Nolan Melson

#SXSW 2026 Full Recap: What the Best Builders Are Doing Differently Full Recap: ➡️open.substack.com/pub/nolanfmels… @sxsw #SXSW2026

#SXSW 2026 Full Recap: What the Best Builders Are Doing Differently Full Recap: ➡️open.substack.com/pub/nolanfmels… @sxsw #SXSW2026

🚀 I Interned at NASA During the Last Shuttle Mission. Here Are My Reflections Watching #ArtemisII Today! 🔗open.substack.com/pub/nolanfmels… @NASA @NASAKennedy @AstroVicGlover

🎤 6 Things I Learned as a #SXSW 2026 Mentor (and Why You Should Do It Too) Check it out my recap here on my #substack 🔗: open.substack.com/pub/nolanfmels… @sxsw #SXSW2026

Just wrapped a fireside chat with the @UTexasMBA MBA Tech Club! Great conversations with @UTexasMcCombs MBA students on breaking into tech, PM careers, and how #AI is reshaping the future. Grateful for the students’ energy and sharp questions. 🐂 Full write-up here: open.substack.com/pub/nolanfmels…

See you all @SHPE! Swing by the @Apple Booth (751) and say hi! 👋🏽 #SHPE2025 #FamiliaAtApple

Most PMs learn how to ship features. Few learn how to collaborate with AI. #AnthropicAI AI Fluency Certification (my Vol. 2 course review) teaches the 4 Ds every AI-minded PM needs: 🪶 Delegation 💬 Description 🧐 Discernment ⚖️ Diligence Full insights in my newest substack 👇 🔗open.substack.com/pub/nolanfmels… #AIProductManagement @AnthropicAI #AIFluency #LLMs #ResponsibleAI #ContinuousLearning #AI #claude

🚀 New Substack article! I spoke with Francisco García Osuna (@frangaos) ex-VC in Mexico, product builder, now Booth MBA — on what AI founders need to know about launching in LATAM. 👉 Read here:open.substack.com/pub/nolanfmels… #LatAmStartups #AI #VentureCapital #Fintech #Startups #MexicoVC #MexicoStartups

AI will not replace doctors. But doctors using AI will transform healthcare. 🏥🤖 At @UTexasMcCombs Homecoming I heard from alum @_ganeshp (CEO of @AutonomizeAI and my former PM instructor) and @BreneBrown on how AI + leadership are shaping the future. My substack recap 👇 open.substack.com/pub/nolanfmels… #AI #HealthcareAI #ProductManagement #Leadership #UTexas

This dude literally dropped the coldest truth about distraction

5 Prompting Hacks to 10x Your AI Productivity Today | Stanford Universit... @jeremyutley | @StanfordHAI youtu.be/yMOmmnjy3sE?si… via @YouTube

@amasad @Replit Can’t wait to implement this! Thank you @amasad

We’re tired of AI “slop” designs. You should be proud of what you build on @Replit—Introducing design systems: - Core customers: customize and re-use themes - Enterprise customers: import Figma design system or npm packages Say no to slop, ship quality

@alliekmiller I think will needs to hire you as an AI consultant

I'm not the best at recognizing AI-generated video, so don't trust me as a litmus test, but the Will Smith footage does look AI-generated to me. I would tell him to take advantage of the moment and call his next single "I never liked spaghetti". Some lyrics to start with: AI out here making me petty... Give it up cause I never even liked spaghetti...etti, etti, etti.... Never even liked spaghetti...etti, etti, etti....

⚔️@AvelisHealth prevents overpayments on medical claims. Their AI agents have audited millions in claims and prevented significant overpayments for self-insured employers. ycombinator.com/launches/OEB-a… Congrats on the launch, @angelonuoha7 and @ahmxrd!

@ycombinator @AvelisHealth @angelonuoha7 @ahmxrd Congrats @angelonuoha7!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Marc Andreessen’s career advice for the AI era:

@NolanMelson @aakashgupta Woo! Let’s get more AI PM thrive coding 🙌

Love this quote from Aman, “Going from Vibe Coding to Thrive Coding.” - @amankhan & @aakashgupta If you only have 2 hrs, this will help you become an AI PM 👉youtu.be/Ej4pBDaHspk?si… #ai #vibecoding #productgrowth #thrivecoding