Me, arriving at 0100 after a four hour plane delay, standing at the front desk and pointing to a restaurant in the lobby: do they serve breakfast there?

Desk clerk, super friendly and slow talking: so that’s called the bistro, and unfortunately it is closed. They used to serve a wide range of American standard specialties, including breakfast. But they are not open now. We do expect to have a restaurant open in about six months.

Me: So, no, then.

This is the perfect welcome to Portland

🎉 It's here! Episode One of Velocity's Edge is available now on your preferred podcast platform and our website.

In S1E1, "Sarah Wells on Strategy," Nicko Goncharoff speaks with Sarah Wells (a recognized leader in software engineering, focusing on microservices, DevOps, and engineering enablement) about the importance of strategy to engineering effectiveness.

At just under 20 minutes, this densely packed episode uses plain, executive-summary business terms, framing complex business and technology strategic challenges in context, using language that makes them more accessible and actionable.

https://epsd.io/blog/velocitys-edge-podcast-s1e1-sarah-wells-on-strategy/

Romantic story of the month.

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