Thoughts & Guides

Anyone can add features. The real skill is knowing what not to build—what complexity to refuse, what scope to cut. Here's how I think about it.

It's rarely the product. It's almost always execution—the gap between strategy and shipping. I've seen the patterns across 12+ years.

The mark of good operator work isn't being indispensable—it's becoming replaceable. Here's how to build systems that outlast you.

Paul Graham's 'founders mode' essay sparked debate. But what does it actually look like for product work? When does staying hands-on help—and when does it hurt?

Deep tech companies often have world-class R&D and zero go-to-market capability. The gap isn't talent—it's translation. Here's how to bridge it.

The gap between spec and reality is where most products fail. I'm learning to code not to replace engineers—but to close that gap.

AI made engineering faster. But the bottleneck didn't disappear—it moved. Now the constraint is deciding what to build. Here's why Product Operators are the fastest-moving people in startups.