Writing

On Experience

Thoughts on building products that earn trust.

28 May 2026

From Discovery to Delivery: Where Experience-First Meets Systems-First

An experience-first product is only as good as the system underneath it. A look at where discovery hands off to delivery — and the systems-first thinking that catches it.

25 May 2026

Product Discovery in the Experience-First Model

A practical framework for discovery that treats AI as a thinking partner, not a decision-maker — and keeps accountability where it belongs.

22 May 2026

Building This Site in Four Hours: v0 as an Experience‑First Tool

How building experiencefirst.design with v0 validated every principle in the manifesto — and why that matters for personal brand sites.

21 May 2026

The Death of the 'Code Is Too Expensive' Excuse

How GenAI flips the economics of product discovery, making an experience‑first approach the fastest way to build.

14 May 2026

What the Experience‑First Principles Actually Demand

Twelve principles that support the core values and actually force you to design experiences

6 May 2026

The Four Values of Experience‑First Design

Four values that keep complex systems trustworthy when people and decisions matter.

2 May 2026

Why Experience Must Come First (Especially in AI‑Driven Products)

Why experience is the product — and why AI makes getting it right non‑negotiable...