It’s been a rough year — but the web still has Easter eggs, and tech is not all evil. This week, Paul and Rich briefly ignore 2020 to focus on the Pleasant Internet Things that bring them joy. From their favorite sites to their favorite tech, they share a few insights to help finish the year on a high note.

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Waxy.org 

Archive.org 

OldNYC.org

Poolside FM

Electoral-vote.com

New York Times Election Distractor 

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A little while back we made gentle fun of Google’s hamburger menu. Well, Google responded! This week Paul and Rich sit down with Google’s Senior Director of Product Management, Ben Wilson, to discuss the hamburger menu and so much more. We chat about the importance of good research and why it’s vital to promote diversity in your teams. Also, Ben shares what it’s like designing product at such a large scale — think trillions of API calls a day.

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Active Assist 

Ben Wilson - Twitter 

Google Duplex Demo

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In October, we released Catalyst, a Postlight whitepaper on driving digital transformation within an organization. This week we release the audio from our first of a four part presentation series on Catalyst. In this first live recording, we explain the importance of defining your mission, we share some industry trends and we answer all of your questions.

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Introducing Postlight’s New Whitepaper: Catalyst 

Postlight - Careers

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A little while back Mailchimp approached Postight for some help. They wanted to improve their developer experience and rebrand their APIs. This week we are joined by two Postlight employees, Liz Tan and Adam Pash, who helped make that happen. They share their reflections on the process and talk about what it was like doing design and content strategy for such a well known and beloved company. 

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Introducing Mailchimp Developer 

Introducing Postlight’s New Whitepaper: Catalyst

Say This Three Times Fast: Parenting, Promotion, Pandemic

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What happens when software eats the world? Industry veterans Paul Ford and Rich Ziade chat with their friends about technology, design, and business from a distinctly East Coast point of view. Decades of experience inform their no-BS, quick-witted patter about what digital transformation really means. Created by Postlight, the digital product studio they co-founded in New York City.

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If you’ve ever struggled to build software in a large organization, you know how many obstacles can get in the way. To help you through the process, look no further than Catalyst, Postlight’s new whitepaper. This week Paul and Rich discuss the whitepaper and the different organizational aspects of shipping software that are often overlooked. 

Be sure to join us on November 12 at our live (remote) recording of the Postlight Podcast where we'll talk about all things Catalyst and give more insights on growing the digital side of your business.

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Postlight Podcast Live! Turning Chaos Into Your North Star

Postlight - MTA Case Study 

Why the World Is Adopting Typescript 

Introducing Postlight’s New Whitepaper: Catalyst

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Postlight is going to Kindergarten! It’s been a wild ride these past five years and we’ve learned a lot. This week we share some useful lessons that we’ve learned since our inception. We talk about the importance of being generous, keeping your contracts short, keeping your employees happy and never forgetting that revenue comes first. Here’s to five more happy years! 

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Postlight - Driven By Strategy, Wired To Deliver

Also, we're hosting a Postlight Podcast Live (remotely, obviously) on November 12! You can find more information on how to attend here. See you there!

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Flying is all about giving up control, trusting your instruments and staying the course. This week Paul and Rich break down the similarities between piloting a plane and piloting a company. We talk about the concept of instrument flying and explain why navigating cross winds in a plane is not so different from an agency navigating their business.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator

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As someone who has worked both in Silicon Valley and in The White House, Jason Goldman has a unique perspective on tech regulation. This week he shares his thoughts on the rise of monolithic social media platforms and how they’ve been used to advance political agendas and promote hate. He shares what he’s learned about regulation while working in the White House and reminds us that there’s hope in younger generations. 

Links: 

Jason Goldman Twitter

Dune Pod Podcast 

Blogger

Potential Policy Proposals for Regulation of Social Media and Technology Firms - Senator Mark Warner 

Color of Change 

Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation and Radicalization in American Politics 

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It feels like every week a new software as a service project management tool pops up. This week we discuss if these spreadsheet-like project management tools can act as a good template for shipping products. We discuss the power dynamics related to project management and talk about whether these notification driven tools are actually effective or if they are instead just a bit annoying.  

Links: 

Monday.com 

Pendo 

Todoist 

NPR: All Things Considered 

Smartsheet

Asana 

Dash for Slack 

Airtable 

Postlight Labs 

Postlight Case Studies 

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