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The work of becoming
A publication for product leaders who know that shipping the right thing starts with becoming the right kind of thinker. Systems, leadership, and the prerequisite work most people skip.
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Becoming a Leader
I Got to the Top of the Wall and Couldn't Jump
I climbed thirty-five feet up, looked down, and couldn't make myself jump. What that taught me about the mental work leaders skip before a hard transition.
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Becoming a Leader
How I Killed a Startup Idea in an Afternoon for $44
It was a morning in late May, and I was at the desk in my basement office in Springfield with a cold cup of coffee I'd forgotten about, reading about a standard
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Becoming a Leader
AI Layoffs Are a Leadership Failure
When companies like Meta and Atlassian cut thousands of people to fund AI bets, it's not innovation — it's a failure of the obligations leaders owe their teams.
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