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Please Stop Comparing LLMs With One-Shot Prompts
AI Takes

Please Stop Comparing LLMs With One-Shot Prompts

One-shot prompt comparisons between LLMs are everywhere right now, and they're useless. The problem isn't the model — it's that nobody bothered to write a spec.

· 2 min read
What If AI Sat in the Middle of Every Conversation?
AI Takes

What If AI Sat in the Middle of Every Conversation?

A WhatsApp voice message and an old failed startup called Alfred got me thinking: what if AI sat between every sender and every receiver, translating each message into the style the other person actually wants?

· 5 min read
The Dangerous Gap Between AI POC and AI Product (And Why We Keep Ignoring It)
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The Dangerous Gap Between AI POC and AI Product (And Why We Keep Ignoring It)

Why mistaking an AI proof of concept for a production-ready product creates false time estimates and integration problems, and how teams should use AI better.

· 4 min read
Something Even Faster Than AI Prototypes (My Friend's Brilliant Approach)
Product

Something Even Faster Than AI Prototypes (My Friend's Brilliant Approach)

Why validating an idea directly with real customers as a hidden service beats jumping straight into AI-built prototypes.

· 2 min read
Why AI Won't Save Us All (And Why That's Not What You Think)
AI Takes

Why AI Won't Save Us All (And Why That's Not What You Think)

AI hype hides the hard work of real products; designers, PMs, and engineers are still needed because making something great is the difficult 90 percent.

· 3 min read
When Being Too Involved Becomes a Problem (A Lesson in Over-Ownership)
Product

When Being Too Involved Becomes a Problem (A Lesson in Over-Ownership)

How over-ownership backfired when a PM overstepped his scope, and a framework for involving stakeholders and documenting business cases properly.

· 3 min read
When Your Engineers Fight For Your Product (You Know You've Won)
Product

When Your Engineers Fight For Your Product (You Know You've Won)

When engineers fight for your product vision it signals trust, a compelling vision, and true ownership, and what to ask when your team isn't there yet.

· 2 min read
Are You the Sprinter or the Coach? (A Mental Model That Fixed My PM Frustration)
Product

Are You the Sprinter or the Coach? (A Mental Model That Fixed My PM Frustration)

A sprinter-versus-coach mental model for clarifying PM and developer responsibilities, and why AI will shift the ratio toward more coaches.

· 2 min read