This week felt like I got less done than planned, but the pivot was strategically correct and may even pay off twice.
With the major part of the Outpost user interface done, the next step should be fairly smooth sailing. I expected to get the data structure in place, lock down the workflow, and th...
I started this week thinking I was making progress. In reality, I was still testing assumptions. This week was a reminder that the product in your head is almost never the product reality wants.
Outpost is going to be much more database heavy than other Ministry of Bits products, so early on in th...
For years, I’ve built products in secret. Outpost will be the first one I build in public.
That is a pretty big shift for me. My default move has always been to keep my head down, build quietly, polish the edges, squash most of the bugs, and only then invite people in. It’s a comfortable way to wo...