2026 mid-year books
#285 - Knowledge bites on tech innovation, design, and creativity. Mid-year book list for 2026.
César Rodríguez
Hi, I'm César Rodríguez
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A (late) Thank You note
#284 - Knowledge bites on tech innovation, design, and creativity. An open thank you note to Peter Attia.
[Weekly Retro] Callout to all Creatives
#283 - Weekly Retro. Creativity is not a job title but a way of thinking.
[Weekly Retro] They are counting on you
#282 - Weekly Retro. Universal design is the discipline of constantly asking: who am I leaving out?
[Weekly Retro] My beliefs on Creativity
#281 - Weekly Retro. My beliefs on Creativity.
How I built my AI Chief of Staff
A 3 agent workflow to automate my daily routine as a manager.
[Weekly Retro] The launch is just the start
#280 - Weekly Retro. Shipping AI products is the starting line, not the finish.
[Weekly Retro] Too many layers. Too little judgment.
#279 - Weekly Retro. Too many layers. Too little judgment. The PM:Engineering ration dilemma.
[Weekly Retro] Nothing to amplify
#278 - Weekly Retro. AI is the best lever I've seen in my career. Stop building the force behind it, and there's nothing left to amplify.
[Weekly Retro] Words do the locking
#277 - Weekly Retro. Building has never been easier. Agreeing on what to build, that's still the hard part.
[Weekly Retro] A notebook and a pen
#276 - Weekly Retro. Taking hand-written notes continues to have "something" that keeps me coming back. The slow thinking that is much needed today.
[Weekly Retro] Knowing yourself
#275 - Weekly Retro. What AI can't give you is self-knowledge. Your intuition, taste, and judgment. That's the real differentiator.
(Deck) How businesses buy tech solutions: crafting great proposals
#274 - Knowledge bites on tech innovation, design, and creativity. How businesses buy tech solutions: crafting great proposals
Slow thinking in an accelerated World
#273 - Knowledge bites on tech innovation, design, and creativity. Speed is easy now. Judgment isn't. Why the most underrated skill in product development is knowing when to slow down.
[Weekly Retro] Latent demand design principle
#272 - Weekly Retro. Your users are already telling you what to build next. You just need to watch how they hack around your product.