What have you built using AI this week? What you build is the only real evidence of ability and that you’re actually learning. Taking courses, reading, even writing about AI doesn’t make us more capable if we don’t build. That scrappy, almost embarrassing prototype puts you ahead
The main distinction between Agentic AI and traditional software is that Agents operate like a teammate, while software is a tool we introduce into our workflows. For those of us who have been in tech for over a decade, our experience inertia pushes us to manage AI as a tool,
Every day, a new company is born around it. Investors rush in. Founders promise revolutions. Everyone’s talking about this new thing that’s going to change the world; how it will reshape industries, replace jobs, and create new ones. The excitement is contagious. Capital moves faster than ideas can
I recently asked for an estimate to build a new garage at home. To my surprise, the most expensive part wasn’t the fancy garage door or the polished floor. It was the foundation. That invisible part no one admires, but without it, nothing stands. Funny how that idea also
Today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day. It’s a reminder to raise awareness and talk openly about mental health challenges.We’re all vulnerable to burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression. Often hidden, especially among high performers. Just like the instructions on a plane, remember to put your own
It’s easier to be a critic than a doer. People who don’t build often have the strongest opinions. Be careful of those people, they care more about looking right than getting it right. Doers get things wrong sometimes, but they’re the ones moving things ahead and getting
On Tuesday, the printing of my first book begins. A real book: paper, ink, my bio, my prologue, and a short story. It’s not a solo project. It’s the work of almost 300 people, each contributing a short story. A rare case where hundreds of strangers came together
I’ve been thinking about the things I wouldn’t delegate to AI. I’m sure there are more so please comment with the ones you’re thinking of. Accountability: Don’t outsource responsibility for outcomes to AI. It’s on you as a leader. That’s still human territory.
We’re still walking the road between what’s possible and what’s valuable. The first stop is letting GenAI show us what can be done. We build proof of concepts. We experiment. We create just because we can. Sometimes we find something interesting, but most of the time there’
I’ve been thinking a lot about how we judge decisions at work and in life. We hire people hoping they’ll become key players in the future. We invest in financial assets expecting they’ll give us returns in retirement. We choose a partner hoping the relationship will last.
Your calendar is more strategic than tactical. It defines what’s important to you, what you prioritize and what you don’t. You can see it as a measure of how busy you are, which is partly true. But that’s not what really matters. Nobody pays you for being
There’s an implicit lie in everything I write. I present it as a way to share what I’ve learned, but the truth is—I’m learning it as I write it. These are ideas I’ve been thinking about, exploring, and slowly discovering over time. But I only