AI Product Management
Discussion of the Week: The PM Skills Crisis in AI
AI startups have smart engineers and capital. What's missing: PM thinking. Technically impressive ≠ strategically sound.
Career Development
Skill, Will, and Ikigai: The Same Person in Two Conversations
Two different frameworks, same person. What your team's engagement really signals about their ikigai, and why only one matters if…
Community & Open Source
Your Website Is Being Scanned Right Now. Here Is What That Looks Like.
Automated bots scan millions of websites every day using the same playbook. Here is what modern website reconnaissance actually looks…
Poetry & Literature
Later… (The Technical Debt Story)
A poem about technical debt, quick fixes, legacy code, and the true cost of postponing quality. Because later is often…
Product Management
Discussion of the Week: Discovery Is Not a Prompt
AI can answer known questions. Discovery exists to uncover the unknown ones. A lesson from deploying facial recognition attendance in…
Product Management
User Frustration in Product Management: A Signal, Not a Failure
User frustration is not a product failure. It is a signal. Learn how iterative delivery, clear communication, and staying the…
Career Development
Discussion of the Week: Ikigai and the Four Circles Most People Never Complete
The four-circle ikigai Venn is not a traditional Japanese concept. Where it came from, what ikigai really means, and why…
Artificial Intelligence
The Individual Contributor Track: Why Staying Technical Is a Legitimate Career Choice
Staying on the IC track is not a fallback. Staff and Principal Engineers solve problems nobody else can. Here is…
Agile & Delivery
The Project Manager Path: Delivery Ownership in the Age of AI
Project managers own delivery, not outcomes. AI is automating the routine parts. Here is what the role demands and whether…
Career Development
The Engineering Manager Path: A Full Career Pivot, Not a Promotion
Engineering management is a full career pivot, not a promotion. Here is what leading people in the AI era actually…
Artificial Intelligence
The Solution Architect Path: The Underrated Career Pivot for Senior Developers
The solution architect career path for senior developers: what the role involves, how it compares with product manager, and where…