James Urquhart
@jamesurquhart.bsky.social
Product leader, field CTO, futurist, tech strategist, author (Flow Architectures, O’Reilly). Open to new opportunities/work.
Hot take: If you go public, by law you won't be able to fully resist it. You'll get sued by shareholders who believe your unwillingness to raise prices or lower pay is not in their fiduciary interest.
IMHO, its pretty rare that a startup enshitifies (is that the word?) quickly. Post IPO, though…
IMHO, its pretty rare that a startup enshitifies (is that the word?) quickly. Post IPO, though…
July 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hot take: If you go public, by law you won't be able to fully resist it. You'll get sued by shareholders who believe your unwillingness to raise prices or lower pay is not in their fiduciary interest.
IMHO, its pretty rare that a startup enshitifies (is that the word?) quickly. Post IPO, though…
IMHO, its pretty rare that a startup enshitifies (is that the word?) quickly. Post IPO, though…
Interesting. I wonder what drove its adoption. There must be a story.
April 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Interesting. I wonder what drove its adoption. There must be a story.
Reposted by James Urquhart
Some reading :) medium.com/@fintanr/the...
The Strategy Behind MCP
Model Context Protocol (MCP), first defined by Anthropic, is surfing a wave of enthusiasm right now. MCP has, incredibly quickly, become a…
medium.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Some reading :) medium.com/@fintanr/the...
Looking forward to it!
January 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Looking forward to it!
Ooo! Ooo!’Pick me!
Happy to help in any way I can.
Happy to help in any way I can.
January 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ooo! Ooo!’Pick me!
Happy to help in any way I can.
Happy to help in any way I can.
Just catching up again would be great. You are one of my favorites, as well.
January 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just catching up again would be great. You are one of my favorites, as well.
I’m all for catching up! I’ll send you a message.
January 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m all for catching up! I’ll send you a message.
Just one ask, hirers. It’s ok to test the waters with interviews, but please make it clear if there is a chance I may get rejected for being overqualified.
Having offered concessions up front (for this *one* employer), I was honest about the situation. Some reciprocation would be appreciated.
Having offered concessions up front (for this *one* employer), I was honest about the situation. Some reciprocation would be appreciated.
January 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Just one ask, hirers. It’s ok to test the waters with interviews, but please make it clear if there is a chance I may get rejected for being overqualified.
Having offered concessions up front (for this *one* employer), I was honest about the situation. Some reciprocation would be appreciated.
Having offered concessions up front (for this *one* employer), I was honest about the situation. Some reciprocation would be appreciated.
Happy New Year to you and yours, Mark. So happy to see your musical journey bringing you so much joy in 2024. Wishing you much more in 2025.
December 31, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Happy New Year to you and yours, Mark. So happy to see your musical journey bringing you so much joy in 2024. Wishing you much more in 2025.
Other than dealing with that one uncle, I mean.
December 25, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Other than dealing with that one uncle, I mean.