writing

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 23, 2023 by Noah Weiss · across every show →

Everything said about writing, oldest first

Jul 23, 2023 positive
Insight
Weiss: Writing is the only scalable way to influence large product orgs
“I said, write well, like I actually think, especially as you get to more senior positions, writing is the only scalable way of having influence on a larger and larger product org.”
Noah Weiss Jul 23, 2023 ▶ 1:10:04 The 10 traits of great PMs, AI, and Slack’s approach to product | Noah Weiss (Slack, Google)
May 1, 2025
Insight
Truell: Unlike writing, the next 30 minutes of coding is entirely predictable
“Code is this weird form of work where sometimes really the next five, 10, 20, 30 minutes of your work is entirely predictable from looking over your shoulder. And I would contrast this with writing.”
Michael Truell May 1, 2025 ▶ 34:46 The rise of Cursor: The $300M ARR AI tool that engineers can’t stop using | Michael Truell
May 2, 2026 bearish
Opinion
Schoening: AI improves exponentially at code, but shows little writing progress
“My take, it's very clear, at least empirically that models are getting better at coding at some exponential rate, right? And I don't think that's changing. Now I'm not that impressed with the progress in any other domain. It tends to be like, I don't think the…”
Max Schoening May 2, 2026 ▶ 42:23 AI era skills: Why cultivating agency matters more than job titles | Max Schoening (Notion)
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