Category: Code

  • Hot Take on Google Gemini 2.5

    Summary In today's episode, I put Google's new Gemini 2.5 Pro through reasoning tests and a full PRD-to-app coding workflow using AI Studio, Aider, and VS Code. Here's what this means for you. You can build state-of-the-art apps for free right now with a model that tops both LMArena and the Aider coding leaderboard. You'll…

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  • Mind Readings: Avoid Reinventing The Wheel With AI

    Summary In today's episode, I explore why the question "Can AI do this task?" often leads you down the wrong path. Here's what this means for you. You'll learn to recognize when a problem already has a deterministic solution instead of needing generative AI at all. You'll also learn these concepts: why generative AI produces…

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  • Mind Readings: Sometimes Only Code Is The Answer

    Summary In today's episode, I make the case for why sometimes you just have to code, even when low-code and no-code platforms promise to handle everything for you. Here's what this means for you. Learning to run even basic code unlocks deterministic solutions to recurring problems that probabilistic AI tools cannot reliably solve, dramatically raising…

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  • Mind Readings: Ask AI What You Can Improve

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to use generative AI to review and improve your existing processes, workflows, and code. Here's what this means for you. You'll break free from habits that lock you into suboptimal ways of working and uncover faster, smarter approaches you can't see on your own. You'll also learn…

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  • AI Use Case Walkthrough: Building Marketing Software Part 4

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to use generative AI to actually write the code for a Wordle-style game as part four of a software-building series. Here's what this means for you. You'll gain a practical workflow that lets a non-developer guide AI from blank files all the way to a deployable app…

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  • AI Use Case Walkthrough: Building Marketing Software Part 3

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through part three of a five-part series on using generative AI to build a Wordle-style game by framing out the app architecture with Google Gemini. Here's what this means for you. You'll gain a repeatable process for transforming vague software ideas into a structured project map without writing a…

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  • AI Use Case Walkthrough: Building Marketing Software Part 2

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through part two of building a puzzle game app as a non-technical marketer, focusing on library construction and best practices documents for an AI coding assistant. Here's what this means for you. You'll learn how to compile a comprehensive knowledge base of coding best practices that preloads your AI…

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  • AI Use Case Walkthrough: Building Marketing Software Part 1

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through part one of a five-part series on using generative AI to build software applications, focusing on the requirements gathering phase through a fun emoji-guessing game project. Here's what this means for you. You discover how marketers can leverage AI to create interactive content that defies summarization and captures…

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  • Get Ready With Me: Generative AI Webinar Prep, Part 1 of 5

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to repurpose a previous real estate webinar into a hospitality industry presentation using generative AI tools and podcast transcripts. Here's what this means for you. You gain a repeatable workflow for extracting industry-specific challenges from massive datasets and tailoring content to a new audience fast. You'll also…

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  • Mind Readings: Generative AI Prompts Are Code

    Summary In today's episode, I explain why your generative AI prompts are actually programming code and why treating them that way protects both you and your company. Here's what this means for you. You'll gain a sharper lens for handling prompt sharing decisions instead of casually handing over what is essentially intellectual property. You'll also…

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