Archive - Proof of Concept

Issue 274: A study of the garage as a place where ideas take shape

Nov 30 •

Sharpening your craft

Issue 273: Craft as a loop: isolate, observe, refine

Nov 23 •

When natural language feels unnatural

Issue 272: Exploring our existential moment of Chat vs. Non-Chat

Nov 16 •

Strategy-to-pixels

Issue 271: Full stack influence in an age of agency

Nov 9 •

The piano and the DJ set

Issue 270: The ladder of abstraction in creative software tools

Nov 2 •

October 2025

Issue 269: The importance of pro tools (for everyone)

Oct 26 •

Approaching work

Issue 268: My mindset and way of working

Oct 19 •

The three leadership pillars

Issue 267: Cultivated leadership and the key focus areas

Oct 12 •

Blending IC and Management

Issue 266: As talent stacks collapse, so does management

Oct 5 •

September 2025

The art of prototyping

Issue 265: The enduring skill that neutralizes noise

Sep 28 •

Issue 264: Lessons I shared with MFA Design students

Sep 21 •

Testing the future in production

Issue 263: Apple’s quiet strategy: prototype in plain sight, refine in production

Sep 14 •

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