Writing · Product case studies
Teardowns of products I use, and the features I'd argue for building. Each one works through who the user is, what the landscape already covers, and which bets are worth the disruption.
Product Teardown
Notes from trying AnyList, OurGroceries, Cozi, Flipp and GroceryGo. Every grocery trip has four moments, each app owns exactly one, and the one it picks is almost predicted by how it makes money.
Read →August 11, 2026
Product Management
Spotify now bundles audiobooks for 276M Premium subscribers, quietly eroding the case for a standalone subscription. Conditional credit rollover and chapter digests, features aimed at the abandonment cliff rather than at acquisition.
Read →June 9, 2026
Product Management
600M+ monthly users, and 77% of them are women, which makes men the single largest untapped segment on the platform. Growth features mapped across intent: skill progression boards, collaborative planning rooms, gear integration.
Read →May 23, 2026
Product Management
Netflix drives the cultural conversation without capturing any of it. Three features, shared watchlists, native watch parties and live cast Q&As, that wrap a social layer around viewing without competing with it.
Read →May 19, 2026