The Craftsperson's Curse: Why experts overinvest in the wrong things
Experience can be a blessing and a curse. The craftsperson's curse captures one element of this tradeoff - read on.
Hi, I'm Arthur, a product & company builder living in the Pacific Northwest.
Most recently, I helped build Constructor.io into a leading eCommerce AI & ML search company before taking a break to travel and adventure.
Now I'm focused on finding the next big challenge to tackle, while writing, building and releasing along the way.
You can read more about me in my about page. In brief, I love to learn new things, build in a team and seek out novel challenges in work and hobbies.
Experience can be a blessing and a curse. The craftsperson's curse captures one element of this tradeoff - read on.
A happenstance conversation with the founder of Nest taught me about the limits of experience.
Last week, I discussed my decision to move on from the company and team I helped build, then I shared what I’ve been up to since. Naturally, folks have reached out to ask: What’s next?
What I've been up to for the last year of sabbatical - travel and adventure in 80 square feet!