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Shop Talk | Episode 33 of 10

Obligations

Two colleagues, one feature, fifteen minutes. Janice hosts, Brian brings years from both sides of the table. Commitments with owners and dates. Recorded August 2026.

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What this episode covers

One feature, properly explored: Obligations. Commitments with owners and dates. Brian carries the real life texture from years running sourcing, Janice keeps the structure honest.

Live over the product: the obligations register, what you owe, before it bites, the money owed to you. Plus the use cases counted out loud, the honest when-not-to-use-it beat, and the ten minute way to start on your own paper tonight.

Chapters
  • 0:00Welcome: the promises nobody keeps a ledger of
  • 2:22How the harvester reads the paper
  • 4:35Live: the obligations register
  • 7:33Live: what you owe, before it bites
  • 9:35Live: the money owed to you
  • 11:42Brainstorm: five ways to run the register
  • 14:01Real life: the credits nobody claimed
  • 15:45Start tonight: harvest your biggest vendor

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