sjpknight
@sjpknight.bsky.social
Explorer of the continents and worlds within; seeking to open new channels of thought.
Also husband, dad, product guy, tester & testing advocate.
Also husband, dad, product guy, tester & testing advocate.
💡 Non-technical founders: You don’t need to write code, but you do need to speak tech.
Building a product without a technical background can feel like learning a new language. Here’s how to navigate tech discussions without getting lost. 🧵👇
Building a product without a technical background can feel like learning a new language. Here’s how to navigate tech discussions without getting lost. 🧵👇
February 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
💡 Non-technical founders: You don’t need to write code, but you do need to speak tech.
Building a product without a technical background can feel like learning a new language. Here’s how to navigate tech discussions without getting lost. 🧵👇
Building a product without a technical background can feel like learning a new language. Here’s how to navigate tech discussions without getting lost. 🧵👇
Every non-technical founder has been here: Your developer says something will take 3 weeks instead of 3 days, and it sounds like a foreign language.
Are you being taken for a ride, or is it really necessary?
Let’s break it down. 🧵👇
Are you being taken for a ride, or is it really necessary?
Let’s break it down. 🧵👇
February 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Every non-technical founder has been here: Your developer says something will take 3 weeks instead of 3 days, and it sounds like a foreign language.
Are you being taken for a ride, or is it really necessary?
Let’s break it down. 🧵👇
Are you being taken for a ride, or is it really necessary?
Let’s break it down. 🧵👇
Livestreaming in ~8hrs, our top 10 insights from the inaugural Testmo user survey. Join us for live polls and discussion with the @testmoapp.bsky.social team. I'll also be sharing a preview of what's currently and soon to be in development!
#SoftwareTesting #Quality #TestManagement #TestAutomation
#SoftwareTesting #Quality #TestManagement #TestAutomation
Top 10 Takeaways from the Inaugural Testmo User Survey
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February 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Livestreaming in ~8hrs, our top 10 insights from the inaugural Testmo user survey. Join us for live polls and discussion with the @testmoapp.bsky.social team. I'll also be sharing a preview of what's currently and soon to be in development!
#SoftwareTesting #Quality #TestManagement #TestAutomation
#SoftwareTesting #Quality #TestManagement #TestAutomation
This week was a mix of wins, frustrations, and realisations. Progress isn’t always smooth, but it’s always worth reflecting on. Here are 5 things I learned this week that might resonate with you: 🧵👇
January 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This week was a mix of wins, frustrations, and realisations. Progress isn’t always smooth, but it’s always worth reflecting on. Here are 5 things I learned this week that might resonate with you: 🧵👇
🧵 A story about balancing honesty and diplomacy in workplace communication
1/ Recently, I encountered a situation that made me reflect on how I communicate. It started with a stakeholder meeting after the holiday break—here’s what happened:
1/ Recently, I encountered a situation that made me reflect on how I communicate. It started with a stakeholder meeting after the holiday break—here’s what happened:
January 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🧵 A story about balancing honesty and diplomacy in workplace communication
1/ Recently, I encountered a situation that made me reflect on how I communicate. It started with a stakeholder meeting after the holiday break—here’s what happened:
1/ Recently, I encountered a situation that made me reflect on how I communicate. It started with a stakeholder meeting after the holiday break—here’s what happened:
Despite best efforts, I'm conceding defeat on my attempts to maintain static websites using Hugo, and am moving all my materials back to Wordpress forthwith.
The attraction of markup and Git tracked content was strong, but the maintenance overhead was just too painful. 🧵
The attraction of markup and Git tracked content was strong, but the maintenance overhead was just too painful. 🧵
January 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Despite best efforts, I'm conceding defeat on my attempts to maintain static websites using Hugo, and am moving all my materials back to Wordpress forthwith.
The attraction of markup and Git tracked content was strong, but the maintenance overhead was just too painful. 🧵
The attraction of markup and Git tracked content was strong, but the maintenance overhead was just too painful. 🧵
With all the excitement of the holidays (I'm off work until 7-Jan now 🙌), I forgot to post my usual weekly brain-dump...
This week was all about reflecting on the past year. Here we go! 🧵🧵🧵
This week was all about reflecting on the past year. Here we go! 🧵🧵🧵
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December 24, 2024 at 10:08 AM
With all the excitement of the holidays (I'm off work until 7-Jan now 🙌), I forgot to post my usual weekly brain-dump...
This week was all about reflecting on the past year. Here we go! 🧵🧵🧵
This week was all about reflecting on the past year. Here we go! 🧵🧵🧵
Our recent @testmoapp.bsky.social livestream is now available as a recording on YouTube: youtube.com/live/5GO_nTy...
If you couldn't make it on the day, please check it out and don't forget to hit subscribe while you're there! 🙏
If you couldn't make it on the day, please check it out and don't forget to hit subscribe while you're there! 🙏
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December 18, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Our recent @testmoapp.bsky.social livestream is now available as a recording on YouTube: youtube.com/live/5GO_nTy...
If you couldn't make it on the day, please check it out and don't forget to hit subscribe while you're there! 🙏
If you couldn't make it on the day, please check it out and don't forget to hit subscribe while you're there! 🙏
🧵 Reflections on a Week of Quiet Growth and Hard Lessons
Some weeks don’t feel like milestones. They pass in a blur of tasks, dull victories, and hard conversations. This week was one of those—a slow burn rather than a breakthrough. But in its quietness, it offered a few lessons that stuck with me.
Some weeks don’t feel like milestones. They pass in a blur of tasks, dull victories, and hard conversations. This week was one of those—a slow burn rather than a breakthrough. But in its quietness, it offered a few lessons that stuck with me.
December 15, 2024 at 11:21 PM
🧵 Reflections on a Week of Quiet Growth and Hard Lessons
Some weeks don’t feel like milestones. They pass in a blur of tasks, dull victories, and hard conversations. This week was one of those—a slow burn rather than a breakthrough. But in its quietness, it offered a few lessons that stuck with me.
Some weeks don’t feel like milestones. They pass in a blur of tasks, dull victories, and hard conversations. This week was one of those—a slow burn rather than a breakthrough. But in its quietness, it offered a few lessons that stuck with me.
Livestreaming in ~30mins!!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀
Testmo
Testmo is the #1 unified test management tool combining manual test cases, exploratory testing & test automation in one modern platform.
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December 11, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Livestreaming in ~30mins!!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀
It's time for the weekly brain-dump... Let's go!
This week wasn’t just about writing code—it was about learning, growing, and striving for balance in all areas. As my journey continues, the goal is to approach each new day with a beginners mindset.
This week wasn’t just about writing code—it was about learning, growing, and striving for balance in all areas. As my journey continues, the goal is to approach each new day with a beginners mindset.
December 8, 2024 at 11:17 PM
It's time for the weekly brain-dump... Let's go!
This week wasn’t just about writing code—it was about learning, growing, and striving for balance in all areas. As my journey continues, the goal is to approach each new day with a beginners mindset.
This week wasn’t just about writing code—it was about learning, growing, and striving for balance in all areas. As my journey continues, the goal is to approach each new day with a beginners mindset.
Excited for our upcoming livestream in support of the recent @testmoapp.bsky.social release!
Checkout our YouTube channel and hit subscribe! 🚀
Checkout our YouTube channel and hit subscribe! 🚀
Testmo
Testmo is the #1 unified test management tool combining manual test cases, exploratory testing & test automation in one modern platform.
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December 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Excited for our upcoming livestream in support of the recent @testmoapp.bsky.social release!
Checkout our YouTube channel and hit subscribe! 🚀
Checkout our YouTube channel and hit subscribe! 🚀
Roadmap season means required reading: endoflife.date - any other recommendations or useful resources from #product folk?
#productmanagement
#roadmapping
#productmanagement
#roadmapping
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Check end-of-life, support schedule, and release timelines for more than 200 products at one place.
endoflife.date
December 4, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Roadmap season means required reading: endoflife.date - any other recommendations or useful resources from #product folk?
#productmanagement
#roadmapping
#productmanagement
#roadmapping
This article touched a few nerves... Interested to hear thoughts on whether it's #FakeNews or if there's some grains of truth in folks experience?
The Great Tech Wake-Up Call: VCs Discover Billions Wasted On Inefficient Engineering Teams
A viral social media thread by tech industry figure Deedy Das has ignited a fierce debate about engineering productivity at some of America's largest technology compan...
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December 1, 2024 at 10:55 PM
This article touched a few nerves... Interested to hear thoughts on whether it's #FakeNews or if there's some grains of truth in folks experience?
My weekly learnings thread follows below. A 5 Bullet Sunday, if you like. Seems like it could be a thing, right? 😅
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December 1, 2024 at 10:32 PM
My weekly learnings thread follows below. A 5 Bullet Sunday, if you like. Seems like it could be a thing, right? 😅
Loved watching #Pantheon on UK Netflix over the weekend. Hits all the right #Cyberpunk & William Gibson / Neuromancer-ish checkboxes: www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=8....
Apparently I have a bunch more Ken Liu reading to do...
Apparently I have a bunch more Ken Liu reading to do...
Watch Pantheon | Netflix
A pair of troubled teenagers discover their personal connections to Uploaded Intelligence, a new technology that comes with a high human cost.
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November 25, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Loved watching #Pantheon on UK Netflix over the weekend. Hits all the right #Cyberpunk & William Gibson / Neuromancer-ish checkboxes: www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=8....
Apparently I have a bunch more Ken Liu reading to do...
Apparently I have a bunch more Ken Liu reading to do...
The Week in a Sentence: Break the rules when it matters, clarify when it’s messy, write even when it sucks, and, above all, drink deeply from the wells that nourish your soul. 🙏🏻
November 24, 2024 at 11:49 PM
The Week in a Sentence: Break the rules when it matters, clarify when it’s messy, write even when it sucks, and, above all, drink deeply from the wells that nourish your soul. 🙏🏻
My late-night writing habit is proving challenging. The ideas feel stale, and inspiration is elusive. A possible fix? Start with inspiring reads for creativity and purpose. Writing, I realized, is like debugging code: start somewhere, trust the process, and let the flow take over.
November 24, 2024 at 11:48 PM
My late-night writing habit is proving challenging. The ideas feel stale, and inspiration is elusive. A possible fix? Start with inspiring reads for creativity and purpose. Writing, I realized, is like debugging code: start somewhere, trust the process, and let the flow take over.
A heartfelt meditation reignited something deep within me, reminding me of how much I’ve missed a spiritual connection. Faith isn’t about perfection; it’s about planting roots by the river and drinking deeply. The spiritual clarity I found is something I want to carry into every facet of life.
November 24, 2024 at 11:47 PM
A heartfelt meditation reignited something deep within me, reminding me of how much I’ve missed a spiritual connection. Faith isn’t about perfection; it’s about planting roots by the river and drinking deeply. The spiritual clarity I found is something I want to carry into every facet of life.
A meeting this week left me questioning team dynamics. A stakeholder intervention stirred doubts about boundaries and roles. Options for better stakeholder management include direct conversations, clarifying responsibilities, or procrastinating until it either resolves itself or explodes.
November 24, 2024 at 11:44 PM
A meeting this week left me questioning team dynamics. A stakeholder intervention stirred doubts about boundaries and roles. Options for better stakeholder management include direct conversations, clarifying responsibilities, or procrastinating until it either resolves itself or explodes.
Pulling together disparate notes (mind maps, tickets, journal scribbles) into a shareable document reduced my mental clutter but and helped align team priorities. Consolidation is underrated. It’s not sexy, but it’s efficient. Key takeaway? Collaboration starts with making your own ideas legible.
November 24, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Pulling together disparate notes (mind maps, tickets, journal scribbles) into a shareable document reduced my mental clutter but and helped align team priorities. Consolidation is underrated. It’s not sexy, but it’s efficient. Key takeaway? Collaboration starts with making your own ideas legible.
For a long while, I've been reticent about posting content to social media. A new platform calls for a bit of an experiment though. I'm going to try out posting my musings here in short form. If there's significant traction on anything, I'll consider expanding on it. Be gentle with me BlueSky peeps!
November 24, 2024 at 11:40 PM
For a long while, I've been reticent about posting content to social media. A new platform calls for a bit of an experiment though. I'm going to try out posting my musings here in short form. If there's significant traction on anything, I'll consider expanding on it. Be gentle with me BlueSky peeps!
While I was pondering the overlap of NVC with Marcuse's Great Refusal, I recalled a presentation I did on NVC some years back: prezi.com/view/epUFjw0...
Holds up pretty well I think, and potentially worth revisiting from a #Product perspective?
Holds up pretty well I think, and potentially worth revisiting from a #Product perspective?
Empathy in Testing
ill communication have you ever had a conversation like this? summary use feelings and needs to help identify possible solutions to complex situations consider using empathy as a testing focus what ar...
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November 21, 2024 at 12:03 AM
While I was pondering the overlap of NVC with Marcuse's Great Refusal, I recalled a presentation I did on NVC some years back: prezi.com/view/epUFjw0...
Holds up pretty well I think, and potentially worth revisiting from a #Product perspective?
Holds up pretty well I think, and potentially worth revisiting from a #Product perspective?
A discussion with ChatGPT about Marcuse's Great Refusal, NVC, and John Vervaeke's Meaning Crisis expositions: chatgpt.com/share/673e76.... Not sure what else to do with it yet, but it was interesting to me, and it'll serve as a first post on #BlueSky.
What's everyone else up to this evening? :-)
What's everyone else up to this evening? :-)
ChatGPT
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November 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM
A discussion with ChatGPT about Marcuse's Great Refusal, NVC, and John Vervaeke's Meaning Crisis expositions: chatgpt.com/share/673e76.... Not sure what else to do with it yet, but it was interesting to me, and it'll serve as a first post on #BlueSky.
What's everyone else up to this evening? :-)
What's everyone else up to this evening? :-)