Stephanie Muxfeld
@stephaniemuxfeld.bsky.social
Product leader, builder, and writer passionate about where AI, product, and humans intersect.
Stephanie shares her perspective widely on LinkedIn, Medium, and Bluesky.
Stephanie shares her perspective widely on LinkedIn, Medium, and Bluesky.
Fast ≠ right.
Sometimes the smartest move is to slow the loop and verify the truth.
My new essay explores how AI and organizations both get stuck trusting their own outputs.
🔗 in comments.
Sometimes the smartest move is to slow the loop and verify the truth.
My new essay explores how AI and organizations both get stuck trusting their own outputs.
🔗 in comments.
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Fast ≠ right.
Sometimes the smartest move is to slow the loop and verify the truth.
My new essay explores how AI and organizations both get stuck trusting their own outputs.
🔗 in comments.
Sometimes the smartest move is to slow the loop and verify the truth.
My new essay explores how AI and organizations both get stuck trusting their own outputs.
🔗 in comments.
When systems start believing themselves, confidence becomes a liability.
New Observatory drop: The Trusting Trust Problem.
It’s about loops, bias, and how to rebuild integrity at the architectural level. 🔗 in comments.
New Observatory drop: The Trusting Trust Problem.
It’s about loops, bias, and how to rebuild integrity at the architectural level. 🔗 in comments.
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
When systems start believing themselves, confidence becomes a liability.
New Observatory drop: The Trusting Trust Problem.
It’s about loops, bias, and how to rebuild integrity at the architectural level. 🔗 in comments.
New Observatory drop: The Trusting Trust Problem.
It’s about loops, bias, and how to rebuild integrity at the architectural level. 🔗 in comments.
The most dangerous systems aren’t the ones that fail. They’re the ones that keep working—just in the wrong direction.
New Observatory essay on the “trusting trust” problem in AI and leadership. 🔗 in comments.
New Observatory essay on the “trusting trust” problem in AI and leadership. 🔗 in comments.
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The most dangerous systems aren’t the ones that fail. They’re the ones that keep working—just in the wrong direction.
New Observatory essay on the “trusting trust” problem in AI and leadership. 🔗 in comments.
New Observatory essay on the “trusting trust” problem in AI and leadership. 🔗 in comments.
Five days in silence taught me something I can’t unsee:
Talking is expensive.
Not in time, but in energy.
And most of us are overspending.
🪶 Read The Economy of Silence — now live on LinkedIn & Medium. Links in comments.
Talking is expensive.
Not in time, but in energy.
And most of us are overspending.
🪶 Read The Economy of Silence — now live on LinkedIn & Medium. Links in comments.
October 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Five days in silence taught me something I can’t unsee:
Talking is expensive.
Not in time, but in energy.
And most of us are overspending.
🪶 Read The Economy of Silence — now live on LinkedIn & Medium. Links in comments.
Talking is expensive.
Not in time, but in energy.
And most of us are overspending.
🪶 Read The Economy of Silence — now live on LinkedIn & Medium. Links in comments.
Confusion kills adoption.
Clarity makes it inevitable.
That’s why Apple said: “There’s an app for that.”
👉 I break it down in Edition 03 of The Observatory. Links in comments.
Clarity makes it inevitable.
That’s why Apple said: “There’s an app for that.”
👉 I break it down in Edition 03 of The Observatory. Links in comments.
October 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Confusion kills adoption.
Clarity makes it inevitable.
That’s why Apple said: “There’s an app for that.”
👉 I break it down in Edition 03 of The Observatory. Links in comments.
Clarity makes it inevitable.
That’s why Apple said: “There’s an app for that.”
👉 I break it down in Edition 03 of The Observatory. Links in comments.
The edge sparks disruption.
The middle decides its destiny.
The middle decides its destiny.
October 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The edge sparks disruption.
The middle decides its destiny.
The middle decides its destiny.
Adoption isn’t just about utility anymore.
It’s about identity.
Patagonia. Slack. Notion.
Tools as tribe signals.
👉 More in my latest newsletter, available on LInkedIn or Medium. Links in comments.
It’s about identity.
Patagonia. Slack. Notion.
Tools as tribe signals.
👉 More in my latest newsletter, available on LInkedIn or Medium. Links in comments.
October 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Adoption isn’t just about utility anymore.
It’s about identity.
Patagonia. Slack. Notion.
Tools as tribe signals.
👉 More in my latest newsletter, available on LInkedIn or Medium. Links in comments.
It’s about identity.
Patagonia. Slack. Notion.
Tools as tribe signals.
👉 More in my latest newsletter, available on LInkedIn or Medium. Links in comments.
Markets don’t tip at the edges.
They tip in the middle.
And today, that middle is fractured.
They tip in the middle.
And today, that middle is fractured.
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Markets don’t tip at the edges.
They tip in the middle.
And today, that middle is fractured.
They tip in the middle.
And today, that middle is fractured.
Gen Z careers. SaaS pricing. Netflix passwords.
Different stories, same signal: defaults don’t hold anymore.
Dive deeper by subscribing to The Observatory newsletter: The Decline of the Default drops on Monday— links in first comment.
Different stories, same signal: defaults don’t hold anymore.
Dive deeper by subscribing to The Observatory newsletter: The Decline of the Default drops on Monday— links in first comment.
September 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Gen Z careers. SaaS pricing. Netflix passwords.
Different stories, same signal: defaults don’t hold anymore.
Dive deeper by subscribing to The Observatory newsletter: The Decline of the Default drops on Monday— links in first comment.
Different stories, same signal: defaults don’t hold anymore.
Dive deeper by subscribing to The Observatory newsletter: The Decline of the Default drops on Monday— links in first comment.
The age of the default choice is ending.
People are opting out of ladders, lock-ins, and feeds.
➡️ Full essay drops on Monday: The Decline of the Default; subscribe on LinkedIn or Medium, links in first comment.
People are opting out of ladders, lock-ins, and feeds.
➡️ Full essay drops on Monday: The Decline of the Default; subscribe on LinkedIn or Medium, links in first comment.
September 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The age of the default choice is ending.
People are opting out of ladders, lock-ins, and feeds.
➡️ Full essay drops on Monday: The Decline of the Default; subscribe on LinkedIn or Medium, links in first comment.
People are opting out of ladders, lock-ins, and feeds.
➡️ Full essay drops on Monday: The Decline of the Default; subscribe on LinkedIn or Medium, links in first comment.
Quick Trust Audit for leaders:
1. Who am I as a decision-maker?
2. Where am I leaking trust?
3. What’s one decision I can own fully this week?
Trust yourself enough to decide before the room nods.
1. Who am I as a decision-maker?
2. Where am I leaking trust?
3. What’s one decision I can own fully this week?
Trust yourself enough to decide before the room nods.
August 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Quick Trust Audit for leaders:
1. Who am I as a decision-maker?
2. Where am I leaking trust?
3. What’s one decision I can own fully this week?
Trust yourself enough to decide before the room nods.
1. Who am I as a decision-maker?
2. Where am I leaking trust?
3. What’s one decision I can own fully this week?
Trust yourself enough to decide before the room nods.
I turned down a “perfect” deal once. My gut said no.
A competitor took it.
They lost staff + credibility.
Sometimes the bravest revenue decision is saying no.
Self-trust isn’t reckless. It’s strategic.
Full article here: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/the-observatory/2025/8/24/strategic-trust1
A competitor took it.
They lost staff + credibility.
Sometimes the bravest revenue decision is saying no.
Self-trust isn’t reckless. It’s strategic.
Full article here: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/the-observatory/2025/8/24/strategic-trust1
August 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I turned down a “perfect” deal once. My gut said no.
A competitor took it.
They lost staff + credibility.
Sometimes the bravest revenue decision is saying no.
Self-trust isn’t reckless. It’s strategic.
Full article here: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/the-observatory/2025/8/24/strategic-trust1
A competitor took it.
They lost staff + credibility.
Sometimes the bravest revenue decision is saying no.
Self-trust isn’t reckless. It’s strategic.
Full article here: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/the-observatory/2025/8/24/strategic-trust1
Waiting for consensus feels safe. But it’s actually hesitation in disguise.
👉 Leadership is clarity in motion, not group permission.
Where are you waiting for nods you don’t need?
👉 Leadership is clarity in motion, not group permission.
Where are you waiting for nods you don’t need?
August 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Waiting for consensus feels safe. But it’s actually hesitation in disguise.
👉 Leadership is clarity in motion, not group permission.
Where are you waiting for nods you don’t need?
👉 Leadership is clarity in motion, not group permission.
Where are you waiting for nods you don’t need?
Think of AI like a new language.
The more fluent you are, the more creative and confident you become.
AI isn’t replacing you.
It’s ready to collaborate—if you know how to lead the conversation.
#FutureOfWork #CreateWithAI #MindfulTech
The more fluent you are, the more creative and confident you become.
AI isn’t replacing you.
It’s ready to collaborate—if you know how to lead the conversation.
#FutureOfWork #CreateWithAI #MindfulTech
August 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Think of AI like a new language.
The more fluent you are, the more creative and confident you become.
AI isn’t replacing you.
It’s ready to collaborate—if you know how to lead the conversation.
#FutureOfWork #CreateWithAI #MindfulTech
The more fluent you are, the more creative and confident you become.
AI isn’t replacing you.
It’s ready to collaborate—if you know how to lead the conversation.
#FutureOfWork #CreateWithAI #MindfulTech
Prompting is a power skill.
It's not about guessing the right words—it's about clear collaboration.
Start here:
>Be specific
>Use structure
>Iterate
>Reflect
That’s how you partner with AI, not just use it.
#PromptCraft #AIFluency
It's not about guessing the right words—it's about clear collaboration.
Start here:
>Be specific
>Use structure
>Iterate
>Reflect
That’s how you partner with AI, not just use it.
#PromptCraft #AIFluency
August 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Prompting is a power skill.
It's not about guessing the right words—it's about clear collaboration.
Start here:
>Be specific
>Use structure
>Iterate
>Reflect
That’s how you partner with AI, not just use it.
#PromptCraft #AIFluency
It's not about guessing the right words—it's about clear collaboration.
Start here:
>Be specific
>Use structure
>Iterate
>Reflect
That’s how you partner with AI, not just use it.
#PromptCraft #AIFluency
AI isn't magic. It's a mirror.
It reflects how we choose to use it.
That’s why AI fluency matters—it’s about intentionality, not hype.
Use AI to support the life and impact you want to create.
Full post here: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog/2025/8/5/mastering-ai-fluency
#AIFluency
It reflects how we choose to use it.
That’s why AI fluency matters—it’s about intentionality, not hype.
Use AI to support the life and impact you want to create.
Full post here: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog/2025/8/5/mastering-ai-fluency
#AIFluency
August 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
AI isn't magic. It's a mirror.
It reflects how we choose to use it.
That’s why AI fluency matters—it’s about intentionality, not hype.
Use AI to support the life and impact you want to create.
Full post here: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog/2025/8/5/mastering-ai-fluency
#AIFluency
It reflects how we choose to use it.
That’s why AI fluency matters—it’s about intentionality, not hype.
Use AI to support the life and impact you want to create.
Full post here: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog/2025/8/5/mastering-ai-fluency
#AIFluency
Audit your product:
🔍 Where is AI already influencing the experience?
📡 What is it learning?
🧭 Whose values does it reflect?
You don’t have to be a model builder.
But you are an AI architect now.
🧩 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIsystems #PdMinsights
🔍 Where is AI already influencing the experience?
📡 What is it learning?
🧭 Whose values does it reflect?
You don’t have to be a model builder.
But you are an AI architect now.
🧩 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIsystems #PdMinsights
Beyond the Backlog — Stephanie Muxfeld
Each week, I share fresh, grounded reflections on what it really takes to shift from reliable executor to respected leader. Think frameworks—not fluff. Strategy—not spin. Identity-first leadership you can actually apply.
www.stephaniemuxfeld.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Audit your product:
🔍 Where is AI already influencing the experience?
📡 What is it learning?
🧭 Whose values does it reflect?
You don’t have to be a model builder.
But you are an AI architect now.
🧩 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIsystems #PdMinsights
🔍 Where is AI already influencing the experience?
📡 What is it learning?
🧭 Whose values does it reflect?
You don’t have to be a model builder.
But you are an AI architect now.
🧩 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIsystems #PdMinsights
Even if you’re not coding the model, you’re shaping it.
Every decision—data, prompt, metric—is a lesson.
PdMs aren’t just managing roadmaps anymore.
We’re training intelligence.
🛠 www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#intelligencearchitecture #ethicalAI
Every decision—data, prompt, metric—is a lesson.
PdMs aren’t just managing roadmaps anymore.
We’re training intelligence.
🛠 www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#intelligencearchitecture #ethicalAI
Beyond the Backlog — Stephanie Muxfeld
Each week, I share fresh, grounded reflections on what it really takes to shift from reliable executor to respected leader. Think frameworks—not fluff. Strategy—not spin. Identity-first leadership you can actually apply.
www.stephaniemuxfeld.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Even if you’re not coding the model, you’re shaping it.
Every decision—data, prompt, metric—is a lesson.
PdMs aren’t just managing roadmaps anymore.
We’re training intelligence.
🛠 www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#intelligencearchitecture #ethicalAI
Every decision—data, prompt, metric—is a lesson.
PdMs aren’t just managing roadmaps anymore.
We’re training intelligence.
🛠 www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#intelligencearchitecture #ethicalAI
Most PdMs treat AI like a feature.
But the best ones?
They architect it like infrastructure.
Think in loops, not lines.
Design for behavior, not just delivery.
🧠 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIproductstrategy #PdMLeadership
But the best ones?
They architect it like infrastructure.
Think in loops, not lines.
Design for behavior, not just delivery.
🧠 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIproductstrategy #PdMLeadership
July 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Most PdMs treat AI like a feature.
But the best ones?
They architect it like infrastructure.
Think in loops, not lines.
Design for behavior, not just delivery.
🧠 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIproductstrategy #PdMLeadership
But the best ones?
They architect it like infrastructure.
Think in loops, not lines.
Design for behavior, not just delivery.
🧠 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIproductstrategy #PdMLeadership
Most PdMs treat AI like a feature.
But the best ones?
They architect it like infrastructure.
Think in loops, not lines.
Design for behavior, not just delivery.
🧠 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIproductstrategy #producteadership
But the best ones?
They architect it like infrastructure.
Think in loops, not lines.
Design for behavior, not just delivery.
🧠 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIproductstrategy #producteadership
Beyond the Backlog — Stephanie Muxfeld
Each week, I share fresh, grounded reflections on what it really takes to shift from reliable executor to respected leader. Think frameworks—not fluff. Strategy—not spin. Identity-first leadership you can actually apply.
www.stephaniemuxfeld.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Most PdMs treat AI like a feature.
But the best ones?
They architect it like infrastructure.
Think in loops, not lines.
Design for behavior, not just delivery.
🧠 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIproductstrategy #producteadership
But the best ones?
They architect it like infrastructure.
Think in loops, not lines.
Design for behavior, not just delivery.
🧠 Full post: www.stephaniemuxfeld.com/beyond-the-backlog
#AIproductstrategy #producteadership
The AI Is Watching
- Your autocomplete.
- Your chatbot.
- Your rec engine.
They’re all learning.
Not just from users—but from 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
And they’re doing it whether you’re ready or not.
#AI #ProductThinking #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI
- Your autocomplete.
- Your chatbot.
- Your rec engine.
They’re all learning.
Not just from users—but from 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
And they’re doing it whether you’re ready or not.
#AI #ProductThinking #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI
July 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The AI Is Watching
- Your autocomplete.
- Your chatbot.
- Your rec engine.
They’re all learning.
Not just from users—but from 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
And they’re doing it whether you’re ready or not.
#AI #ProductThinking #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI
- Your autocomplete.
- Your chatbot.
- Your rec engine.
They’re all learning.
Not just from users—but from 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
And they’re doing it whether you’re ready or not.
#AI #ProductThinking #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI
AI in your product? Then you’re:
✅ Training signal curation
✅ Prompt pattern design
✅ Ethics baked into logic
✅ UX that guides behavior
You’re not managing people. You’re mentoring systems.
It’s weird. It’s hard. And it matters.
Blog 🔗 in comments
#AIProductManagement #EthicalAI #ProductDesign
✅ Training signal curation
✅ Prompt pattern design
✅ Ethics baked into logic
✅ UX that guides behavior
You’re not managing people. You’re mentoring systems.
It’s weird. It’s hard. And it matters.
Blog 🔗 in comments
#AIProductManagement #EthicalAI #ProductDesign
July 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
AI in your product? Then you’re:
✅ Training signal curation
✅ Prompt pattern design
✅ Ethics baked into logic
✅ UX that guides behavior
You’re not managing people. You’re mentoring systems.
It’s weird. It’s hard. And it matters.
Blog 🔗 in comments
#AIProductManagement #EthicalAI #ProductDesign
✅ Training signal curation
✅ Prompt pattern design
✅ Ethics baked into logic
✅ UX that guides behavior
You’re not managing people. You’re mentoring systems.
It’s weird. It’s hard. And it matters.
Blog 🔗 in comments
#AIProductManagement #EthicalAI #ProductDesign
AI PdM ≠ Old PdM
Product Managers: your job has changed.
Because your products are learning.
Not from code. From you.
Your decisions. Your tone. Your blind spots.
And most PM playbooks? Now incomplete.
#ProductManagement #AI #TechLeadership #BehaviorDesign
Product Managers: your job has changed.
Because your products are learning.
Not from code. From you.
Your decisions. Your tone. Your blind spots.
And most PM playbooks? Now incomplete.
#ProductManagement #AI #TechLeadership #BehaviorDesign
July 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
AI PdM ≠ Old PdM
Product Managers: your job has changed.
Because your products are learning.
Not from code. From you.
Your decisions. Your tone. Your blind spots.
And most PM playbooks? Now incomplete.
#ProductManagement #AI #TechLeadership #BehaviorDesign
Product Managers: your job has changed.
Because your products are learning.
Not from code. From you.
Your decisions. Your tone. Your blind spots.
And most PM playbooks? Now incomplete.
#ProductManagement #AI #TechLeadership #BehaviorDesign
One short post.
One thoughtful reply.
One new conversation.
One unexpected door opens.
You don’t need to go viral. You just need a clear, steady signal.
Show your thinking. It travels farther than you think.
One thoughtful reply.
One new conversation.
One unexpected door opens.
You don’t need to go viral. You just need a clear, steady signal.
Show your thinking. It travels farther than you think.
July 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
One short post.
One thoughtful reply.
One new conversation.
One unexpected door opens.
You don’t need to go viral. You just need a clear, steady signal.
Show your thinking. It travels farther than you think.
One thoughtful reply.
One new conversation.
One unexpected door opens.
You don’t need to go viral. You just need a clear, steady signal.
Show your thinking. It travels farther than you think.
Your bio shouldn’t sound like a to-do list.
This week’s post helps you reframe your positioning, with real before/afters + a free template:
🧭
This week’s post helps you reframe your positioning, with real before/afters + a free template:
🧭
Stephanie Muxfeld
www.stephaniemuxfeld.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Your bio shouldn’t sound like a to-do list.
This week’s post helps you reframe your positioning, with real before/afters + a free template:
🧭
This week’s post helps you reframe your positioning, with real before/afters + a free template:
🧭