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Chip War
Chip War by Chirs Miller is a thorough history of the semiconductor industry since the mid-1950s. The relationship between business and...
Jacob Rodriguez
Mar 18, 20245 min read
Don't Make Me Think
Good design should not require users to think.
Jacob Rodriguez
Mar 15, 20245 min read
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin is the bible for creativity. Rick Rubin is a record producer and co-founder of Def Jam...
Jacob Rodriguez
Mar 13, 20243 min read
The Design of Everyday Things
The world is filled with poorly and greatly designed products. The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman looks at both types and lays...
Jacob Rodriguez
Mar 10, 20246 min read
Hooked
How to hook users. Creating a habit-forming product.
Jacob Rodriguez
Feb 28, 20245 min read
The Innovator's Dilemma
Firms fail for the same reason they succeed. How to handle disruptive technologies.
Jacob Rodriguez
Feb 24, 20245 min read
The Chaos Machine
Addiction is a KPI. Collateral is important when it means revenue interference.
Jacob Rodriguez
Feb 20, 20246 min read
The Coming Wave
The challenge of “The Coming Wave” is containing technology.
Jacob Rodriguez
Feb 14, 20246 min read
Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
I was only halfway done with the book when I committed to giving a 45-minute presentation on Scrum. My goal is to implement the process...
Jacob Rodriguez
Feb 7, 20245 min read
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
How does technology change the way we think? Not just the internet, but the clock, language, and print. How does the medium of a message...
Jacob Rodriguez
Feb 2, 20244 min read
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