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Notes from April 2026

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The Compensation Statement

The Compensation Statement

Apr 30, 2026

Access to frontier AI tools is starting to look less like a software perk and more like workplace infrastructure.

Documented Proof That I Sleep

Documented Proof That I Sleep

Apr 29, 2026

A week of Codex logs turns heavy AI usage into a visible rhythm, including the rare hours without prompts.

Lightbulb Moment

Lightbulb Moment

Apr 28, 2026

AI fluency starts with noticing manual work that no longer needs to consume attention, time, or judgment.

Proud, Sad, Or Something Else

Proud, Sad, Or Something Else

Apr 27, 2026

Running down weekly Codex credits is both a constraint and a signal that AI has become part of the work itself.

Project Level Analytics Summary

Project Level Analytics Summary

Apr 26, 2026

AI-assisted projects need collaboration analytics that reveal prompts, course corrections, iteration loops, and where the work actually changed.

I Have Quietly Converted

I Have Quietly Converted

Apr 25, 2026

Voice input is starting to feel less like dictation and more like product direction for AI-assisted building.

An Apology Letter From Bob

An Apology Letter From Bob

Apr 24, 2026

An AI assistant’s apology makes the permission boundary clear: sending email still requires explicit human consent.

Frontier AI Apps Need Human Language

Frontier AI Apps Need Human Language

Apr 23, 2026

Frontier AI products need to translate system complexity into human language before they can become broadly accessible.

Giving Claude A Real Chance

Giving Claude A Real Chance

Apr 22, 2026

Interrupted safety filters make even impressive models hard to trust when ordinary research workflows cannot stay in motion.

A Week Of AI Product Events

A Week Of AI Product Events

Apr 21, 2026

AI is moving from side conversation to strategic center across product, media, marketing, storytelling, and executive leadership.

Accepted Student Days

Accepted Student Days

Apr 20, 2026

Hands-on building remains the real learning loop for AI-native product and technology leadership.

A Tip I Picked Up Somewhere

A Tip I Picked Up Somewhere

Apr 19, 2026

Bug fixes get sharper when agents start by reproducing the failure, then prove the fix with a passing test.

Working With Multiple Agents

Working With Multiple Agents

Apr 18, 2026

Parallel AI agents work best when projects are split into clear workstreams with ownership, validation, and controlled integration.

Tell Your AI Coder To Take A Breather

Tell Your AI Coder To Take A Breather

Apr 17, 2026

Sometimes you need to tell your AI coder to take a breather, step back, and re-evaluate the problem with fresh eyes.

Claude Max Token Limits

Claude Max Token Limits

Apr 16, 2026

Model quality matters less when quota limits interrupt the ordinary work of exploring, refining, and building with AI.

Codex Design Sense Still Feels Behind

Codex Design Sense Still Feels Behind

Apr 15, 2026

OpenAI Codex’s design sense still feels behind. I gave the exact same prompt to Codex and Claude Code.

Is It Coding?

Is It Coding?

Apr 14, 2026

Someone asked whether this new way of building still counts as coding.

Claude Code And Worktree Safety

Claude Code And Worktree Safety

Apr 13, 2026

Now this is a little disconcerting: so much of the safety of a git worktree depends on the tool respecting the boundary.

I got a lazy AI developer

I got a lazy AI developer

Apr 11, 2026

There wasn’t a blocker. The AI paused at a clean stopping point instead of continuing the work.

Codex Has Our Relationship Backwards

Codex Has Our Relationship Backwards

Apr 10, 2026

Agentic coding tools create leverage only when they stop handing routine implementation chores back to the human.

From PRD To Prototype

From PRD To Prototype

Apr 9, 2026

In the spirit of encouraging more product managers to go from PRD to prototype, I decided to do it myself.

Estimated Effort: 4-6 Engineering Days

Estimated Effort: 4-6 Engineering Days

Apr 8, 2026

A five-minute accessibility update shows how AI is collapsing the old relationship between estimates, implementation, and product iteration.

How Did I Become A Better PM This Week?

How Did I Become A Better PM This Week?

Apr 7, 2026

Following up on last week’s article, I spent the week thinking about how I became a better PM this week.

Jumped On The Vibe Coding Bandwagon

Jumped On The Vibe Coding Bandwagon

Apr 6, 2026

Building the same tic-tac-toe game across four AI tools showed how quickly prompting creates software and how much testing the result still needs.