John Mann

Ex-Microsoftee, sober coder, veteran, Christian, husband and dog-dad who talks about code, startups, AI and process. 🇺🇸

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Just published: The Specialist Is Dead. Long Live the Product Builder.
A little ranty this week... but c'mon it's me. :)

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I'll say it again, AI is getting better everyday. The new problem to solve is for taste not output.

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Some days are rainy. Give yourself some space to be you.

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Ship Your First MCP Tool in 30 Minutes https://t.co/tLM2xteedB

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I love AI but I truly love human connections, excitement, and momentum more.

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The Best Meetings I Ever Had Were With My Dog
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How much longer until AI is writing content that is read by AI and then responds and we are no longer in the loop of any content, because it is all automated.

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@TyreseMaxey I have nothing but respect for you as a player, but even more so as a human. I'm a huge Knicks fan, but watching your professionalism, skill, and joy playing is nothing less than perfection. Thank you. That's all.

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Stop trying to optimizing your life. Focus on simplifying it.

What you say no to is more important than what you say yes to.

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Most people don’t need a better system.
They need a simpler one.

Fitness taught me this:
Do less.
Do it daily.
Track the basics.
Repeat for years.

Work is no different.

Complexity feels smart.
Consistency actually wins.

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Today Lego passed away. He was with us for almost our whole marriage. He lived with us all over the country and we love him so much. Goodbye sweet Lego, we will always love you.

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At some point, discipline stopped feeling like punishment.

It started feeling like self-respect.

In everything.

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The fastest teams I’ve worked on weren’t the smartest.

They just had fewer layers of permission.

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We don't need more content, we need better people.
Kindness matters.
Say hello, smile, hold the door.
What happen to "common"courtesy. Not so common

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Most people don’t fail from lack of opportunity.

They fail from staying in preparation mode too long.

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Ok Twitter/X I'm going to start posting again. I'll do it through @buffer so you don't get slammed, but the thoughts are coming. Time to build things and stop pretending to be busy.

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Stop playing status theater and start building things people can actually use.

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I’m not a creator.

I’m a builder.

I’d rather ship something useful than spend 3 hours optimizing a thumbnail.

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Go NY Go NY Go!
@nyknicks

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I love math but can we stop measuring everything and pretending it matters.