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Quick Recap
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Hey there, Happy New Year! Usually, this is the time of year when I share a long year in review. However, when I went to write this, it really just came back to I became a mother this year. I went through an extremely personal transformation that I'm not really sure you're interested in reading about. I'm going into 2025 a much different person than I entered 2024. There's been a ton of behind-the-scenes hardship and growth. The highs were high (like meeting my little one), and the lows were low (like health battles). And I'm still in the midst of some big shifts, so the transition isn't over yet. On the newsletter front, we hit 3,000 subscribers and have published 50+ issues. For something that was just supposed to be a little email sharing my lessons learned in operating remote teams, I'm still surprised by what it has turned into. Thank you for joining me on this wild ride. For anyone who had an unexpectedly upending year or is in the middle of some big transformations, you are not alone. The unknowns are scary, but you've survived big changes before, and you'll do so again. I'm rooting for you. If you wrote a year in review, please send it my way. I'd love to read it! We'll be back to our normal content next week. If you're looking for something to read in the meantime, please check out some of the top articles of the year:
I truly appreciate you taking the time to read this. Hope you have a lovely day! Marissa 
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9-5, Monday-Friday, in-person office work are all relics of the past. Let's revolutionize how you live by changing how you work.
Hey there, Happy New Year, and long time no see! You last heard from me in August. Since then, I have been deep in the work. In March 2025, I launched Idea Kitchen (simple recipes for using AI) as a fun side project. I kept noticing the same gap: lots of AI takes, not many real non-coding use cases that actually help in day-to-day work and life. I figured it could be useful to share what I was trying personally, and what the remote teams I work with were doing in the wild. Turns out, a lot of...
Hey there, This week, I'm sharing a quick recap of my favorite lessons, reads, and shares of the month. We'll be back to the usual articles next week. If you came across anything great this month (whether it’s a book, podcast, or insight) I’d love to hear about it! Just hit reply and share what you loved. PS: Join me next week for our monthly, Cooking with AI (Live!) event to catch up on the latest AI features and see how to actually put them to use. See you there! July 2025 Recap Read this...
If it feels like your team keeps revisiting the same conversations… you’re not alone. Maybe someone asks, “Wait—are we still planning to redesign onboarding this quarter?” Another chimes in, “I thought we were doing the sample data thing first?” Then someone drops a six-week-old Slack thread with four conflicting opinions and no clear final call. I’ve seen this exact conversation play out in almost every remote product team I’ve worked with. It’s not a communication problem. It’s a memory...