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I've gotten questions about various agent protocols and acronyms so I wrote up the more common ones such as MCP, A2A, AP2, etc, at e-string.com/articles/ai-...

Let me know if you have any questions or if I missed something critical.
AI Agent Protocol Guide | E-String
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November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There is a lot of interest in "vibe coding" but also consider "Vibe Engineering" or "Spec Driven Development". I checked out a few frameworks from lightweight to comprehensive.

e-string.com/articles/vib...

What's your experience? Know of frameworks I should check out?
Vibe Engineering | E-String
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November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We've started to upload the conference videos. Check them out, like them and subscribe to get notified here: www.youtube.com/@AIinProduct...
AI in Production
AI in Production is a one-day, single-track conference designed for product teams and software developers tasked with building AI products, offering guidance on best practices and starting points. Th...
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August 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I'm starting to focus more on on-device AI but it's been a long time since I wrote any native code. So to get back into it I built PingPal - an iPhone app I've personally wanted for years.

It's a simple app that helps you stay in touch with people.

Thanks.

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‎Ping Pal by E-String
‎We all forget to reach out to old connections and hate to see them drift away. A simple ping every now and then can change that. With Ping Pal set a rough schedule and you'll get reminders to reach ...
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July 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We're 4 weeks away from the conference, and we're deep in the final planning push. Grab your ticket and bring a friend www.aiinproduction.com

Wanted to share two recent relevant things www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Only 5 Weeks Left and we're really looking forward to the conference. The schedule has really come together and we're pumped to share what's happening. We start on Thursday w/ two awesome hands-on workshops then casual welcome meetup.
Details at: www.aiinproduction.com/schedule
AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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June 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We are thrilled to offer two workshops to help enhance your product and technical skills on Thursday, July 17th. "Building Successful Products with AI Workshop" w/ Anne T. Griffin & "Advanced features in GitHub Copilot Hands-on Workshop" w/ Brent Laster

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Workshops - AI in Production 2025 - AI in Production
We're excited to bring you workshops led by industry experts this year to help you enhance your skills.
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May 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m so happy to announce that our final speaker is Vijay Chakilam presenting: “Building Safe, Creative AI Experiences for Kids: Real-World Lessons from Kooper AI”. How do you build AI that sparks creativity while staying safe and aligned? www.aiinproduction.com/2025/speaker...
AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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May 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our next speaker is David Hawthorne presenting: "Navigating the New AI Security Landscape: OWASP Top 10 for LLMs". LLMs inherit familiar web-era risks with new names. This session maps OWASP’s Top 10 for LLMs, www.aiinproduction.com/2025/speaker...
AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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May 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Our next speaker is @drishtijjain.bsky.social presenting "Beyond the Vector DB: Building a RAG Stack That Actually Stays Fresh". Vector search is just the start. www.aiinproduction.com/2025/speaker...
AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Our next speaker is Brent Laster presenting "Incorporating AI into your SDLC: Leveraging AI tooling across the phases of your software development lifecycle". Many devs know how to use AI assistants when they are coding. But coding is only one part of the SDLC....
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Tech Skills Transformations | AI in Production
Our next speaker is Brent Laster presenting "Incorporating AI into your SDLC: Leveraging AI tooling across the phases of your software development lifecycle". Many devs know how to use AI as...
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May 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our next speaker is Don Shin presenting "Empowering Your Product with Agentic AI: What Product Leaders Need to Know About Model Context Protocol (MCP)". Learn how MCP helps product leaders unlock smarter, more context-aware AI features.https://www.aiinproduction.com/2025/speakers/don_shin
AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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May 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm happy to announce our next speaker is an attendee favorite from last year: Hannes Hapke presenting "The Hard Truth About AI Agents: Lessons Learned from Running Agents in Production". AI Agents dazzle in demos but can be hard in production. ... www.linkedin.com/posts/ai-in-...
Speakers Schedule Sponsors Team Previous Year | AI in Production
I'm happy to announce our next speaker is an attendee favorite from last year: Hannes Hapke presenting "The Hard Truth About AI Agents: Lessons Learned from Running Agents in Production"...
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May 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'm excited to announce our next speaker: Anne T. Griffin presenting "Avoiding the Chatbot Trap: Designing AI Interfaces That Unlock Real Business and Customer Value". Anne is a product leader and AI strategist with 14+ years of experience building products www.aiinproduction.com/2025/speaker...
AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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May 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
ting "From Noisy Alerts to Smart Fixes: AI in Incident Response". Ryan currently leads the Core Risk and Core Growth Applied Science and Analytics Engineer teams at Ramp.
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AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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April 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I'm happy to announce our first two speakers 2025:

- Shon Urbas. Shon is CTO and Co-Founder of Pandium, will be presenting "Can AI Build Your Next API Integration? Lessons from Pandium’s Experimentation with LLMs." Read more www.aiinproduction.com/2025/speaker...
AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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April 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If you need to write a weekly status report, here is a prompt to help you brainstorm.
It will give you some suggestions and you can pick out and edit the ones that best apply to you.
Also, feel free to improve it or create your own.
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Prompt2Form: Weekly Status Report Task Generator
Paste your job description below. This prompt will analyze your job description and generate a customized list of potential tasks you might have accomplished this week based on your specific role and ...
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March 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Stout Week is almost here - Sunday 2/9 through Saturday 2/15

From Sunday 2/9 and runs through Saturday 2/15 Asheville and WNC is celebrating all things stout with 29 beer venues, 41+ featured beers, giveaways, and fun events including:
February 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Organizing Stout Week in Western NC with 28 venues & 21 featured beers so far. Looking to partner with recovery organizations to support the area. Which orgs would you recommend? Come out. Build community and have some fun. stoutweek.com
Stout Week - Asheville's Celebration of Dark Delights
A community-driven celebration of stout beers, local breweries, and Asheville's resilience.
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January 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What AI topics would you like to learn about most in the next 6 months? www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
AI in Production on LinkedIn: Master Strategies for AI Product Development
AI Topics: What do you want to learn this summer? and status for https://lnkd.in/gypAJhdi Tickets are selling, the CFP is open, the conference is listed on…
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January 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm super excited to be able to bring back our AI conference this year. See you in Asheville this summer. www.aiinproduction.com
AI in Production - AI strategy and tactics.
AI in Production - For teams building at the intersection of AI strategy and tactics.
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January 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM