Notes

Thinking out loud

Short posts on AI, product thinking, and how I build systems to work better. No newsletter. No algorithm. Just useful ideas.

AI
Why Most AI Transformation Frameworks Fail
Only 7% of companies scale AI enterprise-wide. The reason isn't the model — it's the workforce change management pillar most frameworks skip entirely.
2 min read
AI
The Rise of Conscious AI Adoption — Where It Actually Matters
AI adoption is shifting from 'how much can we use' to 'where does it create value.' Here's why the winners are getting selective about cost and impact.
5 min read
AI
I Let AI Build Two Apps. Here's What Actually Happened.
Two experiments in vibe coding — one simple, one complex. Here's what broke, what I had to fix myself, and what it means for developers and teams working alongside AI.
4 min read
Systems
My Son Needed a Closet. I Ran a Full Product Cycle.
How building a closet from scratch — with an ROI decision, AI-assisted planning, mid-build pivots, and a stakeholder pilot — turned out to be pure PM thinking.
4 min read
AI
Four Skills to Work with AI Without Losing Your Mind
Most AI content teaches you the tool. These four skills teach you how to protect your thinking — and why that matters more than any prompt technique.
3 min read
AI
Building With AI Agents — I Stay in Control
I replaced WordPress with GitHub Pages and a pipeline of AI agents. Each handles one stage. I review, approve, and commit manually. Here's the workflow.
3 min read
AI
How I Think About AI Tooling
Five layers of AI tooling, from vibe coding to autonomous agents. How I decide which one to use — and how much of the work to hand off.
4 min read
Personal
Why I write
Not for a brand. Writing is how I find out what I actually know — and how I want to be remembered.
3 min read
Career
Your GPA won't get you the job. Your GitHub might.
20 years in enterprise software taught me what I actually look for in a developer. It's not the degree — and in the agent era, it's not even just the code.
7 min read
AI
How I use Claude + Notion to run my week without losing my mind
Meeting notes, backlog discovery, product specs — three workflows that compress the distance between raw signal and something I can actually ship.
4 min read
AI
The Cockpit Rule: a framework for knowing when to let AI fly
Not every task needs the same level of AI involvement. Here's the mental model I use to decide when to delegate, collaborate, or stay manual.
5 min read