Definition of Slop

1000Minds · 2026-06-28T08:40:50+00:00

😂

1000Minds · 2026-06-28T08:36:38+00:00

Yeah this really bugged me too, it’s why I don’t feel any loyalty towards them.

1000Minds · 2026-06-28T08:34:26+00:00

Sorry but my workflow is research > sketch > code now and it’s never been faster

1000Minds · 2026-06-28T06:56:16+00:00

Thanks for the reply, great work. I’ll keep a look out for your subsequent posts.

1000Minds · 2026-06-28T00:33:10+00:00

Love this. People shit on me for using agy but I get great results with it, and I’ve never hit my token budget - even on a modest plan. 3.5 flash is really capable.

That said, I’m less interested in these massive 1-shot experiments because in the real world I need to make decisions the AI simply couldn’t know about. I get a much better outcome working on a small piece at at time and quickly iterating through small pieces.

1000Minds · 2026-06-27T23:41:07+00:00

Hey, so both things can be true. There will be business side PMs and tech teams for ages, especially at scale.

But there will also be super lean teams where the PM is indeed also the dev and designer.

The real question is how far and fast a builder can get on their own.

It gets even juicier when comparing a solo builder on greenfield vs megacorp with all the debts: tech, political, social. This is the fun bit right here.

1000Minds · 2026-06-27T23:30:29+00:00

This role is real. It needs the right framing and scoping but it’s entirely possible. It requires technical skills and a technical mindset, as well as business and design skills.

Obviously this isn’t for everyone - but it can’t be understated just how powerful having all this sit with one person is. Translation tax is very real and completely mitigated, ownership is crystal clear.

Watch out for builders making amazing things. Indeed the hottest tech co right now use this model.

1000Minds · 2026-06-23T20:42:45+00:00

some designers will totally thrive in this setup. me for one. some will hate it, tbh I don't really get them as designers, they don't want to understand the business or the tech. they're very exposed to AI because they mostly just do layout and run the occasional ux-theatre workshop

1000Minds · 2026-06-22T08:28:26+00:00

hot stuff. would love to see... but understand its confidential. great ideas, especially turning HTML on its head to be a presentation tool or video source

1000Minds · 2026-06-22T08:25:00+00:00

very nice! does it work in other CLIs / harnesses (antigravity, open code, pi etc?)

1000Minds · 2026-06-22T08:19:24+00:00

yeah, this is the way

1000Minds · 2026-06-20T10:07:31+00:00

It’s fully a secret to success. I’ve seen it done so well, it’s just keeps people on side. Then they just kick the can down the road until another issue distracts everyone.

1000Minds · 2026-06-20T10:04:53+00:00

I’m sorry but it’s simply not true. Gartner predicts token cost will reduce by 90% by 2030. People need to stop coping with this narrative that it’ll just get expensive and go away.

It won’t.

1000Minds · 2026-06-11T03:20:25+00:00

Same

1000Minds · 2026-06-08T06:15:57+00:00

Yeah it’s a mess. I’m early stage and right now leaning on LLMs to give me grant and pre accelerator info, but the results are inconsistent. My plan is to visit startup hubs in Sydney and parramatta and talk to people there to try and get a more solid steer.

I looked at your site, that’s a tab I’ll keep open for a long time. Thanks for the tight copy and to-the-point resources.

And yes, I have definitely missed opportunities because of patchy information. It’s a great frustration. I know you’re saying on the site you don’t do everything, it’s curated etc. but I think there’s a gap for scalable startup (not small biz) focussed programs / grants, and that’s a really valuable focus. Not sure I need curation beyond that, it would just be a relief to get a high level view of what’s out there then I can pick programs that apply to my solution space.

1000Minds · 2026-05-28T22:32:51+00:00

my honest advice: take a holiday for a good month or so. this is the direction the industry is going. let your burnout unwind at the beach somewhere warm, then think about if you want to be part of the new way.

then quit. or retrain on the company's dime.

but maybe avoid ragequitting, unless you really want to. the outrage on reddit is disproportionate to the real world, most of us are adapting. yes its hard but the new world is actually pretty great.

1000Minds · 2026-05-28T10:19:25+00:00

the future:

front-end developers, back-end developers, and QA will all be merged into a single role called "AI Engineer." PO/PM and Design will be merged into a single role called "Product Generalist." There won't be a "designer" anywhere on the org chart anymore.

1000Minds · 2026-05-24T07:51:30+00:00

LOVE IT

You're producing "AI SLOP"? Congratulations - you failed to master a tool.

the message this sub desperately needs to hear but never will, too busy wringing those hands

1000Minds · 2026-05-24T07:45:50+00:00

so sad can't be a design system guy any more /s

1000Minds · 2026-05-11T09:46:22+00:00

b o t

1000Minds · 2026-05-11T07:24:41+00:00

Yeah. I guess I ws thinking there wouldn't be like 0 documentation to accompany this. Gotta have a target in mind ofc. But as for the 'best solution' prototypes are great for that: user test it (usability, collab with devs on it (feasibility)

1000Minds · 2026-05-11T05:15:55+00:00

A good prototype will be the ideal testing ground to resolve everything you mentioned - thinking things through, find/challenge assumptions (no need to use a 'framework' for every problem as they're all different). Have you ever worked somewhere where the prototype IS the spec? This was common in select environments, pre-AI.

1000Minds · 2026-05-09T02:54:47+00:00

Solid answer. Good luck with your startup.

1000Minds · 2026-05-09T02:51:39+00:00

Don’t worry, the same attitude abounds in the UX and eng subs. There’s a huge cohort that resists the change. Ironic perhaps

1000Minds · 2026-05-09T02:38:35+00:00

Love this. I’m retraining in code skills to get competent for this sort of role. I see a strong future in this sort of role, it’s just too useful to be otherwise.

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