Archive - James Pember

The new needs friends

“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy.

11 hrs ago • James Pember

Weekend Reading List — 10/01/2026

Have a great weekend.

Jan 9

Mobilemania, first principles and the "current thing"

Around 10 years ago, it was very trendy for tech executives to talk about running their companies without a computer, surviving on just a smartphone.

Jan 5 • James Pember

Weekend Reading List — 03/01/2026

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Jan 2

December 2025

26 thoughts on AI for 2026

As 2026 draws to a close, here are some thoughts on AI, where we’re at and where we’re going.

Dec 30, 2025 • James Pember

Weekend Reading List — 27/12/2025

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Dec 26, 2025

Beware the SaaS graveyard

There’s a lot of chatter in our community about what AI means for SaaS.

Dec 22, 2025 • James Pember

Weekend Reading List — 20/12/2025

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Dec 19, 2025

Taking advantage of your character

There was a lovely article in The Australian Weekend Magazine a few weeks ago, an interview with “John and Jenny”, two 90-year-old Australians sharing…

Dec 17, 2025 • James Pember

Weekend Reading List — 13/12/2025

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Dec 12, 2025

Perfectly good software

I’ve started making a lot of software, a lot of little tools, for myself, for my team and for my company. I’ve built tools for grooming our backlog…

Dec 10, 2025 • James Pember

Weekend Reading List — 06/12/2025

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Dec 5, 2025

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