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11 articles · Product Decisions · Building Products · Positioning & Customer Research · Launch & Go-to-Market
2026
A VC That Only Writes Checks Is Replaceable
What a16z and Y Combinator reveal about media as a venture capital operating system, and how small teams can turn ideas into durable distribution, trust, and deal flow.
How I Work as a Product Engineer at an Early-Stage Startup
A first-person walkthrough of how I scope, prototype, and ship as a product engineer at an early-stage startup, from a 9-field PRD format to the AI prompts I use to go from idea to working prototype.
Why a Prototype Beats a PRD
A PRD describes what someone thinks a user needs. A prototype shows whether that's true. Here's why the order matters.
Vibe Coding vs. Spec-Driven Development
Why vibe coding works for fast prototypes but breaks down in real product development, and how spec-driven development keeps AI-assisted coding aligned with what you actually meant to build.
How to Launch a Product
3 partsHow to Turn Customer Research into Positioning and Messaging for Devtool Products
How five structured customer interviews turned into validated ICP segments and conversion-focused positioning and messaging decisions for a devtool product's landing page.
AI-Native Product Management: What Actually Changed in 2026?
Based on conversations with PMs across 3 to 28+ years of experience: what AI tools actually changed about the job, and what stayed exactly the same.
Designing an Early-Stage Startup Landing Page: Tedaarik Case
A walkthrough of designing Tedaarik's pre-launch waitlist landing page, from early research and page structure to hero, benefits, and CTA decisions.
2025
Problem-First, Experiment-Led Product Thinking
How to turn feature requests into testable product decisions by finding the riskiest assumption before committing engineering time.