Product Driven Newsletter

What Big Companies Get Wrong (and Right) About Creative Engineering

You don’t scale creativity with headcount.

Nov 13

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September 2025

“It’s Done” Is a Lie Without Shared Understanding

There’s a dangerous moment in most engineering teams.

Sep 18

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The Skill That Defines Great Engineering Leaders (But Rarely Gets Taught)

When I first became a CTO, I thought my job was to be the smartest technical person in the room.

Sep 11

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The MVP Mindset Is Dead. Build for Validation, Not Version One.

It’s never been faster to build software.

Sep 4

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August 2025

When Product Strategy Turns Into Lord of the Flies

You’ve got smart people.

Aug 28

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AI Won’t Save the 20% of Developer Time You’re Wasting on Friction

Every engineering leader wants their team to move faster.

Aug 21

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You Can’t Hire Product Thinkers in the AI Era with Execution Interviews Alone

When any LLM can solve your coding problem in five seconds, interviewing for “the right answer” is interviewing for the past.

Aug 14

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Delegation Isn’t Done Until You Clear These 5 Hurdles

Handing off tickets doesn’t buy you a good night’s sleep.

Aug 7

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July 2025

How I Vet a Technical Co-Founder

When a founder tells me they “just need a CTO,” my first question is which one.

Jul 31

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What Kind of CTO Are You Becoming?

Most CTOs don’t get hired into the role.

Jul 24

7

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How to Build Feedback Loops Your Engineers Will Actually Use

And Why Today’s the Day to Start

Jul 17

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500 Hours, 20 Years: What I Learned Writing the Engineering Leadership Playbook

It’s here! The first copy of Product Driven!

Jul 15

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