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The Rise of Generalists

Why "learn quickly and adapt" matters more than ever

Mike Bal

On Being Technical

Understanding problems, crafting bbetter solutions, and calling bullshit.

Mike Bal

"Worst Case Impact" for Selling Big Bets and Ideas

a Tool for Conservatively Forecasting the Impact of New and Innovative Ideas

Mike Bal

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Hands-on Lessons in Vibe Coding

How to avoid disappointment, heartbreak, and embarrassment.

Mike Bal

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Product Management Product Management

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AI UX: Best In SaaS

"The Magic Button", AI UX at its best, and pure magic.

Mike Bal

Onboarding Breakdowns

Lessons From Wildly Different SaaS Onboarding Strategies

Mike Bal

AIAI

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Hands-on Lessons in Vibe Coding

How to avoid disappointment, heartbreak, and embarrassment.

Mike Bal

Product Management Product Management

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How to 10x Quality and Consistency With LLMs

Go beyond your default LLM chat and give yourself real PM superpowers in minutes.

Mike Bal

Demystifying MCPs

As it turns out, MCP servers aren't just for engineers.

Mike Bal

Product OpsProduct Ops

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Building Your Shipyard

The team structure for consistent and optimal impact.

Mike Bal

Product StrategyProduct Strategy

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Agent vs Agentic

There's a big difference and everyone is getting it wrong.

Mike Bal

A Case for Invisible AI

What if you're building in an industry outside of tech?

Mike Bal

Build Something Build Something

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Side Quest: Claude + MCP

Why I've started moving over to Claude.

Mike Bal

Deep Research and Prompt Design

Designing interactions, conversations, and context with the help of LLMs.

Mike Bal

Product StrategyProduct Strategy

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Let's Build Something

A new series for those who want to get hands on.

Mike Bal

Reflecting on Chaos

Lessons in resilience, adaptability, and innovation.

Mike Bal