by John Macdonald | Mar 31, 2023 | The250
To be perfectly clear, I’m all for four-day work weeks. Where do I sign up? But let’s be real for a minute. The moon landings, the space shuttle, and the mission to Mars don’t happen on four-day work weeks. The Macintosh, the iPod, and the iPhone... by John Macdonald | Mar 30, 2023 | The250
In 2006, Gladys knocked on my door once more, and I opened it only to the chain stop. My chief engineer friend, living in San Francisco and now firmly helping to drive the bus of worldwide technological culture change, called me with an offer. They were deep in... by John Macdonald | Mar 29, 2023 | The250
That single decision — one over which I had zero control — profoundly impacted me, my career, and my family. Both positively and negatively. A couple months later, I did find myself on the layoff list (as expected), as did most of my pirate... by John Macdonald | Mar 28, 2023 | The250
About a year and a half after our disbandment, the marketing manager from the New Shoes team pulled me into his office. By now, the iPod models that were supposed to be ours had hit the shelves. They were everywhere. “Look at this.” And he pointed to... by John Macdonald | Mar 27, 2023 | The250
We got no answers. None that made any sense, at least. And that was that. We said our piece, but it had no effect. We walked in as a cohesive, highly skilled, and angry band of pirates and walked out a fractured, dilettante, and wilted group of lap dogs. Tails between... by John Macdonald | Mar 26, 2023 | The250
“We are canceling this program for two big reasons… The first is we believe that Apple is about to lose its market share. Microsoft and Sony have both jumped in the game…blah, blah, blah” Some hushed murmurs around the room. This one was...