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Bottlenecks in a lot of projects right now isn't the code anymore...
Here are my three picks on what to do with that: service architecture before the screen, how to read a stall, and what to write down before you close.
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The three picks I'd send to a teammate:
Build: Mapping APIs vs. Creating Screens before any UI work starts.
Shape: When a project slows, check whether it's build or alignment first.
Ship: Log "Trade-off" and a "Watch" before closing every project.
Top 3 this week 👇
Build: Re-writing Tapestry for AI workflows ↗
Change the architecture before you change the UI.
Why: Rebuilt a personalised CRM services-first when it turned out nobody actually wanted another app to log into.
Adopt: Map what's an API and what needs a screen before touching the UI on an AI-integrated build.
Shape: Software is a coordination problem. AI can't help you with that. ↗
Faster execution in the wrong direction is still the wrong direction.
Why: AI speeds up execution. But if the team isn't pointing the same direction, that speed just burns more runway.
Adopt: When a project slows down, check whether it's a build problem or an alignment problem with your team first.
Ship: Judgment and creativity are all you need. ↗
Cheap execution shifts the bottleneck to your decisions.
Why: When agents do the implementing, your team's time shifts to design decisions and review, which is where quality lives now.
Adopt: Two lines I add to every project close: Trade-off: [what I gave up] / Watch: [what this enables or breaks].
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