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Year in Review - 2025

Is it already the end of 2025? Wow. Last year, I wrote a Year in Review with time to spare. Not so much this year - I've been working on projects in Claude Code before the new year starts and time just got away from me. So this post will be a far lighter effort than the one before. But I knew what theme this year would be about even before it was over. Last year, I said it was clarity. This year, it's been connection . And I have a feeling I know what next year's theme will

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Lessons Building with Claude Code

I've been using Claude Code to build an AI tool, and this is what I've learned the hard way. I was using VS Studio Code and Claude Code inside the IDE. Some terms around UI may not apply to you. Always: Make small changes, test if it works before moving on. Make commits on each task (like auto-saving). Pick a task you will complete in this commit, write the message/task description ahead of time. Once completed, commit and sync changes. This helps me avoid creating a long str

AI Learnings

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The Real Vibe Coding is Finally Here

Making coding accessible to anyone was the biggest focus for AI models this year. Now, it's finally starting to feel real with Opus 4.5, Anthropic's latest release. If you haven't heard of vibe coding by now, just take a minute to scroll through Twitter - stories of people building fully working prototypes in minutes or products over weekends are easy to find. Using platforms like Replit, v0, Lovable base44 or bolt, people can describe what they want and get a functioning pie

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The AGI Fantasy vs. Narrow AI Reality The term artificial intelligence was first coined in 1955 at the famous Dartmouth Conference. When...

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Ethics in AI: When Smart Machines Make Dumb Decisions

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Year in Review - 2025

Is it already the end of 2025? Wow. Last year, I wrote a Year in Review with time to spare. Not so much this year - I've been working on projects in Claude Code before the new year starts and time just got away from me. So this post will be a far lighter effort than the one before. But I knew what theme this year would be about even before it was over. Last year, I said it was clarity. This year, it's been connection . And I have a feeling I know what next year's theme will

Dec 31, 20255 min read

Lessons Building with Claude Code

I've been using Claude Code to build an AI tool, and this is what I've learned the hard way. I was using VS Studio Code and Claude Code inside the IDE. Some terms around UI may not apply to you. Always: Make small changes, test if it works before moving on. Make commits on each task (like auto-saving). Pick a task you will complete in this commit, write the message/task description ahead of time. Once completed, commit and sync changes. This helps me avoid creating a long str

Dec 12, 20254 min read

The Real Vibe Coding is Finally Here

Making coding accessible to anyone was the biggest focus for AI models this year. Now, it's finally starting to feel real with Opus 4.5, Anthropic's latest release. If you haven't heard of vibe coding by now, just take a minute to scroll through Twitter - stories of people building fully working prototypes in minutes or products over weekends are easy to find. Using platforms like Replit, v0, Lovable base44 or bolt, people can describe what they want and get a functioning pie

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I've had a diverse career in journalism, teaching, and technology, but I've always been driven to make a meaningful impact. Product Management is about creating scalable solutions to real problems.

From working with lean startups to driving innovation initiatives within Fortune 500 companies, and from learning to code to training AI models, my learning trajectory is expansive as I strive to understand what makes great, impactful products and the types of companies that create them.

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