2019-11-18
Planning & Strategy. * Richard is looking to talk to someone who has experience manufacturing consumer products in Mexico. Reach out to him here. * Adidas will
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.
2019-11-11
Planning & Strategy. * A remarkably comprehensive essay on Starlink, which argues that it is in fact a *huge* deal for SpaceX. Assuming that Starlink satellites
2019-11-04
Planning & Strategy. * The Khan Academy version of Disney's theme park design course. * A good profile of Moltex, a UK startup building a
2019-10-28
Planning & Strategy. * CAD software giant PTC acquired Onshape, the browser-based CAD startup founded by Jon Hirschtick, for $470M. Hirschtick, also one of the
2019-10-21
Planning & Strategy. * A compellingly skeptical take on Flexport in the wake of WeWork's massive devaluation. Flexport raised $1B from Softbank earlier in
2019-10-14
Planning & Strategy. * "Your company needs a storyteller-in-chief." * Marie Langer, daughter of Hans Langer, will take over as CEO of EOS