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Frameworks that

Tested in production, not just on whiteboards. Each framework here came out of a real team's daily practice and was kept because it survived contact with reality. If a framework here doesn't help you ship, throw it out, that's how it stays useful.

If you only read three
  1. 01Your 'AI Agent' Is Probably Just a Cron JobMost things marketed as AI agents are actually workflows or automations with a chatbot bolted on. Here's how to tell the difference, and why it matters for how you build.6 min read
  2. 02The Eval-First Product Org: Rebuild Around Quality, Not VelocityRebuild a 200-person product org around evals, not velocity. The Quality Spine, Product Builder pods, the Economics Unit, the Discovery Network. The 90-day rebuild plan.10 min read
  3. 03You're Only Listening to the SurvivorsSurvivorship bias is quietly wrecking your product decisions. You're building for the users who stayed and ignoring the ones who left. Here's how to fix that.5 min read

The full reading order

10 entries
  1. 01The Eval-First Product Org: Rebuild Around Quality, Not VelocityRebuild a 200-person product org around evals, not velocity. The Quality Spine, Product Builder pods, the Economics Unit, the Discovery Network. The 90-day rebuild plan.10 min readMay 26
  2. 02The Guerrilla PM PlaybookYou don't have a research team. You don't have a data analyst. You don't have design support. Here's how to run world-class product management anyway - with AI, scrappiness, and 2 hours a week.10 min readMar 26
  3. 03OKR Writing That Doesn't SuckMost OKRs are disguised task lists. Here's how to write outcome-focused OKRs that actually drive product decisions - with templates, anti-patterns, and real examples.9 min readMar 26
  4. 04Empowered Teams When Your CEO Doesn't Buy InYou believe in empowered teams. Your leadership believes in feature roadmaps. Here's the guerrilla playbook for building autonomy from the inside - without getting fired.14 min readMar 26
  5. 05Running Your First Product TrioProduct, Design, and Engineering making decisions together weekly - not in a meeting, but as an operating rhythm. Here's exactly how to start, even if your org doesn't 'do' trios.12 min readMar 26
  6. 06How to Build a Working Prototype in 60 Minutes (Step-by-Step)A concrete walkthrough of building a real prototype with AI - from problem statement to deployed, testable app. With the exact prompts and workflow.13 min readFeb 26
  7. 07Your 'AI Agent' Is Probably Just a Cron JobMost things marketed as AI agents are actually workflows or automations with a chatbot bolted on. Here's how to tell the difference, and why it matters for how you build.6 min readDec 24
  8. 08SaaS Is Becoming Service-as-SoftwareSoftware used to help people do work. Now it does the work itself. This shift changes how you build, price, and think about product. I'm living it at Smartcat.6 min readNov 24
  9. 09You're Only Listening to the SurvivorsSurvivorship bias is quietly wrecking your product decisions. You're building for the users who stayed and ignoring the ones who left. Here's how to fix that.5 min readSep 24
  10. 10Show, Don't Tell: Why Users Can't Describe What They NeedFeature requests tell you what's broken. Prototypes tell you what's possible. I stopped treating user feedback as a roadmap and started using it as a starting point.5 min readSep 24
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