Living FieldbookProduct Discovery · 2026
Selected Impact
0 to 1 productsFrom problem framing to launch
AI experiencesUseful automation with human control
Decision systemsEvidence, metrics, and prioritization
Cross-functional deliveryClear alignment across disciplines


Strategy
A Product Why Must Change a DecisionPurpose is useful only when it changes scope, sequencing, evidence, or a stop decision. This brief turns an inspiring why into an operating constraint a product team can actually use.Principles
Start with the decisionDefine what the product must help someone do
Prototype the riskiest partReplace assumptions with evidence
Design for trustMake AI behavior legible, controllable, and secure
About Alvin
Strategy meets craftNatural habitat: the sweet spot between personas and pull-requests.Let's Connect
How I Work
Start with the decisionDefine what the product must help someone do
Prototype the riskiest partReplace assumptions with evidence
Design for trustMake AI behavior legible, controllable, and secure
Measure the outcomeConnect delivery to user and business value

Shipping
Building Bragora Around User ControlBragora began with a simple product problem: useful career evidence disappears when people need it most. Building the product taught me to treat capture, reuse, and AI control as one connected workflow.
Shipping
The Art of the Ask: Prompting as a Product DisciplineThe best prompts are not clever incantations. They are small product specifications that define the task, context, constraints, evidence, and acceptance test before an AI system begins.
Strategy
Duolingo Designed for the Return, Not Just the StreakDuolingo's product lesson is deeper than gamification. Its habit system reduces the cost of starting, makes continuity visible, creates recovery paths, and keeps the learning outcome close enough to matter.
Strategy
Product-Led Growth Starts After Sign-UpA free tier can generate accounts without creating a growth engine. Product-led growth works only when users reach value, return for it, and encounter an expansion path that fits the job they are already doing.




