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July 2025

Paid Subscribers Only: How executives can help achieve positive change and greater impact
Opportunities to improve effectiveness are endless, but it’s easy to deprioritise them—especially when growth through hiring seems simpler or change…
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Daniel Walters
The Rapid Evolution of How We Interface with Models (And The Elephant Paths We Tread)
On Elephant Paths, AI-models and The Unfolding Mystery of How We Will Eventually Interface with Them.
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Daniel Walters

June 2025

When the AI Behemoths Stumble, AI-Assisted Development Will Still March On
Even if the AI giants fall, AI-assisted development won’t—because the real shift is in how we build, not who powers it.
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Daniel Walters
Stop Pretending Your Code Is a Stradivarius
Most code isn’t crafted for the symphony—so why are you still carving it by hand?
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Daniel Walters
Should CTOs stop hiring and focus on AI?
I've had this question from several CEOs. In some cases they shrunk in last year's tough economy. In other cases they have new funding but are deciding…
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Daniel Walters

May 2025

Rethinking the Advice: When CTOs Should Stay “On the Tools” in the Age of AI-Assisted Development
What if the smartest move for today’s CTO isn’t stepping away from the code—but stepping back into it, strategically?
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Daniel Walters
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Reclaiming Focus: Why SaaS Fatigue Is Fueling the Rise of AI Agents
Drowning in logins, scattered SaaS tools, and overpriced subscriptions? Here’s how AI agents are quietly dismantling the old software stack.
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Daniel Walters
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Has AI Finally Made Fred Brooks' Surgical Team a Reality?
What if one developer could outperform a team—not by working harder, but by working with AI as their surgical support crew?
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Daniel Walters
Wondering How to Support AI Adoption? A Guide for Leaders.
Not everyone is exploring how AI can help them improve productivity or enhance products or address entirely new market opportunities. How can an…
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Daniel Walters

April 2025

Paid Subscribers Only: When Budgets Are Tight – A Leader’s Guide to Amplifying Software Product Engineering Impact
In the past year, rising interest rates and shifting market confidence have created a cost-conscious environment, pushing organisations to do more with…
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Daniel Walters
Is AI-assisted Coding About Augmenting or Replacing Devs And Does the Distinction Even Matter?
There's rhetoric I've heard a lot recently where well-meaning people seek to clarify that AI-assisted development is about augmentation not replacement…
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Daniel Walters
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