The Solo Chief
Jurgen AppeloSurvival kits and decision maps for solo workers and one-person businesses in the age of AI. Navigation for creatives on Substack.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 139 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 14 days ago |
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The Third Loop
AI can optimize bad targets all day; your people still have to question them.
I almost fell for a scam. Silly me.
The editor of a publisher reached out. They’d found my novel, loved my writing, and recommended I contact their preferre...
End with Why
For a fraction of a second, I considered being dishonest.
Simon Sinek got it backwards. Purpose isn’t why great people join you—it’s what they build after you’ve paid them fairly.
I reluctantly informed a client that they’d made a dou...
Why Do Corporations Still Exist in the Age of AI? (Part 2)
AI makes small teams look clever, but it doesn’t erase the reasons corporations exist.
One thing I learned from eighteen years of being part of the agile community is that common sense is no match for naïve optimism. Whether it was Ext...
Why Do Corporations Still Exist in the Age of AI? (Part 1)
AI makes small teams look clever, but it doesn’t erase the reasons corporations exist.
(Read Part 2 here)
As someone running a one-person business and often collaborating with other independent workers, I cannot help feeling amused wh...
The Ultimate Framework Makes a Comeback
Most org models fail because they turn work into jargon, then call the mess a transformation.
If you’re a leader or change-maker, you’ve probably got a graveyard of failed frameworks and org designs behind you. The scaling model that n...
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