by John Macdonald | Jun 19, 2024 | The250
This is obviously a template or AI-generated “first-touch” message. Hi John, It’s great connecting with you. How have you been? When I receive it, I ignore it. There are two problems with it: a) if it were someone...
by John Macdonald | Jun 18, 2024 | The250
I’ve spent a good deal of time and effort over my career learning how to make myself, my teams, and the teams around me more productive. In fact, my current venture is fundamentally about helping small software teams be more productive. My team and I have been...
by John Macdonald | Jun 17, 2024 | The250
Search. Internet and data. The best at it? perplexity.ai. You should try it. As Seth says, “Perplexity is more powerful, more pleasant and more effective.” He’s right. I came to that same...
by John Macdonald | Jun 16, 2024 | The250
In the early 00s, I worked on developing Bluetooth. My company, Agere Systems, was an early licensee of the technology, and we were building a chip and firmware to sell to computer and consumer electronics companies. I suspect you had never heard of something called...
by John Macdonald | Jun 15, 2024 | The250
When I got out of college in the early 90s, I started working on satellites at GE Aerospace. Not long after starting, a colleague introduced me to the sign-off table. The sign-off table was a physical desk in an office. Usually a drafting table to accommodate both the...
