Code is the new design canvas
AI tools like Claude are changing product design. Instead of creating pictures in Figma and hoping developers match them, designers can direct AI to build real, interactive prototypes.
Kyle Fox
Kyle Fox is a designer, developer, and founder based in Edmonton, Canada. He co-founded Rewardful (acquired by saas.group), designed the original TestFlight (acquired by Apple), and was an early employee at Podia.
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Don't worry about problems you don't have
Jason Fried's advice on avoiding unnecessary worry about hypothetical future problems. It distracts from what matters now and discourages risk-taking.
Most Decisions Are Reversible
Jeff Bezos on Type 1 vs Type 2 decisions: most business decisions are reversible and should be made quickly rather than agonized over.
Product Management Philosophies
A collection of product management principles: move quickly, focus on MVP, prototype and iterate, avoid perfectionism, and constantly talk with users.
Microcopy: Writing an Interface
Small text elements like buttons, labels, and help text are crucial for user experience. Thoughtful microcopy educates users and adds personality to your product.
The secret to a successful startup? Don't die.
Paul Graham's simple advice for startups: disasters are normal, so the key to success is just not dying. Expect problems and push through them.
Do not wait to strike
W.B. Yeats on taking action: don't wait for the iron to be hot — make it hot by striking.
Early Culture Beliefs at PayPal
Keith Rabois on PayPal's early culture: extreme focus, meritocracy, radical transparency on metrics, and vigorous debate over top-down decisions.
The bitterness of poor quality
Benjamin Franklin's timeless wisdom: the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
Choose to be a creator
When you encounter something interesting or frustrating, you have a choice: consume or create. The inventor of Post-It Notes chose to create.
Website offers to buy new computers for customers stuck with IE7
NursingJobs.us dropped IE7 support and offered to buy new computers for affected customers, because supporting legacy browsers cost more than the upgrade.
Don't hate, create.
Ben Horowitz on building a can-do culture: focus on what's possible and why it's worth doing, rather than dwelling on reasons not to try.
Strategy & Tactics
Sun Tzu's timeless wisdom: strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory, and tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
Startups in One Sentence
Paul Graham's key insight: the essential startup task is understanding your users and knowing what to build for them. Everything else follows.
The rise of the Growth Hacker
Andrew Chen on how growth hackers — engineers who think about marketing — are disrupting traditional marketing roles and blurring the lines between disciplines.
Why I prefer product design
Working on product teams is more efficient than client work — the team already values design, so you can focus on solving problems rather than building consensus.
Multi-tasking is the Heart of Product Management
Product managers are the hub of the organization, constantly juggling customer feedback, engineering concerns, and business metrics to ship great products.
Alternatives to Google Reader
A roundup of RSS reader alternatives after Google Reader's shutdown, including Fever, NetNewsWire, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FeedHQ.
A look back at 2012
A year in review: redesigning FotoJournal, building an iPad app for Carbonmade, organizing Crafting Type, joining Granify, and launching the Product People podcast.