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Operations

Operations is the management of processes that produce and deliver products or services.

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  • Published Jul 10, 2026
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What It Is

Operations is the management of processes that produce and deliver products or services. On this site, it matters because it transfers across technical, operational, and venture work instead of staying trapped in one narrow context.

Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_management

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IDC Projects Mobile App and Game Studio

A mobile studio that created 25+ iOS and Android apps with 20+ university collaborators during the earliest days of the App Store. The studio operated across...

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IDC Projects: the student-run mobile app and game studio

How IDC Projects shipped 25+ mobile apps, built Memory Matches into a $1M+ franchise, and became the product-and-data engine that eventually grew into Lumate.

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The four drives underneath my work, the operating philosophy that shapes my decisions, and the practical rules for collaborating with me well.

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From Ambiguity To Operational Systems

A practical model for moving from confusion and scattered context toward legible systems, trained teams, and working operating structure.

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Processes enable organizations to grow output without proportional increases in cost or complexity.

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