Podcast · ~25 min

Planning is Guessing (REWORK podcast)

37signals · REWORK by 37signals Free Beginner

The audio companion to the essay, where the 37signals team argues the point with real examples from running their own company. Useful if you want to hear how a profitable team actually operates without a locked multi year roadmap. Good on a commute when you would rather listen than read.

  • Improvise from where you are instead of executing an old guess
  • Short horizons let you respond to what you just learned
  • Long plans quietly commit you to yesterday's assumptions
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The question it answers

  1. How do I build a roadmap without over-planning?

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