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July 2026

The AI Score Answers the Wrong Question
AI can help with prose. The author still has to supply the judgment and own the result.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
The PR Shipped. Did the Engineer Grow?
AI can improve engineering output while weakening the signals managers use to evaluate growth.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
The New Engineering Lead’s Guide to Time Management
A practical guide to protecting your calendar, delegating earlier, making better decisions, and creating space for your team to do good work.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
The New Engineering Manager's 90-Day Checklist
A practical management-readiness table for reviewing expectations, capturing evidence, and choosing what to improve next.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
Technical Decision Consequences Worksheet
Record not only what you decided, but the costs, risks, and consequences worth revisiting after implementation.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
Staff and Tech Lead Role Agreement
Define ownership, boundaries, support, and success before a technical leadership role becomes a bundle of conflicting expectations.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
Career Growth Plan
Turn a vague career direction into concrete objectives, a 90-day focus, and goals you can review through real work.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
Senior Engineer Work and Impact Log
Capture the work, decisions, and evidence that are hardest to reconstruct when career conversations arrive.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
The Engineering Manager's 1:1 System
A lightweight Notion template for keeping recurring 1:1s focused without turning them into status meetings.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
The Prototype Is a Question, Not a Product
Use AI to turn disagreement into evidence without mistaking a polished demo for a product decision.
 • Juan Cruz Martinez
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