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Nobody Owns the Agent
We hired thousands of autonomous coworkers this year and never gave a single one a manager.
Jul 19
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John Mann
The Invisible Tax
Your AI coding tool didn’t save you time. It just moved the bill to a different line item.
Jul 12
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John Mann
I Rebuilt My Own Website. Here’s Why.
Most companies don’t have an AI problem. They have an execution problem. My new site says so out loud.
Jul 5
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John Mann
Raising, Mentoring, and Learning at the Same Time
Building with AI feels like parenting a kid, running an internship, and taking a masterclass, all in the same afternoon.
Jul 3
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John Mann
June 2026
127,000 Layoffs. AI Is Hiring. You're Still Sending the Same Resume.
The tech job market isn’t broken. Your positioning is.
Jun 27
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John Mann
Nobody Knows How to Deploy This Thing
Everyone's talking about AI agents. Almost nobody has actually changed how they work.
Jun 20
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John Mann
Stop Treating AI Like a Chatbot
You're still typing questions and copy-pasting answers. Meanwhile, the builders winning right now have AI doing the work while they sleep.
Jun 13
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John Mann
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Your Phone Is Now a Dev Tool. Kind Of
OpenAI just put Codex in your pocket — but let's be real about what that actually means.
Jun 7
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John Mann
May 2026
The Specialist Is Dead. Long Live the Product Builder.
The one-trick resume is a liability now. The generalist who ships just won the decade.
May 30
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John Mann
Quick update
email may not work
May 28
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John Mann
Barn Sessions
For people who are ready to stop thinking about it and start building.
May 28
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John Mann
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Ship Your First MCP Tool in 30 Minutes
Everyone’s talking about MCP. Almost nobody has actually built one. Let’s fix that.
May 24
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John Mann
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