You've probably heard it: "The AI Engineer is the new Software Engineer."
Code can be generated so easily now — if you give the right prompt.
There's a common argument going around about vibe coders. People say: if your software foundations aren't strong and you build an app just by vibing, it will fail. And honestly? I agree.
But here's the other side. A person who does understand software foundations, and knows how software actually works in practice — that person can pick up tools like Claude Code or Cursor and build something genuinely creative, with great features, in a fraction of the time.
That's the shift. Development time is shrinking, and software professionals are moving their focus toward business value, product thinking, and system architecture.
The problem? There's no single place that teaches all three together.
Most "system design" resources only cover the technical side. But a business analyst or a product manager doesn't just want the how — they want the why and the what. Why did it happen? What does it solve? That part matters just as much, and it's usually missing.
And it goes both ways. With the AI revolution, a product manager's job now has way more engineering in it. A PM has to understand the technology — at least enough — so they can design and shape the product the right way.
Put it all together and you see where things are heading: everyone now has to become a high-agency person.
By high agency, I mean someone who can move across domains — understand the business, build the system, bring in the right people, and design the workflow around it. We all have to grow into that. And different industries are already asking for these people. Look at the forward deployed engineer — someone who handles negotiation, builds the solution, and deploys it end to end. Kind of like what a good freelancer has always done.
So I started a small initiative to solve exactly this.
The idea is simple: help people become high-agency by learning business acumen, system design, modern architecture, and — most importantly — how real organizations are actually using AI. All in a structured way.
Every week I break down how a specific business is leveraging AI:
What systems they needed before AI could even work
What risks and governance were involved
And what the actual outcome was
I think this is the real way to cut through the hype. AI is a general-purpose technology — like electricity. Every industry uses electricity, and in the same way, wherever there's data, AI will find a use.
👉 My website
👉 My newsletter — where I post weekly about real AI use cases in business.
My hope is simple: less fear about AI, more actual understanding.
Thank you — and please, have empathy toward nature, plants, and animals.
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