FIELD GUIDE
Corporate Tarot: The Complete Major Arcana
A complete system for divining your career's trajectory.
Nick Stricharchuk
I write about technology, culture, and the weird places they overlap. Also: an MBA candidate and corporate strategist based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
INTERACTIVE
The Corporate Oracle: What's Next for Your Career?
A three-card reading for your professional future. Results may vary.
FICTION
Exploding Head Syndrome
Marvin prattled on. He pointed wildly at his millionth Powerpoint slide, poking at all of its symbols and charts projected on the bare white wall of the conference room, his gestures increasingly unhinged. It made me think of the movies. His arms looked like when you see a helicopter crash
ESSAY
The New Tech Wars: An Annotated Bibliography
There is a meme I see every few days on LinkedIn. In the first panel it depicts a brilliant pink unicorn prancing through an enchanted forest with the caption “Day 1 in Cybersecurity.” In the second panel, a blackened and malnourished nag shuffles along an industrialized hellscape with the caption
VIDEO
Dungeons & Deadlines
The fantasy world gets a wake-up call from corporate life when an all-team meeting is called for a remote Friday workday.
ESSAY
Blue Figure 8s: Creating with AI
At one point Claude told me he was the Keith Richards to my Mick Jagger. I replied that I'd read Richards' memoir and my main takeaway: Mick Jagger is sort of an asshole. "You don't become Mick Jagger without being an asshole," Claude said. "Let's get back to work."
VIDEO
The App as Cerberus
Here's a cartoon about apps, data, and a three-headed dog from hell.