Articles
Strategic Planning is Essentially Context Engineering
Annual, Quarterly, and Real-Time Planning in a World of Humans and Agents
For years, building a business was constrained by how fast teams could execute. So we built planning systems around that constraint. Annual plans in...
From Scrum Teams to F1 Teams
A Conversation with Scott Reed about the Software Development Lifecycle
The other day I was talking with Scott Reed, Head of AI at Emporia Energy, about how teams build software. We weren’t meeting up to write a...
A Sword Attacks the Ocean
A Sword Attacks the Ocean, and the Ocean Doesn't Care
The other day I listened to a podcast, The Art of Accomplishment, where Joe Hudson used the phrase, “the sword attacks the ocean, but the ocean...
The Rise of the Forward-Deployed Product Manager
A Semi-Satirical Story of Software Superpowers
For years, the Forward-Deployed Engineer has been a revered figure in the tech world. A mythical hybrid of engineer, workplace-drama confidant, and...
A Day with Claude Code from My iPhone
Here's What Happened. Spoiler Alert: It (Pretty Much) Crushed It.
The Experiment I spent 24 hours (and every single daily credit) using the Claude Code app on my iPhone. I overhauled the architecture of a core...
AI Made Shipping Cheap. Coherence is the New Problem.
AI Velocity Creates Feature Chaos. Focusing on Workflows Avoids It.
We shipped 14 new features this week. Release notes are booming. We’re unstoppable. 😎 But wait, looking at the numbers: activation was flat, support...
Agent Skills as an Operating System
An Early and Enthusiastic Review of the Open Agent Skills Standard
Most conversations about AI focus on taking work off people’s plates. That's obviously valuable, and I think, misses an important blocker to...
Competence, Confidence and Vulnerability
Lead by Establishing Trust and Authentic Connection with Your Team
Looking back on my professional journey, the leaders who influenced me most shared three qualities: competence, confidence, and the vulnerability to...