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Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
A lesson nobody loads is a diary entry

Oct 27, 2026

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6 min read

A lesson nobody loads is a diary entry

Why most of your AI markdown is dead weight, and the one test I use to decide what stays.

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
The prototypes are the easy part (for me)

Oct 8, 2026

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4 min read

The prototypes are the easy part (for me)

When prototypes get cheap, the hard part moves to building, cleaning up, growing and keeping things running.

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
Jev doesn't chat. That's the point.

Sep 23, 2026

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4 min read

Jev doesn't chat. That's the point.

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
Specs Are Premature Optimization

Sep 16, 2026

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4 min read

Specs Are Premature Optimization

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
I Built a Working App Overnight. The Whole Industry Is Telling Me I Did It Wrong

Sep 16, 2026

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13 min read

I Built a Working App Overnight. The Whole Industry Is Telling Me I Did It Wrong

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
The Conversation Is the Work

Sep 16, 2026

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4 min read

The Conversation Is the Work

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
Anthropic just killed my OpenClaw assistant

Apr 6, 2026

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9 min read

Anthropic just killed my OpenClaw assistant

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
I Followed the Auto-Research Hype. Here's What I Learned.

Mar 28, 2026

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3 min read

I Followed the Auto-Research Hype. Here's What I Learned.

The checklist worked — until the problem changed.

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
I Became a People Manager of AI Agents. Then I Started Firing Them.

Mar 15, 2026

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11 min read

I Became a People Manager of AI Agents. Then I Started Firing Them.

What running a seven-agent AI company taught me about when multi-agent orchestration helps — and when it just creates expensive bureaucracy.

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
Two Weeks with an AI Agent: A Self-Assessment

Feb 17, 2026

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10 min read

Two Weeks with an AI Agent: A Self-Assessment

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
Great Leaders Excel at 1:1s

Mar 4, 2025

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5 min read

Great Leaders Excel at 1:1s

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer
Why Complexity Is Holding You Back

Feb 25, 2025

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3 min read

Why Complexity Is Holding You Back

Neal Meyer
Neal Meyer

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