Field Notes
from Production
Random thoughts, occasional insights, and lessons from breaking things where the stakes were real. 36 pieces; probably a few should have been tweets.
★№36
Plumbing, Not Prompts
My AI Was Smart. It Just Couldn't See My Job.
AI & TOOLS
№35
Own Workflows, Not Lanes
Your Next Team Is Three People and a Pile of Agents.
WAYS OF WORKING
№34
AI Math, Not Magic
Four Calendar Days, One Person, One Full Redesign
WAYS OF WORKING
№33
Files First, Always
A Safe Way to Edit Database Content With AI Coding Tools
AI & TOOLS
№32
Speed Isn't Service
Klarna's AI U-Turn Isn't a Failure Story
WAYS OF WORKING
№31
More People, Less Product
The Permission Tax: Why Growing Teams Ship Less, Not More
WAYS OF WORKING
№30
One Codebase, Local Soul
One App, Many Markets: The Central vs. Local Paradox
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
№29
Judgment Is the Job
AI Made Building Easy. Knowing What to Build Just Got Expensive.
WAYS OF WORKING
№28
Kill Your Darlings
The App Consolidation Playbook
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
№27
Give Them Time
AI Isn't Coming for Your Team. It's Coming for Their Busywork.
WAYS OF WORKING
№26
Decouple, Don't Replace
Don't Replace Your Billing System (Build Around It Instead)
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
№25
Cut Half, Lose Nothing
The Laundry List Trap: Why Half Your Roadmap Doesn't Matter
PRODUCT
№24
Channel to Platform
Your App Isn't a Service Channel (It Should Be Your Business)
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION