davemerwin
@davemerwin.bsky.social
I love building cool things with cool people. Strategy, Design, Development. Love my family, my work and the outdoors.
Just back from Artificiality Summit. Already working with AI agents to build products. Five years ago, I couldn't imagine it. Now it's Thursday.
#AI #ArtificialitySummit
#AI #ArtificialitySummit
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just back from Artificiality Summit. Already working with AI agents to build products. Five years ago, I couldn't imagine it. Now it's Thursday.
#AI #ArtificialitySummit
#AI #ArtificialitySummit
The work now: Imagine something worth building. Communicate it so clearly that when AI builds it in days, everyone sees what you described. #AI #leadership #process
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The work now: Imagine something worth building. Communicate it so clearly that when AI builds it in days, everyone sees what you described. #AI #leadership #process
AI makes building faster, but it doesn't make the vision for you. The machine can't decide what "good" looks like. That's still on us. #AI #creativity #vision
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
AI makes building faster, but it doesn't make the vision for you. The machine can't decide what "good" looks like. That's still on us. #AI #creativity #vision
If you gave someone from 1850 a chainsaw, would you expect them to cut wood 24/7? Yet that's exactly what we're doing with AI—turning efficiency gains into extended work hours instead of enhanced life quality.
#AIParadox #TechBoundaries #SustainableWork
#AIParadox #TechBoundaries #SustainableWork
October 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If you gave someone from 1850 a chainsaw, would you expect them to cut wood 24/7? Yet that's exactly what we're doing with AI—turning efficiency gains into extended work hours instead of enhanced life quality.
#AIParadox #TechBoundaries #SustainableWork
#AIParadox #TechBoundaries #SustainableWork
The race to keep up with AI is unwinnable because it's the wrong race.
The right race? Becoming the most creative, rested, insightful human you can be. Something no AI can do for you.
#AIStrategy #TechRace #HumanAdvantage #Productivity
The right race? Becoming the most creative, rested, insightful human you can be. Something no AI can do for you.
#AIStrategy #TechRace #HumanAdvantage #Productivity
September 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The race to keep up with AI is unwinnable because it's the wrong race.
The right race? Becoming the most creative, rested, insightful human you can be. Something no AI can do for you.
#AIStrategy #TechRace #HumanAdvantage #Productivity
The right race? Becoming the most creative, rested, insightful human you can be. Something no AI can do for you.
#AIStrategy #TechRace #HumanAdvantage #Productivity
Stop at 6PM. Boundaries don't limit productivity—they force strategic thinking about what actually matters.
#ProductivityTruth #WorkBoundaries #TechBurnout #AIProductivity
#ProductivityTruth #WorkBoundaries #TechBurnout #AIProductivity
September 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Stop at 6PM. Boundaries don't limit productivity—they force strategic thinking about what actually matters.
#ProductivityTruth #WorkBoundaries #TechBurnout #AIProductivity
#ProductivityTruth #WorkBoundaries #TechBurnout #AIProductivity
Some of my most innovative AI solutions emerged during Sunday hikes. Innovation needs white space to flourish.
Three screen-free evenings per week changed everything. Turns out your brain does its best work when you're not managing it.
#Innovation #CreativeThinking #TechInsights #WorkBalance
Three screen-free evenings per week changed everything. Turns out your brain does its best work when you're not managing it.
#Innovation #CreativeThinking #TechInsights #WorkBalance
September 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Some of my most innovative AI solutions emerged during Sunday hikes. Innovation needs white space to flourish.
Three screen-free evenings per week changed everything. Turns out your brain does its best work when you're not managing it.
#Innovation #CreativeThinking #TechInsights #WorkBalance
Three screen-free evenings per week changed everything. Turns out your brain does its best work when you're not managing it.
#Innovation #CreativeThinking #TechInsights #WorkBalance
We're not built to be biological API endpoints. The machines are getting smarter. That's not a reason to become more machine-like—it's a reason to become more intentionally human.
#HumanAdvantage #TechPhilosophy #AIAge #Humanity
#HumanAdvantage #TechPhilosophy #AIAge #Humanity
September 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We're not built to be biological API endpoints. The machines are getting smarter. That's not a reason to become more machine-like—it's a reason to become more intentionally human.
#HumanAdvantage #TechPhilosophy #AIAge #Humanity
#HumanAdvantage #TechPhilosophy #AIAge #Humanity
We're shifting from developers contributing to large codebases to individuals orchestrating swarms of specialized services.
The fundamental unit of software creation is changing. You become the architect of your own ecosystem, not a cog in someone else's machine.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance
The fundamental unit of software creation is changing. You become the architect of your own ecosystem, not a cog in someone else's machine.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance
September 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We're shifting from developers contributing to large codebases to individuals orchestrating swarms of specialized services.
The fundamental unit of software creation is changing. You become the architect of your own ecosystem, not a cog in someone else's machine.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance
The fundamental unit of software creation is changing. You become the architect of your own ecosystem, not a cog in someone else's machine.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance
Fascinating discovery: Around app 16-20, building shifts from coding to configuration.
Most problems are already solved by services in your ecosystem. You're combining, not constructing. The compound learning effect becomes tangible.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
Most problems are already solved by services in your ecosystem. You're combining, not constructing. The compound learning effect becomes tangible.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
September 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Fascinating discovery: Around app 16-20, building shifts from coding to configuration.
Most problems are already solved by services in your ecosystem. You're combining, not constructing. The compound learning effect becomes tangible.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
Most problems are already solved by services in your ecosystem. You're combining, not constructing. The compound learning effect becomes tangible.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
Software scarcity vs abundance changes everything:
Scarcity: "Can we afford to build this?"
Abundance: "What do we actually need?"
When custom solutions become cheaper than SaaS subscriptions, we stop accepting compromises we never had to make.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
Scarcity: "Can we afford to build this?"
Abundance: "What do we actually need?"
When custom solutions become cheaper than SaaS subscriptions, we stop accepting compromises we never had to make.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
September 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Software scarcity vs abundance changes everything:
Scarcity: "Can we afford to build this?"
Abundance: "What do we actually need?"
When custom solutions become cheaper than SaaS subscriptions, we stop accepting compromises we never had to make.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
Scarcity: "Can we afford to build this?"
Abundance: "What do we actually need?"
When custom solutions become cheaper than SaaS subscriptions, we stop accepting compromises we never had to make.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
The math of compound learning in software is wild.
Traditional: 2 apps/year × 10% improvement = 2.5x capability after 5 years
App Swarm: 25 apps/year × 10% improvement = 7,200x capability after 5 years
We've been optimizing for the wrong variable.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
Traditional: 2 apps/year × 10% improvement = 2.5x capability after 5 years
App Swarm: 25 apps/year × 10% improvement = 7,200x capability after 5 years
We've been optimizing for the wrong variable.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
September 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The math of compound learning in software is wild.
Traditional: 2 apps/year × 10% improvement = 2.5x capability after 5 years
App Swarm: 25 apps/year × 10% improvement = 7,200x capability after 5 years
We've been optimizing for the wrong variable.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
Traditional: 2 apps/year × 10% improvement = 2.5x capability after 5 years
App Swarm: 25 apps/year × 10% improvement = 7,200x capability after 5 years
We've been optimizing for the wrong variable.
#AppSwarm #SoftwareAbundance #AITools #TechShift
When teams start saying "collaborate with AI" instead of "get AI to do this," you know the mindset shift is real. Language reveals whether you see AI as a tool or a thinking partner.
#MindsetShift #AIPartnership #Innovation
#MindsetShift #AIPartnership #Innovation
September 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
When teams start saying "collaborate with AI" instead of "get AI to do this," you know the mindset shift is real. Language reveals whether you see AI as a tool or a thinking partner.
#MindsetShift #AIPartnership #Innovation
#MindsetShift #AIPartnership #Innovation
Counter-intuitive finding: Teams that verify AI outputs most systematically trust them most. Not blind faith - earned confidence through reliable validation protocols.
#TrustButVerify #QualityControl #SmallTeams
#TrustButVerify #QualityControl #SmallTeams
September 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Counter-intuitive finding: Teams that verify AI outputs most systematically trust them most. Not blind faith - earned confidence through reliable validation protocols.
#TrustButVerify #QualityControl #SmallTeams
#TrustButVerify #QualityControl #SmallTeams
Successful AI implementation: 10% algorithms, 20% tech, 70% people and processes. Most teams flip this ratio and wonder why adoption fails. The technology is solved - the collaboration isn't.
#BusinessTransformation #Leadership #TeamDynamics
#BusinessTransformation #Leadership #TeamDynamics
September 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Successful AI implementation: 10% algorithms, 20% tech, 70% people and processes. Most teams flip this ratio and wonder why adoption fails. The technology is solved - the collaboration isn't.
#BusinessTransformation #Leadership #TeamDynamics
#BusinessTransformation #Leadership #TeamDynamics
Organizations spending weeks choosing the "perfect" AI tool while investing zero time in collaboration patterns. It's like buying expensive instruments but never learning to play together.
#Teamwork #AIImplementation #Strategy
#Teamwork #AIImplementation #Strategy
September 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Organizations spending weeks choosing the "perfect" AI tool while investing zero time in collaboration patterns. It's like buying expensive instruments but never learning to play together.
#Teamwork #AIImplementation #Strategy
#Teamwork #AIImplementation #Strategy
Don't need design skills for prototypes that answer questions.
Process:
1. Find assumption that would kill your idea if wrong
2. Build simplest test
3. Learn fast
Prototypes = questions, not answers.
#prototyping #testing
Process:
1. Find assumption that would kill your idea if wrong
2. Build simplest test
3. Learn fast
Prototypes = questions, not answers.
#prototyping #testing
August 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Don't need design skills for prototypes that answer questions.
Process:
1. Find assumption that would kill your idea if wrong
2. Build simplest test
3. Learn fast
Prototypes = questions, not answers.
#prototyping #testing
Process:
1. Find assumption that would kill your idea if wrong
2. Build simplest test
3. Learn fast
Prototypes = questions, not answers.
#prototyping #testing
Most accountability kills innovation by demanding predictable outcomes from unpredictable processes.
Better: Track learning velocity, not success rates.
Focus: "Did we get smarter?" not "Did it work?"
Fastest learners = most successful innovators.
#accountability #innovation
Better: Track learning velocity, not success rates.
Focus: "Did we get smarter?" not "Did it work?"
Fastest learners = most successful innovators.
#accountability #innovation
August 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Most accountability kills innovation by demanding predictable outcomes from unpredictable processes.
Better: Track learning velocity, not success rates.
Focus: "Did we get smarter?" not "Did it work?"
Fastest learners = most successful innovators.
#accountability #innovation
Better: Track learning velocity, not success rates.
Focus: "Did we get smarter?" not "Did it work?"
Fastest learners = most successful innovators.
#accountability #innovation
Innovation paradox: the more productive you get at execution, the less time for exploration that keeps you relevant.
Solution: Design for both. Be deliberately inefficient to stay relevant.
Consider: Thursday afternoons for "productive wandering."
#productivity #innovation
Solution: Design for both. Be deliberately inefficient to stay relevant.
Consider: Thursday afternoons for "productive wandering."
#productivity #innovation
August 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Innovation paradox: the more productive you get at execution, the less time for exploration that keeps you relevant.
Solution: Design for both. Be deliberately inefficient to stay relevant.
Consider: Thursday afternoons for "productive wandering."
#productivity #innovation
Solution: Design for both. Be deliberately inefficient to stay relevant.
Consider: Thursday afternoons for "productive wandering."
#productivity #innovation
Innovation culture sounds inspiring. Innovation habits work.
Culture = outcome of repeated behaviors, not cause.
Try:
→ Weekly "What if we did the opposite?"
→ Monthly "intelligent failure" sharing
→ Quarterly "customer surprise" presentations
#innovation #habits
Culture = outcome of repeated behaviors, not cause.
Try:
→ Weekly "What if we did the opposite?"
→ Monthly "intelligent failure" sharing
→ Quarterly "customer surprise" presentations
#innovation #habits
August 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Innovation culture sounds inspiring. Innovation habits work.
Culture = outcome of repeated behaviors, not cause.
Try:
→ Weekly "What if we did the opposite?"
→ Monthly "intelligent failure" sharing
→ Quarterly "customer surprise" presentations
#innovation #habits
Culture = outcome of repeated behaviors, not cause.
Try:
→ Weekly "What if we did the opposite?"
→ Monthly "intelligent failure" sharing
→ Quarterly "customer surprise" presentations
#innovation #habits
Most customer interviews = validation theater.
Wrong: "Would you use a tool that does X?"
Right: "What's the most frustrating part of your Tuesday?"
Best technique: "5-minute story" - let them walk through recent problem situations. Don't interrupt.
#customerresearch
Wrong: "Would you use a tool that does X?"
Right: "What's the most frustrating part of your Tuesday?"
Best technique: "5-minute story" - let them walk through recent problem situations. Don't interrupt.
#customerresearch
August 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Most customer interviews = validation theater.
Wrong: "Would you use a tool that does X?"
Right: "What's the most frustrating part of your Tuesday?"
Best technique: "5-minute story" - let them walk through recent problem situations. Don't interrupt.
#customerresearch
Wrong: "Would you use a tool that does X?"
Right: "What's the most frustrating part of your Tuesday?"
Best technique: "5-minute story" - let them walk through recent problem situations. Don't interrupt.
#customerresearch