Jim Karabatsos

AI Writes Code Now. So What Changes?
Forty-five years of pattern recognition on the latest thing that changes everything.
Jun 22 • Jim Karabatsos
What My Parents Knew That My Generation Forgot
On the lifeboat they built, and the fortress I've ended up in.
Jun 15 • Jim Karabatsos
The Gantt Chart Is Fiction (And Everyone Knows It)
On the mental model that has been failing software projects for fifty years, and why it keeps being used anyway.
Jun 8 • Jim Karabatsos
The Decision I Made on a Hospital Trolley
On what turning points actually look like, and why willpower was never the problem.
Jun 1 • Jim Karabatsos

May 2026

What I Know About Ozempic That the Headlines Don't
Thirty years in, not thirty weeks.
May 25 • Jim Karabatsos
The Day I Lost a Pitch by Telling the Truth
On honest estimates, incompatible requirements, and a beer three years later.
May 18 • Jim Karabatsos
Forty-Five Years In, and Still Not Finished
A Facebook post, a missed book deal, and forty-five years of things worth saying.
May 11 • Jim Karabatsos
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