How I Adapted Working Backwards Into a Full-Stack Startup Strategy System
Why I extended Amazon's Working Backwards method beyond PR/FAQ into a living stack of strategic documents, and how LLMs made the process far more practical.
Stephan Chenette
A home for essays, working notes, and the systems behind the work.
I write about security, tools, AI, knowledge systems, and the operational details that make ideas stick. This site is built to hold both polished essays and shorter notes from the middle of the work.
Featured essay
Not All Knowledge Should Be Stored the Same Way
A usable knowledge system starts by recognizing that perspective, capability, orientation, and wisdom play different roles and should not all be processed alike.
Open the essayI want this site to be useful as both an archive and a current working surface. Essays are for longer-form arguments. Blog posts are for faster notes, experiments, and midstream updates.
Recent blog posts
Shorter posts from the middle of the work.
From a Life Design Framework to a Life Operating System in Obsidian
How I turned a Life Design framework influenced by Lifebook into a living review system in Obsidian instead of a one-time exercise.
Notes From the Middle of the Work
Why I want a place for half-finished insights, not just polished conclusions.
What belongs here
The site is optimized for durable writing, not content churn.
- Essays that turn systems and patterns into arguments.
- Blog posts that document experiments, half-formed ideas, and implementation notes.
- Writing that is specific enough to be useful later, not just timely now.