Category: Code

  • 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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  • You Ask, I Answer: Disclosure of Code by Programmers and AI?

    Summary In today's episode, I explain why programmers should disclose when they copy code from GitHub or generate it with AI. Here's what this means for you. You gain a practical framework for protecting yourself legally and security-wise by documenting the lineage of every piece of code in your projects. You'll also learn these concepts:…

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  • So What? Solving data problems with Generative AI

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through a real-world example of using generative AI to solve a data problem — specifically, extracting page titles and summaries from a list of URLs in an Excel spreadsheet. Here's what this means for you. You gain a crucial mental model for knowing when generative AI will help you…

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