[ESSAYS]
Why “AI-first” is already the wrong frame
The interesting question is not whether to use AI. It is what a product becomes when you build as if intelligence is free.
Not on a schedule. Long-form, only. Essays, AI practice notes, and product notes from four years of shipping.
The interesting question is not whether to use AI. It is what a product becomes when you build as if intelligence is free.
The word stopped doing useful work. Here is what we replaced it with and why clients noticed.
Demos lie cheerfully. These are the evals we actually run before we ship.
Everyone ships prompts. The product is what happens when the prompt fails.
Our build sprints are short on purpose. Here is what that forces.
What we learned shipping an agentic product to real users.