2019-12-30
Planning & Strategy. * My favorite businesses are the ones which deeply know why they exist, and which use that knowledge to drive every decision made
The Prepared Archive
From late 2013 through late 2022, we published a weekly newsletter called The Prepared; it evolved into Scope of Work in 2023. Our Members- and Supporters-only archive includes all back issues from this time period.
2019-12-23
Planning & Strategy. * Kathleen King tells the story of Tate's Bake Shop on NPR's How I Built This. Tate's
2019-12-16
Planning & Strategy. * Stripe’s Patrick Collison highlights some large projects that were completed very quickly. One not listed that I’ve been reading about
2019-12-09
Cities & Transportation. * Dockless bikes as "loitering objects." A reflection on the preferential treatment of bikes (and other physical products) versus people in
2019-12-02
PPE. * Ansell's HyFlex 11-801 nitrile coated nylon gloves are a fantastic medium-duty option for around the shop. Tacky and breathable, they&
2019-11-25
The most clicked link in last week's issue (~17% of opens, and well deserved) was an eye-popping video of simulations of food