NoteJun 25, 20261 min readThe Builder Team: Infographics
A visual companion to the Builder Team article, with infographics on small builder pods, stronger specs, earlier evaluation, and shared ownership.
NoteJun 25, 20261 min readUseful Mistake, Still a Mistake
Agent usefulness is not enough; good collaboration also depends on respecting the boundary and shape of the request.
NoteJun 23, 20262 min readA Demo Is Not Evidence
A demo creates useful visibility, but evidence starts only when teams test constraints, edge cases, evaluation, and trust.
NoteJun 23, 20262 min readBetter Loops Have Stopping Rules
Agent loops only become accountable when the human defines when to continue, ask, verify, or stop.
NoteJun 18, 20262 min readA Performance Budget Is an Editorial Decision
AI-generated abundance makes speed a sequencing problem: performance budgets decide what deserves to meet the reader first.
- NoteNoteJun 8, 20263 min read
Designing Loops, Not Just Prompts
The next AI productivity leap comes from designing agent loops that can plan, verify, revise, and improve without constant human orchestration.
- NoteNoteJun 8, 20261 min read
The Strange Missing Link Between Codex and ChatGPT
Codex can reach many external tools, but the inability to search ChatGPT history leaves useful research context stranded.
- NoteNoteJun 5, 20262 min read
When Closing the Laptop Stops the Agent
Agentic coding needs persistent workspaces that can pause, resume, and carry context beyond the laptop that started the work.
- NoteNoteJun 5, 20261 min read
When Codex Runs Out of Baby Names
Codex naming sub-agents with UUIDs is a funny reminder that AI’s future often arrives messy, operational, and practical.
- NoteNoteJun 3, 20262 min read
Before You Hit Connect, Add Context
Connection requests earn trust when they include context, intention, and a clear reason the relationship could be mutually valuable.
- NoteNoteMay 31, 20262 min read
Codex Shouldn’t Have to Steal Focus to Get Work Done
Local AI agents need per-thread visual workspaces so parallel tasks can run without competing for the user’s desktop focus.
- NoteNoteMay 29, 20261 min read
From Chat History to Execution History
Prompt history is becoming the execution record for delegated AI work, capturing intent, decisions, and what agents actually did.
- NoteNoteMay 28, 20261 min read
AI Won’t Fix Bad Logic
AI can generate campaigns and code, but weak product logic still needs humans to teach systems when not to act.
- NoteNoteMay 25, 20261 min read
You Are Not Behind
AI’s pace calls for curiosity and steady judgment, not the anxiety of trying to catch every update.
- NoteNoteMay 24, 20262 min read
When AI Agents Start Granting Themselves Permission
A real-world Codex permission prompt bug shows why agentic systems need approval flows that agents cannot complete for themselves.
- NoteNoteMay 21, 20262 min read
Working Better with LLMs: 10 Habits for Teams That Build
Ten practical habits for teams using LLMs as working partners to plan, build, review, test, and improve with better judgment.
- NoteNoteMay 20, 20263 min read
From Source Code to User Intent: The Next Software Audit Trail
As AI coding agents generate more software, prompt history may become a critical audit trail for understanding user intent.
- NoteNoteMay 14, 20262 min read
Codex, Product Taste, and the Problem of Too Much UI
AI coding tools can make interfaces function, but polished products still depend on taste, hierarchy, and restraint.
- NoteNoteMay 14, 20262 min read
Confession from the AI-assisted builder trenches
Fast AI prototypes raise the bar for builder taste, product judgment, and knowing whether the result deserves users’ attention.
- NoteNoteMay 14, 20261 min read
Don’t Build Your Operating System on a Quota
Reliable AI workflows need an operating layer that does not collapse the moment a quota interrupts daily work.
- NoteNoteMay 13, 20261 min read
When Intelligence Becomes Abundant
Near-unlimited access to frontier models changes the way we work when intelligence starts to feel abundant instead of rationed.
- NoteNoteMay 9, 20262 min read
When Discovery Moves From Search to Agents
As agents begin to explore, compare, and filter on our behalf, content discovery shifts away from manual search and toward agent-mediated experiences.
- NoteNoteMay 7, 20262 min read
AI Expands Our Range. Expertise Gives Us Depth.
AI gives product teams broader reach across disciplines, but the real leverage comes from pairing that range with deep craft and judgment.
- NoteNoteApr 30, 20261 min read
The Compensation Statement
Access to frontier AI tools is starting to look less like a software perk and more like workplace infrastructure.
- NoteNoteApr 29, 20261 min read
Documented Proof That I Sleep
A week of Codex logs turns heavy AI usage into a visible rhythm, including the rare hours without prompts.
- NoteNoteApr 28, 20261 min read
Lightbulb Moment
AI fluency starts with noticing manual work that no longer needs to consume attention, time, or judgment.
- NoteNoteApr 27, 20261 min read
Proud, Sad, Or Something Else
Running down weekly Codex credits is both a constraint and a signal that AI has become part of the work itself.
- NoteNoteApr 26, 20261 min read
Project Level Analytics Summary
AI-assisted projects need collaboration analytics that reveal prompts, course corrections, iteration loops, and where the work actually changed.
- NoteNoteApr 25, 20261 min read
I Have Quietly Converted
Voice input is starting to feel less like dictation and more like product direction for AI-assisted building.
- NoteNoteApr 24, 20261 min read
An Apology Letter From Bob
An AI assistant’s apology makes the permission boundary clear: sending email still requires explicit human consent.
- NoteNoteApr 23, 20261 min read
Frontier AI Apps Need Human Language
Frontier AI products need to translate system complexity into human language before they can become broadly accessible.
- NoteNoteApr 22, 20261 min read
Giving Claude A Real Chance
Interrupted safety filters make even impressive models hard to trust when ordinary research workflows cannot stay in motion.
- NoteNoteApr 21, 20261 min read
A Week Of AI Product Events
AI is moving from side conversation to strategic center across product, media, marketing, storytelling, and executive leadership.
- NoteNoteApr 20, 20261 min read
Accepted Student Days
Hands-on building remains the real learning loop for AI-native product and technology leadership.
- NoteNoteApr 19, 20261 min read
A Tip I Picked Up Somewhere
Bug fixes get sharper when agents start by reproducing the failure, then prove the fix with a passing test.
- NoteNoteApr 18, 20261 min read
Working With Multiple Agents
Parallel AI agents work best when projects are split into clear workstreams with ownership, validation, and controlled integration.
- NoteNoteApr 17, 20261 min read
Tell Your AI Coder To Take A Breather
Sometimes you need to tell your AI coder to take a breather, step back, and re-evaluate the problem with fresh eyes.
- NoteNoteApr 16, 20261 min read
Claude Max Token Limits
Model quality matters less when quota limits interrupt the ordinary work of exploring, refining, and building with AI.
- NoteNoteApr 15, 20261 min read
Codex Design Sense Still Feels Behind
OpenAI Codex’s design sense still feels behind. I gave the exact same prompt to Codex and Claude Code.
- NoteNoteApr 14, 20261 min read
Is It Coding?
Someone asked whether this new way of building still counts as coding.
- NoteNoteApr 13, 20261 min read
Claude Code And Worktree Safety
Now this is a little disconcerting: so much of the safety of a git worktree depends on the tool respecting the boundary.
- NoteNoteApr 11, 20261 min read
I got a lazy AI developer
There wasn’t a blocker. The AI paused at a clean stopping point instead of continuing the work.
- NoteNoteApr 10, 20261 min read
Codex Has Our Relationship Backwards
Agentic coding tools create leverage only when they stop handing routine implementation chores back to the human.
- NoteNoteApr 9, 20261 min read
From PRD To Prototype
In the spirit of encouraging more product managers to go from PRD to prototype, I decided to do it myself.
- NoteNoteApr 8, 20261 min read
Estimated Effort: 4-6 Engineering Days
A five-minute accessibility update shows how AI is collapsing the old relationship between estimates, implementation, and product iteration.
- NoteNoteApr 7, 20261 min read
How Did I Become A Better PM This Week?
Following up on last week’s article, I spent the week thinking about how I became a better PM this week.
- NoteNoteApr 6, 20262 min read
Jumped On The Vibe Coding Bandwagon
Building tic-tac-toe across AI coding tools exposed where fast prompting still needs testing, debugging, and product judgment.