An influx of not-so-desperate job seekers who are starting to use LinkedIn again don’t think so

Claude Code and the consumer chatbot use the same underlying model differently. That implementation gap changes control, tone, and useful output.

Data plus your workflow is your competitive moat. Here’s how I built my moat from spreadsheets before writing a single line of code.

Proprietary data can protect a business from copycats, but relying on customers to generate it creates friction, mistrust, and a weak value exchange.

The more we focus on stupid things like AI “consciousness,” the more we take our eye off the real threat

Reckless speculation on where the AI money is putting its money

We’re not dumbing down. We’re dumbing from the middle out. Let’s talk about “doomcoding.”

The world has moved on, including how we measure productivity. Spoiler Alert: It’s no longer about volume

Joe Procopio is a multi-exit, multi-failure entrepreneur, innovator, and technologist.

Claude Code’s default to auto mode is probably a necessary step

Young talent is looking to SMBs to land their first jobs

Data is the only moat left, but most companies still don’t know how to build one. Here’s how to start, well, how NOT to start. Don't do what Meta did.

Software can automate bookkeeping, but judgment, accountability, and messy business realities still make human accountants essential to small businesses.

Meta says “the future is for everyone.” That sounds great until you ask what they mean

The machines are not plotting against humanity. The real danger begins when people surrender judgment, believe falsehoods, or automate the wrong decisions.

The harshest criticism of AI is now coming from the people with the least understanding of what it is, and that’s a bad sign

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What the Heck Is Going On Here, Timbo?

How to lower your chances of being mistaken for a bot to near zero

The labor participation rate is at 1970s levels—we’re ignoring it at our peril

Faster coding tools make it easy to ship relentlessly. The real discipline is stepping back, protecting your judgment, and deciding what deserves to exist.

Investors aren’t looking to learn, they’re looking for proof

Meta says “the future is for everyone.” That sounds great until you ask what they mean.

AI and product are coming together in two distinct ways, and your business needs both

LLMs Are Using Far Too Many Words To Say Far Too Little – and It’s Driving People Away

Success is a moving target. Your product has to evolve to survive and thrive. And evolution requires innovation and making big bets.

The harshest criticism of AI is now coming from the people with the least understanding of what it is, and that’s a bad sign

More words does not equal better communication. Here’s what to do instead.

Why I’m Trying To Build a Private Army of Readers

The easiest way to never get fooled

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You get the answers without giving me a chunk of your company!

Let’s all remember what we’re dealing with here, people

Forward Deployed Engineers are coming to your company to fix all the AI mess. Maybe.

Here’s an overview of my Product Strategy and Innovation “crash course” I’m using with real companies in the real world.

Skip the lecture on why customers should care. A stronger deck uses MVP, beta, sales, or market data to demonstrate demand and sharpen the investment case.

Communication gets weaker when machines add volume without value. Use three practical guardrails to make every message shorter, clearer, and useful.

Reckless speculation on where the AI money is putting its money

You can 10x or 100x or 1000x all you want, that’s not the productivity boost you’re looking for

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Tech Companies Are Hiring Way Too Slowly and It’s Starting to Cost Them

A practical guide to reading skeptically, tracing claims to original sources, and testing whether confident online answers truly deserve your trust.

Investors aren’t idiots. You don’t need to explain product market fit to them. You need to prove you found it.

An influx of not-so-desperate job seekers who are starting to use LinkedIn again don’t think so.

The world has moved on, including how we measure productivity. Spoiler Alert: It’s no longer about volume

Four shifts point to the next tech cycle: robotics, shopping agents, enterprise context engines, and a possible reckoning for infrastructure spending.