Async

I'm back! After some time away (it's been crazy), I've got a lot to followup on, and some things to share about the work I've been doing as a product manager and product designer.  Also, I'm trying to decide on actually shipping something. Hoping for some thoughts from Saadia. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

How can AI reduce mental overhead and help us to concentrate on what matters most? An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Wrapping up a mini-series where Saadia and Joshua have been discussing whether it's irresponsible to vibe code apps into production.  The next topic Joshua starts off is what to do now that his newsletter has 100 subscribers. What should be the next step? An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Gatekeeping‽ Richard Feynman: “What I cannot create, I do not understand.” An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua follows up on whether it's irresponsible to ship without fulling understanding them, while taking potshots at WordPress. Then he shares about finding peace in travel and figuring out which bags he should carry. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

It doesn’t matter if it works, you should understand how it works. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua follows up on two person product teams, designers vibe coding into prod, and his excitement about the latest Apple announcements. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Product Designer : Uses vibe coding as an immediate feedback design tool. Product Developer . Uses AI assisted tooling to implement the designs, and product knowledge to build a scalable architecture. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua weighs in on where product managers, product designers, frontend developers, and fullstack developers fit, and how a convergence of all these is happening before our eyes.  An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Hypothesis 1 : Vibe code tools will always produce better results in the hands of skilled operators. Hypothesis 2 : Vibe code tools are more impactful on the workflow of designers than developers. I made the mistake of listening to the previous episode while I was driving, and got inspired. I had to record my response straight away, on AirPods in the car. Thank goodness for auphonic ! An async pod...

Joshua's been missing for a few weeks. Well a ton has changed. He's got a new job (sort of), and it's all related to AI (for better or worse!).  An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Feeling overwhelmed by the AI hype cycle, politics, and tests! An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Followup from the last episode Does Joshua have a bunch of nebulous ideas he struggles to write? [Oh boy yes] Does Joshua feel there's too many inputs and noise to deal with [Yup, working through it] How many free subscribers to Joshua get for running an Ad in Dense Discovery? Higher order thinking vs lower order thinking - Trying to understand it Topics Vibe coding and not being able to slee...

Responsible use of AI, and launching a new product. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua made an app, a crazy fun week, and some Freeform complaints on the iPad. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Be true. Dungeons & Dragons: https://diggingforfire.blog/posts/dungeons-and-teenagers/ James Jameson Used One Finger:  https://youtube.com/watch?v=pEpALB3SFTo An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

It's been a massive week for Saadia and Joshua. Saadia got fireballed, Joshua got ghosted. This episode (and the previous) are why async exists. Friends helping each other push forward in the things they want to create.  If you're curious about the actual topics, we discuss Saadia inviting John Gruber onto his other podcast , and Joshua launching a subscription service for his newsletter...

Choosing an audience, not a topic. Finding your crew. Platform native design. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Suggesting to Ben Thompson a way he can tweak his illustration, suggestions to Marco Arment on Overcast, and congratulating Saadia on a fantastic episode with John Gruber .  A bit of a theme here in this episode.  An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Episode 100! Launch, design, and an AI game concept. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

I'm getting closer to landing a niche for my writing. Now I just need to get over the last hurdle. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

I'm starting to get excited about the LLM-powered tiny quality-of-life features that will soon start appearing in our interfaces. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua gets inspired on a new breakthrough, has some sadness with the NBA, along with followup on genealogies and Saadia's apps. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Lots of follow up topics! And a peak at my latest hobby. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

https://joshuawold.com/finding-a-hobby/ Followup on starting a subscription blog, a weird bug in iOS, finding a hobby, and Playdate. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.