The AI Project Challenge

I had a call this week with Maya. (name changed for privacy) She’s a supply chain data analyst at Nordstrom. Been in the role about a year. A few weeks ago, her manager connected Claude Code to their database through ...

Stop waiting for your lucky break

You’ve heard the formula: Luck = Opportunity + Preparation. Whoever came up with that was onto something. But most people focus on the wrong half. They wait for the opportunity. The perfect job posting. The right connection. Here’s the thing: ...

How to vibe code without getting dumber

On March 5th, Amazon’s North American marketplaces went down. 6.3 million orders lost. Amazon engineer: “People are becoming so reliant on AI that essentially they stop reviewing the code altogether.” Connect the dots? Everyone’s vibe coding now. Prompt in. ➡️ ...

OpenAI asked him this question. I still can’t believe it.

Last week I caught up with one of the participants in our 6-week AI Project Challenge. Let’s call him Robert (name changed for privacy). Robert said something that stuck with me: “Our skill set is supposedly in very high demand, ...

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The layoffs aren’t the story. This is.

I want to show you two numbers. 50,000. That’s how many tech workers were laid off in… >>
Kirill Eremenko Kirill Eremenko • 2 min read | March 10, 2026

How to double your impact in any presentation

This morning I ran the kickoff call for our third AI Engineering Challenge cohort. Ten people on… >>
Kirill Eremenko Kirill Eremenko • 2 min read | March 03, 2026

The 5-point checklist we give our challengers

So we’re running a 6-Week AI Project Challenge. The first cohort is 3 weeks in, i.e. half-way.… >>
Kirill Eremenko Kirill Eremenko • 2 min read | February 19, 2026

AI won’t take your job (if you do this)

Most people think about AI wrong. They see automation. Fewer workers. Job cuts. And that’s terrifying —… >>
Kirill Eremenko Kirill Eremenko • 2 min read | February 12, 2026

Two signals that get you hired

I got a spam email this morning. A staffing agency pitching their AI talent services. I almost… >>
Kirill Eremenko Kirill Eremenko • 2 min read | February 03, 2026

5 fixes for your stuck brain

In my previous post I shared what surprised me on our challenge kickoff calls. Twenty people. Smart.… >>
Kirill Eremenko Kirill Eremenko • 2 min read | January 31, 2026
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