Notes from the studio
The Hidden Cost of "We'll Divest This Venture Later"
Most struggling ventures are not killed by a single bad quarter. They are kept alive by a sentence that sounds responsible: “We will divest this la...
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Building Software With My Sons
Techzad is a technology studio run by two brothers and their dad. I am the dad. After decades of delivering technology programs inside large instit...
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Every Complex System Deserves a Sandbox
When a restaurant brings on new staff, the point-of-sale system is often the most intimidating part of their first week. Modern platforms are treme...
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What Extra Chicken Taught Me About Software Quality
A restaurant we work with recently reported a curious bug. When a server added extra chicken to a Caesar salad, the charge appeared correctly on th...
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Why Some Large Canadian Institutions Still Insist on Office Presence for Technology Transformations, and Why It's Counterproductive
Mandated office presence in technology transformations is less about productivity and risk control, and more about legacy management assumptions an...
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ResumAI: Revolutionizing Hiring with AI-Powered Precision
In today’s fast-paced job market, finding the right talent can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. The traditional resume review proces...
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