Technology Generalist · AI Strategist · 20+ Years Building Things
Technology Generalist · AI Strategist
20+ Years Building Things
20+ Years Building Things
Samuel
Bowles
I help organizations figure out what to build, how to build it, and — increasingly — how to use AI to do both faster and smarter. Designer, engineer, strategist. Recovering perfectionist.
Vol. I, 2026
Recent Thoughts
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Essay
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8 min
Most AI Transformations Fail Before They Start
Organizations don't fail at AI because the technology doesn't work. They fail because they mistake tool adoption for transformation.
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02
Essay
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6 min
The Generalist Advantage
As technology accelerates and the timeline from idea to production collapses, the future belongs to those who understand how the whole system works.
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03
Practice
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5 min
What Product Teams Get Wrong About Discovery
Discovery is not a phase. It's not a set of methods. It's a disposition - a commitment to staying in contact with reality.
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Recent Work
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"Good strategy, good design, and good engineering are not three different things. They're the same thing, looked at from three different angles."
— Field Notes, 2025