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How to set up your own MCP server - a practical guide for non-engineers
Step by step guide with practical use cases for product teams. Plus, how to set up quickly with no fuss using Claude’s new MCP extensions. Get hands on…
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Rich Holmes
Anthropic, Airtable and the rise of the AI mini app economy
Plus: The AI feature LinkedIn’s users aren’t using, a new tool for product onboarding, has Microsoft reached peak employee?
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Rich Holmes
“Product Taste” in practice
Semantic colors, ditching OKRs, printing books, Sonic UX, removing features that clutter the UI... Examples from companies like Figma, Lovable…
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Rich Holmes
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Hands on with Perplexity Labs: How to use it for market research, data visualizations and more
🧠 Bring research to life with Perplexity Labs. Use cases for product teams. Knowledge Series #77
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Rich Holmes
Are vibe coded apps an asset or liability?
Plus: New Live AI features from Microsoft and Google, Figma gets a new MCP server, the real world limits of AI agents
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Rich Holmes
How to use AI browsers at work
AI browsers are finally here. 5 ways to use them including: Market analysis in minutes, write documentation, teach yourself anything, keep up to date…
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Rich Holmes
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Apple Liquid Glass: UX genius or accessibility nightmare?
Plus: How to build an effective AI product strategy, WhatsApp gets AI summaries but Wikipedia is ditches theirs. Find out why.
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Rich Holmes
How companies are using AI internally: use cases from Anthropic, Uber, Netflix, OpenAI and more.
Feature evaluation, CRM enrichment, legal changes, tech debt management, data analysis, personalised PRDs. Internal AI use cases you can use as…
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Rich Holmes
How to become “AI fluent”
🧠Tech CEOs are demanding AI fluency. Here’s some practical ways to demonstrate it. Knowledge Series #75
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Rich Holmes
OpenAI vs Microsoft, Lovable's $50m milestone, Mary Meeker returns
Plus: Perplexity’s new Labs feature turns your ideas and analysis into mini apps, how to screen for AI fluency, product “taste” explained
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Rich Holmes
How do AI coding agents work?
🧠 The core technologies involved, how they work and exploring the risks of AI feature slop. Knowledge Series #74
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Rich Holmes

May 2025

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