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My favorite weekly finds

🛠️ Tools

• Use Brainnote as an AI thought organizer to summarize your ideas in seconds

• Supaboard turns messy data into crisp dashboards, smart reports, and instant answers—no manual digging needed.

• Vapi lets you spin up AI voice agents that take phone calls and plug right into your stack. Free to try (and kinda mind-blowing).

• Tines helps you automate repetitive tasks across tools with no-code workflows that just work.

• OpenNutrition gives you fast, open-source access to reliable nutrition data—perfect for apps, research, or just better eating.

• Adaptive runs jaw-droppingly realistic deepfake simulations via email, voice, and SMS to protect your team from genAI-driven social engineering.

• Vana lets you take your data out of Big Tech, contribute it to training AI models, and own a piece of the future you helped build.

📰 Intelligent Insights

• Must-Watch AI Video of the Weekend: Clocking in at 3 hours (yes, really), this documentary offers a compelling look into the potential of an AI "intelligence explosion." It's a thought-provoking journey into what the future might hold.​

• Daniel Kokotajlo's Prescient AI Forecast: Back in 2021, researcher Daniel Kokotajlo accurately anticipated the trajectory of AI advancements we've witnessed over the past four years. His insights suggest he might just have a crystal ball for tech trends.​

• AI's Impact on Human Judgment: An increasing reliance on AI tools is leading to a decline in critical thinking skills, as individuals offload cognitive tasks to machines. This trend raises concerns about the future integrity of decision-making processes.​

• ⚖️ Debating AI Training on Copyrighted Content: A group of law professors has put forth an argument that using pirated content to train AI systems could be considered "fair use." This perspective adds a new layer to the ongoing debate over intellectual property rights in the digital age.​

👀 ICYMI

• The One Mistake You Should Make (Learn more)

• When your CEO doesn't get it (learn more)

• Team Topology: The Secret Sauce to Product Success! (learn more)

Strategy Is a Daily Habit

Why should I care?

When I started as a product manager, I found that the job doesn’t just fill your day—it devours it.

My calendar was full of meetings, product chats, and late calls with global teams.

Work began to invade my personal time, so I decided to blend life with work for better balance.

I made smart changes: scheduling doctor visits at noon, catching up with friends over breakfast, and tweaking my hours for global customers.

This natural mix worked because it fit my job's rhythm.

Strategy should work the same way.

Instead of treating it as a quarterly task or a fancy slide deck, make it part of your daily mindset. If you're not practicing strategy every day, you’re not really doing it.

Try these steps today to live your strategy in every moment.

Let’s dive in.

1- Don’t Wait Till You Have Time

A VP of Product at a top tech firm once told me his team never has time for strategy—they’re too busy.

I hear this a lot, and here’s the deal: strategy is part of your daily grind, not a separate task.

Execution eats up all your time with sprints, backlogs, updates, and endless emails.

Your inbox will never be empty.

Focus on priorities and clear boundaries. Instead of waiting for free time, weave strategy into every day.

It might slow you down at first, but soon you’ll make quicker decisions and get your team in sync.

2- Apply Strategy at Tactical Level

Many think strategy is a big, long-term plan. But true strategy works at every level—even for each feature.

It’s not just where your company is going; it’s about making every step intentional.

When asked to build a feature, pause and ask:

What’s the why? Is this the best solution? What did you consider? How will you measure success?

This isn’t extra work—it’s essential.

Organize your thinking so your team knows the goal and the reason behind each feature. When everyone understands, they make smarter decisions without constant check-ins.

Treat mini competitive analysis as part of your feature work.

Do it regularly, and soon you’ll build solid competitive intelligence without needing extra time.