Modest Operations | Newsletter Volume 31

This Week's Links A list of things I've been reading & thinking about.* "Their value proposition was ‘Make it whatever you want. You can choose whatever color you want.’ And I believe that’s abdicating your responsibility as a designer." - Jonathan Ive and the Future of Apple (Ian Parker for The New Yorker) * "The way a team works has an enormous influence on what it can do. The process, the methods, the practices, the approach, the discipline, the trust, the communication style, the pace. The way—the how—is foundational and fundamental." - Forward (Jason Fried for Shape Up by Basecamp) * "Are you a code sensei? A customer-service rock star? Do you have a passion for sales? Will you devote your life to conference calls, leaving your family and friends behind while you camp out under your desk, ready to dial in at any time?" - America’s Job Listings Have Gone Off the Deep End (Amanda Mull for The Atlantic)