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[Link] As AI generates more language, content designers must ensure it builds trust and reflects human values rather than just sounding human.
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[Link] Software development bottlenecks lie not in code writing but in decision-making, accountability, and deep contextual understanding that AI cannot yet replace.
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[Link] The essay critiques how society expects little from men while burdening women with endless safety precautions and responsibilities.
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[Link] PMs are shifting from hands-on engineering toward defining product vision, principles, and success metrics while AI agents handle implementation details.
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[Release] The server now speaks the current MCP protocol revision (2026-07-28), tells your client which tools can delete things, and asks self-hosters for one fewer…
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[Link] Tech workers are experiencing widespread disillusionment as they realize their knowledge work may be meaningless, a problem that worsens as AI automates more…
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I built a mini-site for my obsession with music. Here are some notes about what the site does, how it works, and also what the build experience was like as a non-developer trying to learn. elezea.com/2023/04/building-…
A helpful exploration of the two vectors that product teams need to be organized around: area of focus and level of accountability. elezea.com/2023/04/4-effecti…
Lara Hogan provides a helpful analogy for leaders on what to do when meetings go off the rails. elezea.com/2023/04/leadershi…
Elena Verna has a great summary of leading metrics for B2B SaaS companies, including some really useful benchmarks. elezea.com/2023/04/12-metric…
The leadership qualities that build trust, the dangers of centralized AI, the LinkedIn ghostwriters who make thousands of dollars a month. elezea.com/2023/04/link-roun…
In this article I present a method for planning and goal-setting that works well for empowered, autonomous teams. I summarize the EOS and W Planning frameworks, and give specific examples of how they can be combined and used in practice. elezea.com/2023/03/okr-alter…
Bill Gates wrote a very insightful take on AI, but the idea that generative AI will free up our time to do more valuable and fun things is not backed up by history at all. elezea.com/2023/03/ai-bill-g…
When onboarding an executive into a new role, answer questions such as "Where can the new executive find real data to inform themselves, rather than relying on existing narratives?" elezea.com/2023/03/how-to-on…
Andrew Gosine describes how their team lived out one of Slack’s primary design principles, which is to design with users, not just for them elezea.com/2023/03/design-wi…
IKEA’s drones for stock inventory, Blockbuster might be making a comeback, the vibe shift from seriousness to whimsy. elezea.com/2023/03/link-roun…
How the "fog of war"—both in its military and gaming contexts—can guide our thinking about product planning, prioritization, and execution. elezea.com/2023/03/product-m…
“When you don’t focus only on making money and have reached a certain level, everything becomes about quality.” elezea.com/2023/03/hyper-gro…
Why product managers have to consider Go to Market efforts while they are still deep in the understanding/planning phase of a project elezea.com/2023/03/how-your-…