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🚀 Platforms are not just for developers
This is an interesting post from a Marketing person creating website pages: I built 19 website pages in a single day while my team was out for US thanksgiving. Not mockups. Not placeholders. Actual, shippable pages: a full partner ecosyste…
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✍️ Why writing is important
Some people are wildly successful without writing. So, if the goal is only to make a lot of money or have a lot of power, this advice may not apply. However, for those who want to: Think better Scale ideas beyond direct personal contact Ca…
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💡 Reflections from AI-coding a 10,000 line app
Lessons from AI-coding a 10,000 line app BRun is getting usable. Claude Code wrote almost all of it using Doc-driven development (manually write/update the docs, and have Claude write the code). Some thoughts: Claude is fast – there is no …
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🔄 Closed-loop engineering
What are some ways we can close the loop in engineering efforts? Systematic testing User feedback These ensure whatever we build works and is useful.
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🚴 The power of movement
Rod’s thoughts on Riding a Bike are thought provoking. … A decision that might be bad. Yet, with it, you can steer. Just like riding a bike. If it’s standing with no movement, you can direct the handle and still be where you are. It’s when…
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🔄 Closed-loop humans
What are some ways we as humans can close the loop? Listen Reflect Write Without these, we operate in a largely open-loop mode without the feedback we need to improve or correct our course. Action bias is good, but it helps to know we are…
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🔄 Look for closed loops
Closed loop systems are stable. Why? Because they learn and self-correct. In any system, process, person, or organization, look for closed loops. If something is not working, chances are there is an open loop.
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🔄 Close the loop with AI
There is a fascinating statement in a recent MIT study that claims 95% of organizations are getting zero return from GenAI investments. The core barrier to scaling is not infrastructure, regulation, or talent. It is learning. Most GenAI sy…
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📹 Effective Communication (Video)
Video is now an important way to communicate. The most obvious type is Zoom calls. But there are other ways we can use video such as screencasting, recording demos, etc. Position a decent camera at a good angle. Shooting up your nose probab…