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How to build the thing [Part 5: AI as translator, not controller]
AI should bridge the gap between intent and execution; humans need to shape the result
Dec 9
How to build the thing [Part 4: Codify your intuition]
Turning collective experience into shared, scaled momentum
Nov 25
How to build the thing [Part 3: Make it vanish]
The more your system is felt, the less it works.
Nov 11
How to build the thing [Part 2: Don't build what nobody needs]
The trap of building systems, tools, or workflows that serve themselves, not people.
Oct 28
How to build the thing [Part 1: Start with what it enables]
Everything we build - tools, systems, or products - should begin with an outcome in mind.
Oct 14
How to build the thing that gets you to the thing
A practical guide to making systems that serve people
Sep 16
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