Leading The Headless Coders - Lessons From The Field
Briefly, From The Other Side Of The Screen.
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There are lessons learned in your bones.
You know them later when your body moves as if by premeditated knowing toward or away from the familiar joy or pain.
The corporate world is a well I draw from in this way. I spent years in the field learning and making mistakes that became successes, each of which builds upon the last.
You remember this when you once would panic, and now you have composure.
The Headless Team & I
When I moved from individual contributor to developer lead and engineering manager, these rapidly learned skills would become inexorably linked to the work I would spend my life doing.
I love a good team. A good engineering team is like an engine humming at the perfect hertz frequency. Often, however, it is not this way; that is where lessons and experience come in, and are likewise earned along the way through experience.
Running a "team" of AI coding tools is only viable with workflows. As one learns to manage a Git repo with their engineering team, the skills are transferable to leading AI coding tools.
I would not hire them.
They go rogue.
Memory issues abound.
Hence, workflows are your hero here.
Workflows Are Your Friend. Craft Them To Suit Your Flow.
Run your startup out of Notion until you have a definition and need for larger-scale tools.
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Company Update - AICharmLab
As it was last week, now and for the intermediate future…
Now and into July, we are focused on beta-ready MVP of AICharmLab, a creative studio specifically designed to help people work through creative blocks and self-doubt.
Expect short-form content for a few weeks while I build and revamp the websites for our launch. Learn more about what we are building below. x
Super Customizers and Everyone Else.
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Transform your creative process with AI-powered tools designed for digital artists and creative professionals. Join thousands of creators revolutionizing their workflow.
www.aicharmlab.com/#features
Inspiration:
Inspired by next month's upcoming podcast guest and featured Friend of TheTechMargin, Pia from the Creative Club, author, creator extraordinaire, and inspiration to us at TheTechMargin.
You can check out Pia's fantastic ride through the embodied creative life. Her book Welcome to The Creative Club is available on Audible and Amazon.
More on Pia's book here: https://kollektiv.studio/book
Resources for Artists & Scholars
Researchers
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Scholars of Humanities
Explore AI as an engine for ideation and research expansion.
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The Artist Ally — Free for Our Subscribers
Designed to help artists streamline their business operations, from managing applications to refining statements and CVs with AI-powered insights, The Artist's Ally by TheTechMargin supports creatives in organizing their workflows.
www.notion.so/thetechmargin/Artist-Ally-bab9a173b12c4d899c782b5dee87ffb5?source=copy_link
Resources for Startup Founders & Builders
The creative part is emergent.
You will not know it until you find yours.
Founders Guide to AI Search Optimization
AI Workflow to Polish Your Sites With AI Search Optimization. Get it free here.
www.notion.so/thetechmargin/Founder-s-Guide-AI-Visibility-Optimization-for-Startups-2180a408aab480269eddc1272d6e411f?source=copy_link
What would you endeavor upon to be free?
If you had to think differently?
Your integrated self is waiting.
"Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person." — Seth Godin
Be curious. Question your patterns. And be kind to yourself; you are worthy, my friend.
-Sonia a.k.a. SuperSonic
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