with coffee

My Travel Coffee Setup (January 1, 2017) What my travel coffee brewing setup looks like, and how you can build your own for under $100.

BarCamp Sacramento today (April 4, 2009) A short report from Barcamp Sacramento.

Coffee spill (November 11, 2008) Coffee vs the laptop

How-To: Make a popcorn popper coffee roaster (December 12, 2007)

Tasting notes for Colombia El Jordan (January 1, 2007) The Colombian beans I roasted yesterday turned out surprisingly well.

Colombia Tolima Planadas - El Jordan (January 1, 2007) Roasting notes from my second batch.

First roast: Ethiopia Late Harvest Yirgacheffe (January 1, 2007) Roasting and tasting notes from Sweet Maria's Ethiopia Late Harvest Yirgacheffe.

Coffee Roasting diaries (January 1, 2007) My coffee roasting setup.

Peets in the deep south (October 10, 2005) An unexpected place to find Peets Coffee

Carmel Coffee Marketing (December 12, 2003) The owner of a Carmel coffee company demonstrates a very effective marketing technique.

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10 OKR traps and how to avoid them

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AI is Smart, But Wisdom Requires Judgement

May 3: AI can process data at lightning speed, but wisdom comes from human judgment—picking the best imperfect option when facts alone don’t point the way.

Decoding Product Leadership Titles

Mar 18: Not all product leadership titles mean what they sound like. ‘Head of Product’ can mean anything from a senior PM to a true VP. Here’s how to tell the difference.

What branding can teach about culture

Jan 8: Culture is your company’s point of view in action—a framework guiding behavior, even in the unknown. You can’t copy it; it must reflect your unique perspective.

Think Systems, not Symptoms

Dec 15: Piecemeal process creation frustrates teams and slows work. Stop patching problems and start solving systems. Adopting a systems thinking approach helps you design processes that are efficient, aligned with goals, and truly add value.

Your Policies Aren’t Your Culture

Dec 13: Policies guide behavior, but culture is the lived norms and values of your team. Policies reflect culture -- they don’t define it. Netflix’s parental leave shift didn’t change its culture of freedom and responsibility. It clarified how to live it.

Lighten Your Process Burden

Dec 7: Everyone hates oppressive processes, but somehow we keep managing to create them.

Product Add-Ons Are An Expansion Myth

Dec 1: Add-ons can enhance your product’s appeal but won’t drive significant market growth. To expand your customer base, focus on developing standalone products.

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