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Thinking out loud about product, engineering, and the space in between.

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2026-02-19·5 min

Remote PM fails when you solve timezone overlap with better scheduling. The real skill is async-first: persistent docs, written decisions, shared context.

#craft #process

$catnotes/the-meeting-where-everyone-says-yes.md

2026-02-08·5 min read

The meeting where everyone says yes

When nobody disagrees, nobody's thinking. A PM with no position turns the roadmap into a parking lot of unrelated features.

#process #craft

$catnotes/why-i-prototype-in-code.md

2026-01-29·4 min read

Why I prototype in code

Diagrams hide the hard parts. Building a real system, even a small one, exposes the architectural constraints that should drive product decisions.

#craft #process

$catnotes/seven-years-running-a-business.md

2026-01-06·7 min

Seven years running a business

Seven years freelancing taught one rule above all: shipping is what matters. Clients care about delivery dates and visible results, not elegant process.

#craft #ai

If you want to see the reasoning applied to real products, the case studies have the details.

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