The Hagakure
Paulo AndréSense-making for tech leaders in a complex world.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 109 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 21 days ago |
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The Faster You Go, the Wronger You Get
I was halfway through Cat Wu’s conversation on Lenny’s podcast when I paused and wrote something down.
She’s the head of product for Claude Code, and she was describing how her team decides what to build. I kept waiting for the part where...
Faster Than I Could Think
At the end of 2025, I left my CTO job without a plan. What I had was a feeling that if I took the next obvious role at the next obvious company, I’d regret it for a long time.
Cansu, my wife, had been off work intentionally for a couple of...
Through, Not From
ChatGPT has quietly become woven into my days. Not as a tool I “use,” but as something I think with.
Or at least that’s what I like to tell myself.
Examples:
- Life coach. Steeped in Stoicism, it reads my journal entries and offers cal...
Every Tech Leader Needs a Coach in Their Pocket
If you follow this newsletter, you know I’m fully committed to leading product and engineering at Resquared. Still, in the early mornings and weekends, I’ve been relearning coding after nearly a decade away and building something alongside...
The Hagakure #88: Your Org Chart Isn’t Ready for AI
A few people reached out after my recent “One Year In” post, asking what I meant when I said that being truly AI-native requires rethinking team structure.
Here’s what I meant.
Traditional product teams often follow a linear flow: PM defi...
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