AI is the new baseline - #1
Shopify made it mandatory. Runway automated it. Linear designed around it. Here’s what these signals mean for builders.
This week, I’m seeing one clear pattern:
The gap between teams adding AI and teams operating with it is getting wider — fast.
- 🚀 Shopify is putting AI at the heart of performance reviews
- 🎨 Linear is reminding us that design is the bridge, not the afterthought
- ⚙️ And Runway just built a recruiting system that makes their ATS look outdated
These aren’t edge cases. They’re signals.
In this issue, I’m breaking down:
- How product teams are quietly rebuilding their workflows around AI
- Why design still defines the experience, even when intelligence drives the engine
- And what it looks like when leadership stops waiting and starts embedding AI into how work actually happens
If you’re building anything right now, a team, a product, a company, this stuff isn’t hype. It’s the new baseline.
Let’s get into it 👇
