Field Notes
The only PM blog written by someone who still ships code every week. Failed experiments included. Agent recipes you can fork.
The Decision Log Template: Train Judgment Like a Muscle
A decision log template for PMs: schema, worked examples, the weekly 10-minute ritual, and the quarterly calibration review. Markdown and Excel.
I Ran My Staff Meeting Off a Live Dashboard for a Quarter
I replaced weekly staff meeting status updates with a live agent-built dashboard. What it killed, what it surfaced, and the one mistake I would not repeat.
CPO Days 61 to 90: The Kill List, the Bets, and the Readout
Month three for a new CPO: build the kill list with the inertia test, kill two things publicly, size 2-3 first bets, and write the SCQA day-90 readout.
The Founder Mode Misread
Founder mode got read as permission to micromanage. The real lesson: stay close to the few decisions only you can make, automate the rest.
PM Days 31 to 60: Ship One Artifact That Compounds
PM days 31 to 60 in a new job: skip the quick win, ship one compounding artifact. Four options, selection criteria, a worked example, and the failure modes.
The Board Deck Product Section: An SCQA Slide Kit
A 7-slide board product section in 10 minutes: scoreboard, what changed, bets table, kill list, the one risk, and asks. No feature parade. Templates inside.
The AI Product Operating Model Has a Survivorship Problem
The AI product operating model diagnosis is right. The evidence is every company that lived. Survivorship bias makes a true claim look far more proven.
I'm a Company of One Because I Refused to Vibe Code
I crossed ~$1.5M ARR solo in under two months. It only works because I built agentic engineering, not vibe coding. The substrate does the carrying.
The Cost of Being Wrong Is the Only Number That Matters Now
Speed is free now. The binding constraint for CPOs is reversibility: ship cheap-to-undo decisions instantly, slow down deliberately on the ones you cannot undo.
Kill the 'I Built It in a Weekend' Flex
Speed to demo is a vanity metric. The 'I built it in a weekend' flex measures the cheapest, least durable thing. Ask if it was still running the weekend after.
The Mental Models That Break When Building Gets Cheap
Most decision frameworks quietly price building as scarce. When AI makes building cheap, four of them invert and start giving the wrong answer.
The Vibe Coding Crossover Point
Google's vibe coding whitepaper drew the cost curve I've bet Falkster on. Vibe coding isn't wrong, it's a loan, and the interest comes due at the crossover.
The Product Strategy Memo Template (Pyramid Principle)
A six-page SCQA strategy memo template after Minto: answer first, three grouped arguments with evidence slots, anti-bets, premortem risks, and the ask.
Five Questions That Make a Product Review Worth Your Time
Most executive product reviews are status theater. Five questions convert them into decision-forcing sessions that surface judgment, cost, and risk.
CPO Days 31 to 60: Instrument the Org Before You Steer It
Month two for a new CPO: stand up three instruments, build the coalition map, ship one visible decision, and renegotiate the scoreboard with your CEO.
The PM First-90 Kit: Contract, Map, and Day-90 Note Templates
Four templates for a PM's first 90 days: a one-page manager contract, signal map, decision archaeology worksheet, and the day-90 note. Fill in 10 minutes.
Your First 30 Days as a PM: Build a Signal Map, Skip the Coffee Chats
First 30 days as a PM in a new job: run decision archaeology, build a signal map of where truth enters the building, and write the manager contract.
PM Skills 2.0 Is Half a Funeral and Half a Blueprint
Paweł Huryn's PM Skills 2.0 review: which of the 68 Claude skills to install (red-team-prd, ship-check) and which half embalms a dying PM role.