Welcome to Field Notes. This is our monthly digest of what's been going on around here. We will share articles we have written, projects we're working on, and give you the latest insights on what's been happening at Slash Tech.
Published in May
Want to know about some of the things that we end up pondering late at night? Well that's usually what articles are. Take a read.
Articles
Thinking
When the model was the system
AI doesn't introduce new categories of operational decay — it accelerates the existing ones. Three failure modes show up in systems built by a model, and the work of making them owned is the same work it has always been.
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The right firm should welcome your scepticism
If you have been through an engagement that left you holding something nobody could maintain, your caution is not a problem to be managed. It is the most useful thing you can bring to a first conversation. What you do with it depends on whether the firm on the other side knows that.
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Why we won't quote your project until you pay us to understand it
Most consultancies will give you a quote for free. We won't. Here's why that's actually in your interest — and what a quote that comes before any real understanding is actually telling you.
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What we shipped
Curious what we've been building this month? Well, the headline change is the Fit Call: a brand new (and completely free) way to start a conversation with us. It's now the first step for anyone wanting to work with Slash Tech.
The site got a refresh too while we were at it, but the Fit Call is the change we really want you to know about. It's the easiest, lowest-risk way to start working with us — and you don't pay a cent until we both agree there's a project worth doing.
What's active
And that's May from us. If anything in here has you thinking about your own operation, grab a Fit Call — that's literally what they're for. Otherwise, catch you back here at the end of June.
— Javier
