Ben Stewart
Engineer turned leader of humans and robots.
Glasgow
I run engineering teams that are working out AI in real time, with real customers on the other end. I write field reports about what's working, what's breaking, and what the data says, in plain English.
I've led engineering teams since 2012 and I still build things myself; this site is one of them.
Host a podcast or run an event? Here's what I talk about. Anything else, email me.
Start here
If you only read three, read these.
Some of my favourite writing
AI Made Writing Free. That Was Supposed to Be Good News.
The cost didn't disappear. It moved.
Ralph Isn't the Point. The PRD Is.
What AI coding tools actually teach you
I Built a System Where AI Agents Argue About Strategy
How I use AI to stress-test my thinking
Archive
19 more posts, 2015 to 2024
2024
2023
- 25% / 50% / 25% - The Basic Boss Formula7 min
- Am I Technically Dangerous?4 min
- End of Year Manager Checklist2 min
- Leaders Don't Lie3 min
- Leadership as a Service5 min
- Managing - Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right4 min
- Meeting Rooms Are Now Free5 min
- Reading List3 min
- The Ideal Senior Engineer?5 min
- W.A.I.S.T.3 min
- You Can't Hum While Holding Your Nose4 min