Matthew Broberg
@mbbroberg.fun
Product thinker, community builder, developer tools tinkerer. Into systems of thought but mostly just care about people. Also into being a dad, yoga, cooking, open source, psychology & philosophy
Friction is a product feature, it's just not always aligned to the user need. Here's my quick reflection on when and where these tactics are used and why I'm committed to never "sludging" a user. mbbroberg.fun/articles/fri...
Friction as a Product Feature
Product leader building teams enabling others with AI‑native powered Platforms and ProdOps practices
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The framing of agents-as-people makes me uneasy; it blurs where responsibility actually sits. But that instinct can’t become a reason to miss something genuinely transformative. So here’s my next frontier. mbbroberg.fun/garden/explo...
Exploring Multi-Agent AI Workflows
Product leader building teams enabling others with AI‑native powered Platforms and ProdOps practices
mbbroberg.fun
AI as we know it today is unlike any technology shift I’ve lived through. Here's where I'm at in my curiosity about it. mbbroberg.fun/garden/when-...
When and Where I Stop Using AI
Product leader building teams enabling others with AI‑native powered Platforms and ProdOps practices
mbbroberg.fun
A friend asked why I'm still such a fan of Lean mindset in product development, so I wrote it up mbbroberg.fun/articles/con...
Continued Relevance of Lean Thinking in Product Management
Product & growth leader in cloud platform engineering, internal developer platforms, observability, and developer experience.
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Obsidian + Claude is an incredible combination. Here's my evolving root claude file with a focus on writing and knowledge management. I'd love tips from others exploring this space. mbbroberg.fun/garden/root-...
"We just need to execute better" is the most dangerous phrase in product management. Here's a little about why.
Why Product Teams Fail
Product & growth leader in cloud platform engineering, internal developer platforms, observability, and developer experience.
mbbroberg.fun
clawdbot is the ai assistant I've been dreaming of clawd.bot
Clawdbot — Personal AI Assistant
Clawdbot — The AI that actually does things. Your personal assistant on any platform.
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Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting. More accurate terms: - observers - witnesses - volunteers - neighbors - residents - people
Lydia Polgreen@polgreen.bsky.social · 6mo agoOne thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
This is so beautiful. It’s so cold outside today and it’s such a huge crowd.
Hamilton Nolan@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 6mo agoMany, many thousands of people gathered in The Commons in downtown Minneapolis to march against ICE right now.
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
@lookitup.baby are any donations needed in in space you’re in? I’m helping distribute some from uptown. Lots of food, diapers, etc. Excuse the out of the blue but thought of you
FYI a LOT of Minneapolis restaurants are pickup only on DoorDash due to ICE invasion. If you want to support local businesses, order thru the App, or cut out the middle man and call them for a takeout order!!
ICE killed a member of our community today. ICE showed up at my kid’s daycare today. ICE is bragging about the number of families they’ve torn apart in a matter of days, and promising that their campaign of terror isn’t done.
Job hunting is particularly dissatisfying for so many people right now. This guide on auditing the search thoughtfully is resonating with some folks and I hope it continues to help. mbbroberg.fun/articles/how...
How I Used AI to Audit My Job Search
Product & growth leader in cloud platform engineering, internal developer platforms, observability, and developer experience.
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When we try to formalize a neuron computationally, we don't translate biology into code—we perform a violent collapse. www.ocrampal.com/what-a-neuro... #philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #physics #biology #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
What a Neuron Teaches Us About Computation's Limits
When we try to formalize a neuron computationally, we don't translate biology into code—we perform a violent collapse. We lock causation into fixed arrows when biology lives in causal ambiguity. We sy...
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I've been tinkering with AI coding agents lately and had an aha moment. The value comes from the shift in how I think because of how fast I can flow. More on that and the power of an "enhance prompt" feature: mbbroberg.fun/articles/fal...
Falling in Love with AI Coding Agents
Falling in Love with AI Coding Agents I’ve been tinkering with AI coding agents lately—GitHub Copilot, Claude, Augment Code—and I’m kind of obsessed.
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Pumped to hear @nimbinatus.bsky.social’s thoughts on AI at the @augmentcode.com booth (1422) #kubecon
@aparker.io hey I’d love to catch up — where are you hanging out today?
@rstephens.me great to see you (and your awesome @ashley.dev earrings) again 👋
Hey @bryanl.dev! Call out to your talk from a couple of years ago talking about being inspired by rails. Keynote at #KubeCon from Joseph Sandoval from Adobe.
Logged into #KubeCon with Sched and got some serious nostalgia. This will be 10 years since my first attendance (the little event at OSCON) and 9th Kube-adjacent event I've attended. Mind blowing.
:: taps the microphone :: Cool cool, this is still on. Hit me up if you'll be at #KubeCon! I miss my tribe and excited to see many of you.
And just like that... I'm registered for KubeCon next week! I'll be freelancing, spending time at the @augmentcode.com booth (and you should too)! There's still time to register and I'd love to see you there: register.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-clou... #KubeCon #CloudNativeCon
Home - KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025
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Your brain is not a computer. Your thoughts are not algorithmic. Don’t let Silicon Valley limit your understanding of your own mind with inaccurate metaphors.
Hallucinations are a feature. LLMs contribute probabilistic creativity. Tools contribute deterministic certainty. Agents combine these in a loop. @adamhjk.me #o11yDay
Putting all your controllers in one directory and your views in another Is like putting the cortisone and hemorrhoid cream in the drawer with toothpaste because they're all tubes.
It’s been a min since I contributed but it’s still been one of the most rewarding parts of my open source experience. #cncf contribcard.cncf.io/mbbroberg
CNCF ContribCard
Happy #cTENcf!
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I found this so beautiful @charity.wtf. Thank you. charity.wtf/2025/07/09/t...
Thoughts on Motivation and My 40-Year Career
I’ve never published an essay quite like this. I’ve written about my life before, reams of stuff actually, because that’s how I process what I think, but never for public consumption. I’ve been pus…
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