The Peter J Thomson Podcast
Episodes
Laravel for non-developers
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Modern AI tools allow non-technical business people to create new software workflows, automations and even entire applications. The Laravel framework ...
Building a Venture Capital Platform
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A story from the early days of building the Icehouse Ventures investor portal.
Mistakes people make when starting a website project
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I've seen too many website projects fail because of an unclear scope, architecture problems, over-engineering or a lack of testing.
The Uncertainty Principle In Marketing
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The uncertainty principle in quantum physics helps explain why it's so hard to track everything in marketing all at once. There are some interesting l...
What is a strategist?
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Quotes on what a strategist is and what makes for good strategy.
Value Proposition Canvas
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the value proposition canvas template. Original article here: https://www.peterjthomson.com/2013/11/value-proposition-canvas/
Ad Agencies vs Management Consultants
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ad Agencies vs Management Consultants by Peter Thomson
Marketing vs Design
07 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The difference between marketing and design isn’t obvious. They’re obviously different professional disciplines, but the real difference is in the...
How Value Your Intellectual Property
24 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How to value the intellectual property generated by a design project by comparing your product to similar products.
Accounting for Innovation
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Using accounting and economics to explain the importance of investing in design and innovation. Episode 3 explores two articles from 2009 that are sti...
The Business Case For Design
18 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A quick look into the business metrics that you can use to help build the business case for design and innovation. A blast from the past review of an ...
Why I Love Design
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
First episode of the Peter J Thomson podcast. This week we cover how I first became interested in design.