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Notes on shipping the right thing

Practical writing on product discovery, customer feedback, and roadmap discipline — for anyone shipping software or a product. No fluff, and no invented signal.

LatestSep 7, 20265 min read

Customer Feedback Synthesis Tools Compared (2026)

An honest look at Dovetail, Notably, Notion, and Omentoo for synthesizing customer feedback — who each one is actually for, and where each falls short.

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Aug 24, 20265 min read
What to Ship Next in Your SaaS: A Decision Framework for Solo Founders
Stop staring at your backlog. Four questions that turn fuzzy feature ideas into a clear next build — a practical framework for indie B2B SaaS founders.
Aug 17, 20264 min read
Feature Prioritization for Solo Founders: Why RICE Is a Team Sport
RICE, ICE, and MoSCoW were built for product teams. If you're a solo founder, here's a leaner framework—P1 through P5—that actually fits how you work.
Aug 3, 20265 min read
Sales Call Transcript Analysis for Solo Founders Who Don't Have Time to Read 40 Pages of Text
A practical batching workflow for analyzing Fathom and Granola transcripts when you're the only person on your team. Find the signal without drowning in the noise.
Jul 13, 20265 min read
The 30-Minute Monday Product Review Every Solo Founder Should Run
A concrete, repeatable ritual for solo founders to assess what's working, what's broken, and what to build next — without losing half the day to it.
Jul 6, 20264 min read
Ship by Gut Feel vs. Data: How to Know Which One You Actually Need
Gut feel isn't the enemy of good product decisions — premature data-gathering is. Here's a practical framework for knowing when to trust your instincts and when to wait for signal.
Jun 2, 20266 min read
P1–P5: A 5-priority system for indie SaaS roadmaps that actually works
Why 3 priority levels aren't enough, 10 are too many, and the practical framework solo founders can use to stop shipping by feeling.
May 26, 20265 min read
How to actually read your churn survey responses without crying
A practical 5-step framework for extracting signal from churn surveys — counting, weighting, and turning excuses into honest reasons.
May 19, 20264 min read
Your feature requests aren't a roadmap
Why a list of every customer ask isn't the same as knowing what to ship — and the 4 questions that close the gap.
May 15, 20265 min read
How to Interview Your Churned Customers (Without Making It Weird)
A 5-step playbook for talking to customers who left, including the one question that surfaces the real reason they churned.
May 15, 20265 min read
The 200-Feature-Request Problem (And How I Stopped Drowning In It)
A personal essay on letting a feature request doc balloon to 247 entries, why backlog tools didn't help, and the synthesis habit that finally made it useful again.
May 15, 20265 min read
AI for Product Management: What Actually Works in 2026
A skeptical look at AI product management tools in 2026. Which ones are GPT wrappers, which ones are real agents, and what to actually adopt as an indie founder.
May 15, 20264 min read
Intercom Feedback Analysis: A Solo Founder's Monthly Ritual
A concrete monthly workflow for turning Intercom conversations into product decisions — without drowning in tickets or burning a weekend.

Notes on shipping the right thing

Customer Feedback Synthesis Tools Compared (2026)

What to Ship Next in Your SaaS: A Decision Framework for Solo Founders

Feature Prioritization for Solo Founders: Why RICE Is a Team Sport

Sales Call Transcript Analysis for Solo Founders Who Don't Have Time to Read 40 Pages of Text

The 30-Minute Monday Product Review Every Solo Founder Should Run

Ship by Gut Feel vs. Data: How to Know Which One You Actually Need

P1–P5: A 5-priority system for indie SaaS roadmaps that actually works

How to actually read your churn survey responses without crying

Your feature requests aren't a roadmap

How to Interview Your Churned Customers (Without Making It Weird)

The 200-Feature-Request Problem (And How I Stopped Drowning In It)

AI for Product Management: What Actually Works in 2026

Intercom Feedback Analysis: A Solo Founder's Monthly Ritual