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The Last Two Weeks

A fortnightly newsletter product design and leadership

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Ted Goas

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I’m coding more: Using AI but avoiding the slop

Feb 3, 2026

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5 min read

I’m coding more: Using AI but avoiding the slop

And using Figma less: Only for general direction, not as source of truth.

Stars, Bubbles, and the Best AI Model

Dec 19, 2025

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7 min read

Stars, Bubbles, and the Best AI Model

Plus the wrong way to design with code.

The perils of vibe-coding and getting faster manager approvals

Nov 6, 2025

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6 min read

The perils of vibe-coding and getting faster manager approvals

Plus some good climate news 🌿

Management Values I Didn’t Expect to Learn

Oct 8, 2025

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4 min read

Management Values I Didn’t Expect to Learn

Plus solar-powered data centers... in space?

Strategy, not vibe-coding, is your superpower

Sep 24, 2025

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5 min read

Strategy, not vibe-coding, is your superpower

Plus burner phones and the return of Digg!

What happened at Shopify after that memo

Aug 6, 2025

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6 min read

What happened at Shopify after that memo

Plus: politics and tech will always be intertwined

We’ll all be design engineers in a year

Jul 9, 2025

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7 min read

We’ll all be design engineers in a year

And that’s a good thing!

Vibe coding does have its limits

May 29, 2025

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6 min read

Vibe coding does have its limits

Plus using LLMs as a people manager

Designers should code 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Apr 28, 2025

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7 min read

Designers should code 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Or something else, design alone isn’t enough anymore.