Author: Matt Jukes

  • LA Weekly

    I’m just back from 10 days in downtown Los Angeles – and I am very jet lagged so there is every chance this will make even less sense than usual.  Here are 10 things that stuck with me though even through my current fatigued and brain fogged state → 

  • Man with a plan

    Man with a plan

    I only have a few weeks left in gainful employment and thoughts about what I might do next are coming into focus. Despite it probably being the worst possible time for this I have decided to try and spin up a little ‘lifestyle’ business (well two-ish) rather than go in-house or take a contract/interim role.…

  • What’s next

    What’s next

    So once again I am looking for work.  Rather than dwell on the negative reasons as to why I am searching again I am going to take the opportunity to reset my professional expectations a bit in a way that I flirted with 18 months ago but didn’t follow through with. First things first I…

  • Fatal Five: Twitter vs Mastodon vs Bluesky vs Threads vs…LinkedIn?!

    Fatal Five: Twitter vs Mastodon vs Bluesky vs Threads vs…LinkedIn?!

    Twitter I joined Twitter in July 2007 though my addiction didn’t really take hold until January 2008. As I’ve said before it has mainly been a force for good in my life despite what it has become – it has given me friends around the world, massively influenced my career, provided me perspectives I wouldn’t…

  • Minimal Viable Unconference

    Minimal Viable Unconference

    Yesterday Debbie, Steve and I hosted our second Product for the People unconference in Cardiff. The aim of these events is to bring product people (and people interested in product) from across the broadest definition of public service together in a safe space to learn, share and support each other. We had people from central…