Note from the editor

The most valuable things I learned in this trade did not come from business books or technical manuals. They came from colleagues talking honestly after hours about what actually happened during a launch or a pivot: the version with the bad decisions still in it. That is what this publication is for. Building a company has more in common with building a ship than with any org chart, hence the name of the publication. Every claim here is sourced. Every piece leaves you with something you can use next week. Welcome aboard.