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Vibe Coding and Learning Debt
Vibing with AI might feel productive in the short term, but watch out for the long-term consequences of trading dopamine hits for deeper learning.
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Dave Laribee
Product Ecologies: Working with Internal Products
Watch now (65 mins) | What are the advantages and constraints of building products for people who have the same badge as you?
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Dave Laribee
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Anne Steiner
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A coach, a programmer, and a product leader walk into a bar...
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Dave Laribee
From Technical Debt to Technical Investment
Our playbook for balancing product delivery with system quality.
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Dave Laribee
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Anne Steiner
Your Requirements Suck
But crappy requirements probably aren’t the problem.
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Dave Laribee
What Product-led Means to Engineering
Exploring the differences between project- and product-based engineers.
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Anne Steiner
Trigger Words
Words in software product development that make people feel some kind of way.
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Dave Laribee
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