Happy Holidays! Some Reading Recommendations

Some reading recommendations from recent newsletters and from the past year of books

A few comments on manufacturing

I had an unplanned tooth extraction yesterday, so my schedule this week is a little scrambled. I will be brief today, I want to pass on a few notes related to my post this week about our need to focus on manufacturing. Noah Smith is a better writer than I

Why focus on manufacturing, and a modest idea

A fuller argument for the need to focus on building things, and a simple idea for how to improve our focus

A grab bag of short observations

I spent most of the day driving to Portland and back. It wasn't a great day to write longer form content, but here is a grab bag of things that have been getting my attention. Ted Gioia I get a lot of inspiration from Ted Gioia.  He writes

We aren't going to solve our manufacturing crisis unless we actually work on it

We have a crisis in manufacturing competitiveness. We need to dedicate some of our most capable people to address it; I have an idea.

Marc Andreessen's Dark Period

A grumpy review of the Mard Andreessen episode on the Joe Rogan Experience

Pat Gelsinger's inevitable end

A quick note on the Pat Gelsinger news

Relevancy

Reflections on relevance, as relates to Microsoft and US Foreign Policy

Reflecting on managers; Smart Home products

Reminiscing about some of my early career managers and what I learned from them. And some thoughts about smart home.

VW Makes its Move, Optimism This Week, and a Wishlist

VW solves its software problem with a strong move; other car makers are now under greater pressure. Plus some reasons for optimism.