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We built an AI product consultant and the free beta is now open

Announcing the ReadySetGo beta! An AI-assisted sprint that helps you quickly determine what product to build, with real research pulled in as you go. For a limited time, it’s free to use.
Lindsey Christensen
October 2, 2026
- Readysetgo
- AI
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NWRUG's (Manchester, UK) October 2026 meeting — It's time to bin your VCR

Learn about imperfectly better ways to stub your external requests with Rob Whittaker at NWRUG this month.
Rob Whittaker
October 2, 2026
- Rails
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We’re bringing two roundtables to the London CPO Conference

Join us on October 29th - we’re hosting two roundtables on Product leadership in the AI era
Maria Filimonova
October 1, 2026
Respecting your users' dread of the clankers

Some design and strategy techniques to protect PII and respect people’s desire to opt out of AI.
Dave Iverson
September 30, 2026
thoughtbot's agent skills

Announcing some new skills for Claude and other coding agents to help with development, design, and consulting.
Dave Iverson
September 21, 2026
- Agents
- Claude
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- AI
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From in-house PM to consulting PM: What I didn't expect

Moving from in-house Product Management to consulting changed how I create impact. Without the same access and authority, I had to rely more on context, influence, and helping clients make decisions.
Mariia Sus
September 18, 2026
Client success starts before kickoff

Client success starts before kickoff, in how well we understand the problem, carry context forward, and set the right team up to deliver.
Lonna Spitaleri
September 14, 2026
5 easy, actionable tips for software development in healthcare

Big-picture thinking is great, but sometimes you just want tactics you can use today. Here are five quick tips from our recent healthcare security panel, covering everything from handling vendor outages to building your own AI-powered security scanner.
Michelle Taute
September 10, 2026
- Health Tech
- AI
- Compliance
- Development
Announcing importmap-update: automated dependency updates for importmap-rails

Dependabot keeps your gems current, but it doesn’t know about the JavaScript packages pinned in your Rails importmap. We’re releasing a GitHub Action that opens pull requests for the ones that are outdated or vulnerable.
Neil Carvalho
September 9, 2026
When to vibe code an app and when to hire someone

Vibe coding can be a great way to prototype an app, but when should you bring in professional developers? Here’s how to decide.
Ran Craycraft
September 8, 2026
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