Mark Ridley
markridley.bsky.social
Mark Ridley
@markridley.bsky.social
If the press got to coin the term 'range anxiety' for EV owners, then it's about time we create 'token anxiety' for devs using AI assistants #ai #claudecode #warp
August 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Love AI? Love FW Taylor? Do I have the article for you!

I also got to call (some) CEOs 'mildly delirious golf playing edgelords', which I'm suspiciously amused at

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The creeping tech-bro Taylorism of the AI age.
FW Taylor was an ass
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May 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I've taken to using a shorthand when speaking to team members on Slack to indicate if I was lazy and used an LLM to co-author something. "I've written..." means I wrote it. "(A)I've written..." means ChatGPT or Gemini helped. I don't think it entirely excuses my laziness, but I feel better
April 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Personality influences everything we do, especially the teams we are part of. We're joined on #Teamcraft by psychologist Nikita Mikhailov to discuss personality, teamwork and even zodiac signs. Check it out: bit.ly/4b5PAIi
February 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In the latest Teamcraft episode, we spoke to Laura Willming from Octopus Ventures, one of Europe's most successful venture capital funds. In this episode you hear about her early career with BrewDog, scaling with Harry's Inc and now at Octopus.
#teams #management
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Punks, Pitches, and a Portfolio of Teams - Inside Venture Capital with Laura Wilming - Teamcraft
In this Teamcraft episode, Andrew and Mark are joined by Laura Wilming, Head of Portfolio Talent at Octopus Ventures, to explore the dynamics of startup teams and venture capital.From handing out samp...
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December 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Want to know how to make remote and hybrid work successful? Want your team to prove the Return to Office mandate is wrong? Come along to our webinar to hear from fantastic experts on virtual teams at 2pm UK / 9am ET today. Get your invite here: lu.ma/ururthkf #remote #teams #RTO
December 11, 2024 at 10:58 AM
#Amazon ’s RTO edict caused a wave of negativity from employees. 73% said they might quit & 91% said they were dissatisfied. Jassy has had to deny that it’s a clever plan to cut costs.

In this episode we talk virtual teams, trust, culture & what we can learn from NASA

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From Smoke Signals to Video Calls - Virtual Teams (Part 1) - Teamcraft
In this episode, Mark Ridley and Andrew Maclaren explore the evolution and challenges of virtual teams. Inspired by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s recent call for employees to return to the office, our hosts...
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November 13, 2024 at 6:39 PM