Oh No, FYI: A Newsletter About Building Your Ideas

You've known the problem you want to solve for a while.
What's different now is you have the tools that collapse the barrier between "I wish I could build this" and "I built it."

Oh No, FYI helps you actual close that gap, from someone doing the same thing in public.

What you'll get

→ Notes and tutorials from real projects, including what worked, what broke, and what tools made it happen
→ Practical techniques for working with AI: managing context, recovering from failures, prompting for code you can actually use
→ Comparisons of models and tools for coding, image generation, and design
→ Mindset shifts that make the difference between "someday" and "shipped"

I'm inspired by this way of thinking and it's something I'm working to get better at every day.

"The distance between deciding and doing is the single most reliable predictor of whether your life will be extraordinary or ordinary. Not talent, not circumstances, not even the quality of your decisions—but how quickly you collapse the space between intention and reality."
— Derek Sivers

Recent editions

Growing a product is scary

Stepping out of your comfort zone to talk about the thing you built.

March 5, 2025

Unwrapping 3 Gifts That Shaped My Life

A book full of magnets, an old computer, and a trip to the most magical place on earth.

July 20, 2023

I can make any dragon

A lesson in confidence from a 10 year old artist.

May 1, 2023

Built by a Builder

Written by Chris , Chief Product Officer at AWeber with 20 years in design and product. Lately, I've been using AI to ship more user-facing features than ever. Things like improvements to subscriber analytics, broadcast stats, and our awesome builders. I also built Backtalk (very simple surveys) and Nice Play (a mobile app for keeping pickleball rec groups hyped and in sync).

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