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5 posts filed under process. Short essays from the workshop, newest first.

September 29, 2026shipping process
Write the launch checklist before the code
Launch day goes wrong in boring, predictable ways. Why we write the checklist in week one, and the items that catch most of the 2 a.m. surprises.
September 14, 2026process shipping
Small batches, shipped every week
Why Shipped releases small changes every week instead of saving them up, and what that habit does for risk, feedback and the people paying for the work.
August 20, 2026design process shipping
Design the empty state first
The first screen a new user sees is usually blank. Why we design that screen before the full one, and what it teaches us about the whole product.
August 4, 2026hosting process
A backup you've never restored is a guess
Most teams have backups. Far fewer have ever restored one. Why we run a full restore drill every month, and the boring checklist that makes it painless.
June 30, 2026process design
The whole project on one page
Before we write any code, every project gets a single page that says what we're building, what we're not, and how we'll know it worked. Here's the template.