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The First Vibe-Coded App I Shipped Felt Like an Arts & Crafts Class
A weekend experiment with Codex that reminded me how different it feels to build for yourself instead of millions of users
Mar 8 • Akash Miharia

February 2026

Uncertainty and Intuition
The best advice I've gotten came from myself, four years ago
Feb 27 • Akash Miharia
The Golden Training Data
What I found in 10 years of writing before AI
Feb 21 • Akash Miharia
I Let Claude Cowork Reorganize My Laptop
First it made a mess. Then I learned how to talk to it.
Feb 13 • Akash Miharia
The Kaleidoscope Vision
On mirrors, patterns, and rotating the view
Feb 6 • Akash Miharia

January 2026

The Right To Win
On practice, positioning, and choosing where to compete
Jan 30 • Akash Miharia
The Simplification Instinct
Why rookies simplify and others complicate
Jan 23 • Akash Miharia
Boulders, Pebbles, and Sand
What I finally understood about product portfolios
Jan 16 • Akash Miharia
Hunting and Farming
On scope, ambition, and knowing when to explore or commit
Jan 9 • Akash Miharia
The Next Best Action
On presence, trust, and a solo trip to Puerto Rico
Jan 2 • Akash Miharia

December 2025

A Question That Stuck With Me
On creativity, agency, and what I told aspiring PMs at NYU
Dec 18, 2025 • Akash Miharia

June 2025

Candidate-Market Fit
Reframing the job search as a product problem.
Jun 27, 2025 • Akash Miharia and Peter Trinh
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