I Write About Technology. So I Finally Built Something.
A few months ago I decided to stop talking about building and actually build. Here is what a few hours of vibe coding revealed about where the real work still lives.
Quiet Authority
Explaining complex things simply
The Requirements Clarity Tax: Why AI Makes Product Managers More Important, Not Less
Vague requirements that once produced slow, mediocre features now produce fast, confidently wrong ones. The PM role does not shrink in an AI-native environment; it front-loads, and becomes the highest-leverage function in the build process.
You Never Actually Controlled Your Cloud. AI Just Made That Obvious.
Cloud repatriation is framed as a cost problem. It isn't. It's a control problem — and AI workloads are the moment most companies finally feel it.
The Kaizen Paradox: I Grew Up With It But Learned the Name in American Business School
Most companies treat continuous improvement as a program to implement. In Japan, it is so embedded in operational DNA that we did not even discuss it—we just did it. That difference explains why most transformation initiatives fail.
Garbage In, Precision Out: What My 6-Year-Old's Game Taught Me About AI Development Success
AI-generated code is a direct reflection of your understanding of what you're building. A weekend project with my son revealed why requirements clarity—not technical skill—determines AI development success.