A plan review gate for agent-built features
A practical gate for reviewing agent implementation plans before code exists, with scope, risk, proof, and ownership checks for product teams.
From decision to production
Product Delivery
Notes on the choices around the code: architecture tradeoffs, delivery pipelines, product signals, and the operating habits that help teams ship well.
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A provenance gate for agent-edited specs
A practical review gate for agent-edited product specs, using attribution, version checkpoints, and owner approval before work becomes execution-ready.
A runbook for recurring product agents
A practical runbook for deciding which recurring product-agent workflows deserve triggers, permissions, review, and a clear stop condition.
An eval gate for AI feature launches
A practical launch gate for AI product features: small datasets, explicit scorers, human review, rollback paths, and clear pass criteria.
A triage playbook for GitHub issue automation controls
GitHub's new issue automation controls make agent triage safer when teams treat confidence, rationale, and approvals as product workflow signals.
A rollout ladder for feature-flagged launches
A practical launch ladder for deciding when to use manual gates, percentage rollouts, guarded releases, or full feature-flag machinery.
A release note gate for calmer launches
A practical launch checklist for turning release notes into a traceable product delivery gate, not a hurried marketing chore.
A product checklist for agent-ready issues
A practical checklist for turning backlog tickets into scoped, reviewable work that coding agents can actually finish.
5 Startup Signals Worth Tracking After PHBench and YC Bench
Two 2026 benchmarks put hard numbers behind a familiar founder problem: early startup signal is real, but noisy. I would use them as a ranking aid, not as a replacement for product judgment.
Starcloud vs Earthbound AI Data Centers: A 5-Round Startup Teardown
Starcloud is trying to move AI compute into orbit. This teardown compares the startup case against the boring but proven path of terrestrial data centers.