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Engineering leadership, AI, and product writing

Practical notes on building engineering organizations, choosing platform investments, and applying AI to real operating constraints.

Executive briefs

Substantial, citable summaries written for leaders who need the operating implications, not just the technology.

Jun 19, 2026 • 6 min read

Why More AI Output Does Not Automatically Create Throughput

An executive brief on why AI shifts the engineering bottleneck from generating options to choosing, integrating, and shipping the right work.

Apr 2, 2026 • 7 min read

Modernizing Document-Heavy Enterprise Workflows with AI

A practical executive guide to choosing, designing, and operating intelligent document processing systems with measurable value and human review.

Practical perspectives on engineering leadership, product strategy, and applied AI. Full essays remain published on Where are we going?.

Jun 19, 2026

Rise of the Editor: Turning Output into Throughput

Shaping and shipping are more impactful skills than ever with AI

Apr 2, 2026

Programming the Analog Layer: Intelligent Document Processing

Automating document-driven workflows and removing manual overhead