Product & Design Skills

A complete end-to-end framework for non-technical product managers to build and ship software using AI coding agents. Use this when starting a side project, building a prototype, or automating internal tools without an engineering team.

Rapidly build, prototype, and deploy full-stack software using AI "text-to-app" tools. Use this when you need to create a greenfield application, build a high-fidelity working prototype for user testing, or bypass traditional engineering bottlenecks for internal tools.

A framework to assess and integrate AI into your product strategy by mapping core customer problems to AI capabilities. Use this when your industry is facing a major technology shift, when prioritizing an AI roadmap, or when deciding between augmenting existing features vs. building new AI-first solutions.

A framework for transitioning from founder-led sales to a repeatable sales team. Use this when you have closed your first 10 unaffiliated customers, are spending more than 20% of your time on sales, and need to "A-B test" your sales process with your first two hires.

A framework for increasing organizational "clock speed" and maintaining a high quality bar. Use this when a team has slowed down to match corporate meeting cadences, when taking over a new organization that needs a cultural "startup" reboot, or when planning timelines feel unnecessarily elongated.

Resolve organizational friction and "disagree and commit" scenarios by decomposing high-level mandates into testable assumptions. Use this when you disagree with a leadership directive, when a team is stuck in "vibe-based" decision-making, or when trying to find a "win-win" path for a controversial feature.

Evaluate the true incremental value of product experiments by moving beyond short-term conversion rates to long-term cohort holdouts and absolute volume metrics. Use this when short-term wins aren't translating to revenue, when teams are "gaming" conversion rates by constricting the funnel, or when evaluating high-friction onboarding changes.

A methodology for orchestrating a high-value startup acquisition by seducing a buyer through a future-oriented "fantasy" rather than a traditional sales process. Use this when you are 18-24 months from a liquidity event, when a strategic partner shows deep interest in your tech, or when you realize your business may not be "venture scale" but has high strategic value.

Transform product demos from feature-heavy expositions into a strategic narrative that overcomes buyer indecision. Use this when you are losing deals to "no decision" or the status quo, when prospects can't distinguish your product from competitors, or when you need to align multiple stakeholders around a unique point of view.

Adapt Shannon to your workflow. Use proactively when patterns emerge, or when user asks "evolve Shannon", "adapt the system", "improve Shannon", "Shannon doesn't fit my workflow", or "suggest system changes".

Define new products and features by starting with the customer experience instead of technical constraints. Use this when starting a zero-to-one product, deciding which feature to prioritize next, or seeking executive alignment on a complex proposal.