Michael Lopp

It would be convenient and profitable if I could tell you which pieces of writing resonated versus those that landed with a quiet, dull thump. If I could reduce the hundreds of pieces I've published over the decades to a hypothetical ten, here's the breakdown of

Good day, I read on Hacker News last night that Robert Cringely died over the weekend. It is odd that I haven't seen more press on this. However, I also haven't seen anyone refute this report, so I'm guessing it's real. Cringely

Howdy, Sitting in Chicago right now, just published the latest Rands piece that newsletter subscribers saw in the last edition. Thanks for the feedback; it was incorporated. There was an out-of-nowhere piece that was published this weekend — a crap time for traffic — but whatever, I do love my

The content is flowing in the Rands Cinematic Universe: * How Grumbles Helps (How I'm using the robots to manage the blog) * The Promotion Paradox (The Important Thing — Lyle asks about different promotion situations) * RIP Claude (Wherein I rail on watermarking... loudly) We're trying ANOTHER something new

Many years ago, before there were any published books, I started writing a Glossary. This was a collection of favorite leadership words that kept showing up in my writing. Familiar words, some invented. Companies that mattered then, companies that had vanished, but left a lasting impression. I had fun writing

LATE-JULY. It's fire season here on the West Coast of the United States. Smoke hasn't gotten to us yet, but stuff is definitely burning. These Weeks in Rands Lots of hot pipin' new Rands content for you in this update: 1. The Important Thing

EARLY-JULY. Happy America! Sorry, we’re a total disaster of a democracy, but we’re working on it. This Week in Rands We are approaching the endgame for the next book. The topic for this book is Senior Leadership. Hard to define, but differentiated in my head. I keep

LATE-JUNE. We're in the foggy part of the year, which means the redwoods are happy. If the redwoods are happy, I'm happy. This Week in Rands There are parts of writing the next book that are quite easy. I am documenting a habit, practice, or

LATE-MAY. Speaking in LDX3 next week – there's a Leadership meeting up in London too. Do come: https://rsvp.randsinrepose.com/june-2026-meetup This Week in Rands Mostly, leadership is a puzzle. You look at your calendar in the morning and wonder, "Hmmm... what kind of