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The AI Builder
AI coding tools are collapsing the PM/engineer divide. The hybrid role I've been predicting - and living - is now a job you can apply for.
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Product leader. Builder.
Technical co-founder.
12 years at Indeed building company-wide metrics and scaling products 6x. Now I ship AI-powered products myself. I think we're seeing a new role emerge: product intuition plus technical depth. I write about it and build it in the open.
Selectively taking on consulting, advisory, and full-time opportunities - also open to interesting conversations.
Recent Writing
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In defense of not reading the code
Last week, I wrote an article whose purpose was to discuss where I saw AI-assisted coding going. That's not what generated 200 comments worth of passionate...
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The Codex App Changes Everything!!! (not really)
The Codex desktop app doesn't change everything - but it's part of a larger trend worth paying attention to. Where IDEs are headed and why specs matter more than code.
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Featured Projects
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GitHub →benshoemaker-us
Personal site for Ben Shoemaker - projects, writing, services, etc.
chore: remove retired toolkit workflow (#2)
bens_indispensable_skills
Curated Claude Code skills — install via npx skills add or clone directly
curate independent skills library (#1)
tally_analytics
The fastest way to get basic analytics on a new app
task(analytics): fix production overview queries
ai_coding_project_base
A structured prompt framework for building software products with AI coding assistants. This toolkit guides you through product specification, technical design, and implementation planning—producing documents that AI agents can execute against.
docs(agents): tighten verification ladder and TDD defaults
nfl_game_explainer
Python tool that pulls NFL play-by-play data from ESPN and turns it into advanced analytics reports. It calculates success rate, explosive plays, turnovers, finishing drives, and win probability deltas so you can quickly see why a team won.
chore(ci): pin Ubuntu runner version
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I'm building my own ventures and selectively taking on consulting and advisory work. Open to the right opportunity - full-time, fractional, or partnership - with teams doing interesting work in AI, data, or dev tooling.