Software · Product · Strategy

I build things,
then think about why.

I’m Stuart—a parent, software engineer and incurable tinkerer interested in how useful things get made.

A little more about me

Writing to think.

I write to work out what I think. These essays are written by me, without generative AI, and published only when I have something worth exploring. There is no schedule.

All writing

Latest essay

Supply, Demand and Marketplaces

In every business, there’s only a handful of activities that deliver the bulk of the value to the organisation, Pareto’s 80/20 principle.

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