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Lessons From Building With AI
Learning By BuildingChapter 14 of 73April 20, 2026

Accepted Student Days

I spent the last week on vacation with my daughter, visiting accepted student days at Michigan and Maryland.

I did not open Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor once. This space is moving so quickly that even a short break can create the sense that you are falling behind. Podcasts and articles are not a substitute for hands-on time.

Real learning happens while building with these tools. In the prompting, debugging, refining, shipping, and seeing where the models actually help and where they do not.

Real learning happens while building with these tools.

For product and technology leaders, that kind of hands-on exposure is becoming less optional by the day.

This writing reflects my personal perspectives on product management, AI, and content discovery. It does not represent the official position of my employer or any affiliated organization.