Incident snapshots
What broke, how it was found, and what limited the blast radius. Written for people on call.
Blameless learning for ops and eng
Own the fuckup. Keep the lesson.
Fuckups is a written library of real production failures and blameless postmortem lessons. Join the free Fuckup Friday waitlist for a weekly digest built for people who ship.
- Written incidents, not stage comedy
- Blameless by default. Systems, not scapegoats
- Free weekly digest when the first issues ship
Library
Curated postmortem lessons
Fuckup Friday
Weekly email waitlist
Ops native
Eng, SRE, founders
How Fuckup Friday works
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Join the waitlist
Tell us your name, email, and role. No deposit. No fake "in stock" library claims while we are still collecting the first batch.
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We curate blameless lessons
Public postmortems, anonymized tips, and clear takeaways: detection, contributing factors, and what to change next time.
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Friday hits your inbox
When the first issues are ready, waitlist readers get Fuckup Friday first. Short, useful, no shame spiral.
What you will get
Blameless framing
People acted with the info they had. We dig into systems, alerts, and process gaps.
Actionable takeaways
One or two concrete changes you can steal for your own runbooks and reviews.
Join the Fuckup Friday waitlist
Early readers only for now. Free. We email when the first weekly issues ship. Tell us your role so we can shape the digest.
You are on the list.
Thanks. A short email draft should have opened with your details. Hit send so we get it. We will notify you when Fuckup Friday starts.
If nothing opened, email connor@shirt.co with the same info until hello@fuckups.co is live.
FAQ
What is Fuckups?
A written library of real production fuckups and blameless postmortem lessons for ops, eng, SRE, and founders. Plus a free weekly Fuckup Friday email when the first issues ship.
Is this Fuckup Nights?
No. Fuckups is not affiliated with Fuckup Nights. We do not run live stage events. We publish written incident lessons and a weekly digest for technical teams.
Is it free?
The waitlist and the planned weekly digest are free. No deposit to join. Optional paid playbooks may come later if demand is clear.
Who is it for?
People who run production systems or build products: ops, eng, SRE, founders, and team leads who want blameless learning without the shame spiral.
Can I share a fuckup?
Yes. Use the share form. Keep it blameless and anonymized if you need to. We may feature suitable tips in the library with your permission. Nothing is published without a clear opt-in.