Newrealm

Thinking through leadership, AI, and product management, with the occasional detour.

Recent writing

I Built My Own Dungeon Master

A weekend escape, a side quest, and a tiny open source game called Elder Realm. I used Claude to build a small Dungeons & Dragons inspired game as a break from the heavy stuff.

Mar 28, 2026

Services Are the New Software. Judgment Is the New Scarce Resource

As AI drives the cost of execution down, the scarce resource shifts upward. The real constraint is no longer producing artifacts. It is judgment: deciding what should exist, what is worth building, what risks are acceptable, and what outcomes actually matter.

Mar 21, 2026

AI Should Support PM Work, Not Replace PM Judgment

AI can help product managers synthesize faster, write faster, and prepare better. But the center of product management was never the paperwork. It was always judgment.

Mar 14, 2026

How Judgment-Driven Development Works in Practice

Execution is becoming cheap, but judgment remains scarce. This post walks through how Judgment-Driven Development actually works in practice, from early signals to prototypes, engineering hardening, and controlled release.

Mar 7, 2026

Decision boundaries in AI-assisted development

Decision Boundaries: Where Judgment Actually Lives

Even with memory and AI assistance, systems fail when authority is misaligned with consequence. This post explores why decision boundaries are essential in AI-accelerated development and how they protect accountability.

Feb 28, 2026

Institutional memory in AI-assisted development

Memory Is the Missing Layer in AI-Assisted Development

Execution is cheap and judgment is scarce. But judgment without memory degrades into repetition. This post explores why institutional memory is the missing layer in AI-assisted development and how it enables real accountability.

Feb 21, 2026