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Robin Carswell

I do technology, product and business strategy projects in the UK. I spend my spare time on tech for good and venturebuilding.

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2026
  • SOMEONE SHOULD STANDARDISE THE JAR
    Jul 28
  • WHAT A SABBATICAL TO LEARN AI ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE
    Jul 13
  • THE SHAPE OF IT SO FAR
    Jul 13
  • I DIDN'T BUILD PRODUCTS. I BUILT THE THING THAT BUILDS PRODUCTS.
    Jul 13
  • CAPTURE OUTRAN DECISION, AND EVERYTHING GOT REBUILT
    Jul 13
  • I GAVE AN AI MY WHOLE LIFE FOR EFFICIENCY. I NEVER NEGOTIATED THE TERMS.
    Jul 13
  • THE MACHINE THAT FORGOT
    Jul 13
  • THE STUFF THAT ACTUALLY RUNS
    Jul 13
  • A DUTY TO REMEMBER, A RIGHT TO FORGET
    Jul 13
  • THE MEDIUM WAS NEVER THE MESSAGE
    Apr 14
  • FEATURE COMPLEXITY
    Apr 9
  • HOW TO UN-FIXATE AN ALGORITHM
    Apr 1
  • 4DX VS OKRS
    Mar 25
  • THE OBR'S WEBSITE PROBLEM WAS ALWAYS GOING TO HAPPEN
    Mar 5
2025
  • MISTER START PANTS
    Feb 19
  • AI AGENTS
    Feb 4
2024
  • EX-TWITTER: A HALF-DAY-ONLY PROJECT
    Nov 18
  • LINKEDIN: IS IT IMPERSONATING YOU?
    Oct 2
  • FRACTIONAL? PART-TIME? UNEMPLOYED?
    Sep 3
  • LINKEDIN LOGIN HACK
    Aug 19
  • HIRING IN THE MODERN WORLD, JOB HUNTING IN THE MODERN WORLD OR HOW I STOPPED WORRYING AND LEARNED TO LOVE THE BOMB
    Jul 29
  • A STOLEN READING LIST
    Jul 26
2023
  • NEWS AND NEWSREADERS
    Dec 15
  • RISK ROADMAPPING 101
    Dec 6
2022
  • PODCASTS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Jan 1
2021
  • ALL THE REASONS YOU'RE UNEMPLOYED
    Oct 4
  • STAR WARS PRICING
    Sep 10
  • GETTING STARTED WITH HUGO
    May 25
2019
  • HARDWARE? HARD LUCK.
    Oct 4
2018
  • FOUR WORDS AND FIVE LINES
    May 4
2016
  • A RARE LOL
    Feb 1
2015
  • A BOX OF AGILE
    Jun 9
2013
  • GOV.UK WINS DESIGN OF THE YEAR!
    Apr 29

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  • © 2026 Robin Carswell