by John Macdonald | Mar 13, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
A year ago, I saw a lot of entrepreneurs (or wannabes) hyping how they wouldn’t need a software team. They spouted that the marketing and product teams could simply vibe-code their way to full product development. As a heavy user of AI and a tire-kicker of vibe-coding... by John Macdonald | Mar 12, 2026 | Human, The250
“I said it wrong.” “I used the wrong words.” “I used the wrong tone or body language.” Sometimes we make a mistake. Sometimes we know exactly what we’re doing. If you want to be understood, you have to care about they heard. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new... by John Macdonald | Mar 11, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Malcolm Gladwell describes the tipping point as the moment when an idea, behavior, or trend crosses a threshold and suddenly spreads rapidly like an epidemic. He’s written two outstanding books on the topic. I highly recommend both. The tipping point is determined by:... by John Macdonald | Mar 10, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
We use this phrase as a helpful warning. “You don’t need to care about that.” “Stay in your lane.” “I’ve already figured this out.” But really, it’s self-preservation. We feel threatened, or we want credit for something we’ve already done, or we want to raise our hand... by John Macdonald | Mar 9, 2026 | AI, Leadership, Technology, The250
I’ve “written” 100k lines of code in the last 6 weeks. Is some of it crap? Yes. Is it bloated? Yes. Is there tech debt that needs to be cleaned up and refactored? Yes. Is some of this code doing stuff I don’t understand fully? Yes. Will there be difficult bugs to find... by John Macdonald | Mar 8, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
Right now, we generally fall into three camps: a) “we’re doomed,” b) “it’s gonna be awesome,” and c) “we’re not sure yet, but hope it’s gonna be alright.” At some point in the future, maybe 2 years or maybe 10 or more years, we’ll know the impact that AI has had on...