Adam Kalsey

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

17 items tagged with opensource

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Opening Java (November 11, 2006) The legal difficulties involved in open sourcing Java.

Zempt (March 3, 2006) The end of an era

Gregarius (March 3, 2006) Looking for an RSS reader? So was I.

Open Source profits (February 2, 2006) Big companies are becoming major contributors to open source projects and sometimes buying the companies behind them. There's big profits to be made in open source.

Look for updates (November 11, 2003) Make sure you look for software updates before spending lots of time trying to troubleshoot problems.

CMS Needs (July 7, 2003) Where's the easy-to-use CMS for the average small Web site?

Donations and open source teams (June 6, 2003) Many open source projects accept donations as a way of funding their development efforts and I'm wondering how these donations are typically distributed among team members.

...Cut once (June 6, 2003) The origin of this blog's title is the old carpenter's adage, "measure twice, cut once." The adage admonishes builders to plan carefully. Measure each board before you cut it, since once it's been cut, you can't undo the cut.

Rounded tab corners (May 5, 2003) Jemima Pereira has added rounded corners to my CSS tabs code. By opening the code, it was made stronger. That's the value of open source.

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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.
Your Prioritization Problem Is a Strategy Problem
Jul 23: Most teams struggle with prioritization because they're trying to optimize for everything at once. The real problem isn't having too many options—it's not having a clear strategy to choose between them. Without strategy, every decision feels equally important. With strategy, most decisions become obvious.
Behind schedule
Jul 21: Your team is 6 weeks late and still missing features. The solution isn't working harder—it's accepting that your deadlines were fake all along. Ship what you have. Cut ruthlessly. Stop letting "one more day" turn into one more month.
VC’s Future Lies In Building Winners
Jun 21: AI and megafunds are about to kill the traditional venture model, forcing smaller VCs to stop hunting for hidden gems and start rolling up their sleeves to fix broken companies instead.
Should individual people have OKRs?
May 14: A good OKR describes and measures an outcome, but it can be challenging to create an outcome-focused OKR for an individual.
10 OKR traps and how to avoid them
May 8: I’ve helped lots of teams implement OKRs or fix a broken OKR process. Here are the 10 most common problems I see, and what to do instead.
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.

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