Alex Poon

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The Most Honest Feedback Isn't Feedback
On why the best signal comes from watching, not asking.
Mar 25
The Validation Tax You Can't Skip
On what happens when AI makes building feel free
Mar 18
AI Makes Bad Strategy Worse, Not Better
On why execution speed doesn't fix upstream confusion
Mar 11
Why In-Person Still Matters
On trust reserves and what an icon on Slack can't do
Mar 4

February 2026

Killing the Child
On the features that are expensive to keep and harder to cut
Feb 25
When a Part of Your Product Stops Being an Experiment
On building adaptable, and knowing when to stop
Feb 18
The Only Test That Actually Tells You Something
On doing the work before building the product
Feb 11
The Work That Doesn’t Show Up
Why early progress feels broken until it suddenly isn’t
Feb 4

January 2026

When “Let Me Check” Becomes the Default
What founders lose when decisions stop happening in the room
Jan 29
Acting Before You're Ready
Why the hardest product decisions show up before the understanding does
Jan 22
Listen for the Product’s Quiet Requests
The roadmap is a ledger of choices the market already nudged you toward. This issue focuses on staying close enough to hear where people slow down, what…
Jan 14
The Slow-Money Problem at Scale
Small, sensible spends add up into coordination debt.
Jan 7
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