Tim Cheadle
@timcheadle.com
VP of Agentic AI at Phaidra
I love to build products people love.
Here for hoops, music, food, friends, and mayhem.
Be kind. 💙
I love to build products people love.
Here for hoops, music, food, friends, and mayhem.
Be kind. 💙
Starting without a plan feels risky, so we gather requirements. We aim for certainty when we understand the least.
Great products are an art of discovery, not perfect planning. What matters most is building and learning quickly.
www.timcheadle.com/plan-for-lea...
Great products are an art of discovery, not perfect planning. What matters most is building and learning quickly.
www.timcheadle.com/plan-for-lea...
Plan for learning, not certainty
We spend time planning to avoid time adjusting. But great products emerge from trying things, not gathering requirements.
www.timcheadle.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Starting without a plan feels risky, so we gather requirements. We aim for certainty when we understand the least.
Great products are an art of discovery, not perfect planning. What matters most is building and learning quickly.
www.timcheadle.com/plan-for-lea...
Great products are an art of discovery, not perfect planning. What matters most is building and learning quickly.
www.timcheadle.com/plan-for-lea...
This week was wild, but I do have some good news: I'm not gonna go broke!
In an act of absolute stars-aligning kismet, I have a new job as ✨VP of Agentic AI✨ at Phaidra.com
I'm leading product and engineering, creating autonomous agents to help AI factories run efficiently. I'm so excited.
In an act of absolute stars-aligning kismet, I have a new job as ✨VP of Agentic AI✨ at Phaidra.com
I'm leading product and engineering, creating autonomous agents to help AI factories run efficiently. I'm so excited.
Phaidra | Your Virtual Plant Operator
Phaidra is an artificial intelligence (AI) virtual plant operator to assist mission critical operations teams. AI controls deployed for the industrial sector help operators reduce risk, improve energy...
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September 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This week was wild, but I do have some good news: I'm not gonna go broke!
In an act of absolute stars-aligning kismet, I have a new job as ✨VP of Agentic AI✨ at Phaidra.com
I'm leading product and engineering, creating autonomous agents to help AI factories run efficiently. I'm so excited.
In an act of absolute stars-aligning kismet, I have a new job as ✨VP of Agentic AI✨ at Phaidra.com
I'm leading product and engineering, creating autonomous agents to help AI factories run efficiently. I'm so excited.
Last year, I stepped away from work for a career break. I thought I needed to fill it with travel, new skills, and big plans. I did almost none of that. And it was exactly what I needed.
I wrote about what I learned from slowing down:
www.timcheadle.com/learning-to-...
I wrote about what I learned from slowing down:
www.timcheadle.com/learning-to-...
Learning to live slowly
Letting go of needing to be productive gave me the space to rediscover myself.
www.timcheadle.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Last year, I stepped away from work for a career break. I thought I needed to fill it with travel, new skills, and big plans. I did almost none of that. And it was exactly what I needed.
I wrote about what I learned from slowing down:
www.timcheadle.com/learning-to-...
I wrote about what I learned from slowing down:
www.timcheadle.com/learning-to-...
30+ years into programming and I still just wasted an hour using a different library version than the documentation I was reading.
Writing code is really just practicing profanity.
Writing code is really just practicing profanity.
September 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
30+ years into programming and I still just wasted an hour using a different library version than the documentation I was reading.
Writing code is really just practicing profanity.
Writing code is really just practicing profanity.
LinkedIn, why does it say Remote Job when there is no Remote Job?
I swear to god, one of these days I kick this piece of shit out the window
I swear to god, one of these days I kick this piece of shit out the window
July 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
LinkedIn, why does it say Remote Job when there is no Remote Job?
I swear to god, one of these days I kick this piece of shit out the window
I swear to god, one of these days I kick this piece of shit out the window
Why does your team only seem to hit their stride when everything's on fire?
The rush of crisis mode feels like peak performance. Decisions get made quickly. Priorities become crystal clear. People step up.
But that clarity is artificial. 🧵
The rush of crisis mode feels like peak performance. Decisions get made quickly. Priorities become crystal clear. People step up.
But that clarity is artificial. 🧵
July 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Why does your team only seem to hit their stride when everything's on fire?
The rush of crisis mode feels like peak performance. Decisions get made quickly. Priorities become crystal clear. People step up.
But that clarity is artificial. 🧵
The rush of crisis mode feels like peak performance. Decisions get made quickly. Priorities become crystal clear. People step up.
But that clarity is artificial. 🧵
At the Anthropic keynote, @mikekrieger.bsky.social made a great point about AI making inefficiencies more obvious. Hours of cross-functional alignment and planning meetings become bottlenecks when building no longer takes weeks.
May 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
At the Anthropic keynote, @mikekrieger.bsky.social made a great point about AI making inefficiencies more obvious. Hours of cross-functional alignment and planning meetings become bottlenecks when building no longer takes weeks.
Made it to the final round of interviews. Never prepped harder for one. Didn’t get the job I really hoped. It stings and that’s ok to feel.
But ya know what? Time to dust off, get up, continue to trust and bet on myself.
No reason to start doubting myself now.
But ya know what? Time to dust off, get up, continue to trust and bet on myself.
No reason to start doubting myself now.
April 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Made it to the final round of interviews. Never prepped harder for one. Didn’t get the job I really hoped. It stings and that’s ok to feel.
But ya know what? Time to dust off, get up, continue to trust and bet on myself.
No reason to start doubting myself now.
But ya know what? Time to dust off, get up, continue to trust and bet on myself.
No reason to start doubting myself now.
Not sure who needs this, but I’m a grown man and I cry all the time. Tears of celebration, love, fear. It’s freeing, leaning into life’s fullness.
I once heard that crying is your soul taking a breath. That feels right. ❤️
I once heard that crying is your soul taking a breath. That feels right. ❤️
February 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Not sure who needs this, but I’m a grown man and I cry all the time. Tears of celebration, love, fear. It’s freeing, leaning into life’s fullness.
I once heard that crying is your soul taking a breath. That feels right. ❤️
I once heard that crying is your soul taking a breath. That feels right. ❤️
What I loved most about Kendrick's show is that it wasn't about Drake. It was a Black celebration, a testament to liberation and culture and resistance in spite of America.
February 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What I loved most about Kendrick's show is that it wasn't about Drake. It was a Black celebration, a testament to liberation and culture and resistance in spite of America.
In case you’re wondering what it’s like to text your 8 year old daughter 🫠
February 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
In case you’re wondering what it’s like to text your 8 year old daughter 🫠
Alright, here are my Severance theories.
- There is no Dieter. In the woods, Kier discarded the gentle part of himself he hated. This lead to the idea of severance
- What is Lumon doing? Severance is the product. A cure for mankind, "Remedium hominibus"
1/2
- There is no Dieter. In the woods, Kier discarded the gentle part of himself he hated. This lead to the idea of severance
- What is Lumon doing? Severance is the product. A cure for mankind, "Remedium hominibus"
1/2
February 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Alright, here are my Severance theories.
- There is no Dieter. In the woods, Kier discarded the gentle part of himself he hated. This lead to the idea of severance
- What is Lumon doing? Severance is the product. A cure for mankind, "Remedium hominibus"
1/2
- There is no Dieter. In the woods, Kier discarded the gentle part of himself he hated. This lead to the idea of severance
- What is Lumon doing? Severance is the product. A cure for mankind, "Remedium hominibus"
1/2
Worst smells in the kitchen when you have kids:
- Ketchup on the plate they left out
- The lunchbox from last week
- Old yogurt
- The dishwasher you forgot to run last night
- Half eaten bowl of cereal
- Ketchup on the plate they left out
- The lunchbox from last week
- Old yogurt
- The dishwasher you forgot to run last night
- Half eaten bowl of cereal
January 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Worst smells in the kitchen when you have kids:
- Ketchup on the plate they left out
- The lunchbox from last week
- Old yogurt
- The dishwasher you forgot to run last night
- Half eaten bowl of cereal
- Ketchup on the plate they left out
- The lunchbox from last week
- Old yogurt
- The dishwasher you forgot to run last night
- Half eaten bowl of cereal
Last summer I took a career break. Focusing on myself and loved ones restored my sense of optimism and serenity.
Now I'm ready to get back to work. I'm looking to join a company making things that matter for people who value them.
Learn more about me and how I might help: 🧵
Now I'm ready to get back to work. I'm looking to join a company making things that matter for people who value them.
Learn more about me and how I might help: 🧵
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January 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Last summer I took a career break. Focusing on myself and loved ones restored my sense of optimism and serenity.
Now I'm ready to get back to work. I'm looking to join a company making things that matter for people who value them.
Learn more about me and how I might help: 🧵
Now I'm ready to get back to work. I'm looking to join a company making things that matter for people who value them.
Learn more about me and how I might help: 🧵
Happy lunar new year! 🧧
January 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy lunar new year! 🧧
If you see this, post a fictional artist/band you would love to see live.
January 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
If you see this, post a fictional artist/band you would love to see live.
Woozy after today’s workout, I called the mountain climber movement “meat grinders”. Accurate. That’s what they’re called now.
January 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Woozy after today’s workout, I called the mountain climber movement “meat grinders”. Accurate. That’s what they’re called now.
Honestly all I want to do is eat chocolate hazelnut uncrustables and binge watch Rescue 911
January 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Honestly all I want to do is eat chocolate hazelnut uncrustables and binge watch Rescue 911
Of all the bullshit on LinkedIn, showing me videos of that asshole and not providing any means of moderating it is the worst. What’s the opposite of engagement hacking?
January 21, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Of all the bullshit on LinkedIn, showing me videos of that asshole and not providing any means of moderating it is the worst. What’s the opposite of engagement hacking?
I’m having sleepovers with my kids, playing video games, and eating uncrustables.
Find your joy.
Find your joy.
January 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I’m having sleepovers with my kids, playing video games, and eating uncrustables.
Find your joy.
Find your joy.
If anything, Gen Z saved TikTok. If that bastard has any weakness, it’s being unpopular. People should understand how much power they have when they band together.
January 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If anything, Gen Z saved TikTok. If that bastard has any weakness, it’s being unpopular. People should understand how much power they have when they band together.
This whole thing feels like watching your sibling date an abusive boyfriend. They’re hurting themselves and your family but refuse to see it.
January 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This whole thing feels like watching your sibling date an abusive boyfriend. They’re hurting themselves and your family but refuse to see it.