September 14, 2026
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Key takeaways:
- Leading a discussion means facilitating and not having all the answers.
- The real skill is making tacit knowledge visible then finding alignment, even on what nobody knows.
- Strong emotions carry real information. Objections become testable predictions.
Most people picture building software as writing code, but it never was. You spend as much time discussing what you’re planning to build as you do building it. Nowadays, with AI taking over more of the writing of code, understanding what to build is becoming increasingly important.
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September 14, 2026
