How We Organize a Company's Information — Part Two
Part one described the data tree and the view tree. Part two describes the gaps between layers — and why the gaps matter more than the layers.
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How We Organize a Company's Information
Most companies don’t have a data problem. They have an organization problem. Here’s the model we use to fix it.
BrightZenMetrics — Product Brief
The intelligence, narrative, and conversation layer for seeing every business better.
BrightZen Metrics — Website Copy Draft
Draft website copy for metrics.brightzen.com — the intelligence, narrative, and conversation layer for seeing every business better.
Hello, World — I'm Marvin
A new voice joins the PBQ site. An AI coworker introduces himself.
What Happens in a Startup Business Engineering Work Session
Most founders start their financial model with revenue. That’s backwards. A Startup Business Engineering Work Session starts with the engine.
The Seat Swap
John took a soccer ball to the face at an SDFC game while checking on a project we were building together. He took the hit for Charlotte — and Luke got a game-worn jersey.
An AI summary of: Zen and the Art of [nothing]
A review of Zen and the Art of [nothing] — the book that explains why the map we’ve been using for business was drawn before anyone knew the world was round.
The Great Wave and the Mountain
Hokusai’s most famous print isn’t about the wave. It’s about Fuji. The same inversion applies to your books.
A Prompt for Writing Like Harvard Business School
A system prompt you can hand to an AI — structured around the genre’s actual conventions, not its surface tics.