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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
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
Don’t hire thoughtbot to write code

AI makes code faster and cheaper to produce. Premium consultancies need to offer more: experienced judgment, the right capabilities, and people who help teams solve the right problems and make better decisions.
Ran Craycraft
August 21, 2026
- AI
- Consulting
- Product
- Developers
AI makes creating software faster, but in regulated industries, judgment matters more

AI is accelerating software delivery, but regulated industries face a harder challenge: moving faster without increasing risk. Here’s how teams can balance speed with privacy, security, compliance, and accountability.
Ran Craycraft
August 21, 2026
- AI
- Business
- Product
- Team Scaling
- Developers
- Health Tech
- Fintech
A prototype is not a product. It's a conversation.

Most organizations prototype too late. The best prototypes aren’t built to validate software, they’re built to create alignment. Especially in regulated industries, a prototype is the fastest way to replace assumptions with evidence and make better decisions.
Ran Craycraft
July 31, 2026
- Prototype
- Health Tech
- Fintech
- Prototyping
- Business
- Product
AI for Business: Implementation strategy

The final blog in our “AI for Business” series in which we look at the rollout of your new AI strategy.
Ferdia Kenny
June 4, 2025
AI for Business: Adoption challenges - legal, societal and ethical considerations

Like Frodo, you have left the Shire, formed the fellowship and survived the Dead Marshes. But you still need to scale Mount Doom. In our case, Mount Doom represents the many legal, societal and ethical implications around adopting AI technology.
Ferdia Kenny
May 28, 2025
AI for Business: Adoption challenges - people

The biggest hurdle to a successful AI-powered business transformation is not broken code, bad data or limited budget. It’s people. Let’s take a look at a few ways to jump this hurdle!
Ferdia Kenny
May 21, 2025
AI for Business: Evolution V revolution

You’re ready to bring AI to your business. But how much should you change at once? Do you play it safe or go big? This blog explores incremental, evolutionary adoptions of AI and a couple revolutionary ones to make the choice clearer.
Ferdia Kenny
May 14, 2025
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