Stratagems #2: Derek Shaw Walked Into Another AI Promise. The Pipeline Had a Better Plan.

A fictionalized or heavily narrative piece that uses a character named Derek Shaw as a frame for making a point about AI pipelines and promises versus reality. The Sun Tzu angle — attack what the enemy holds dear — is applied to the gap between what AI products promise and what their underlying pipelines actually deliver. It is a creative format for an opinion piece, which is fine, but it is not a tool, not a repo, and not a technical resource. The editorial value is limited: if the underlying argument is sharp, it might reframe how you think about scoping AI features for clients or stakeholders. But the fictional wrapper makes it harder to extract the point quickly. Reservation: the format spends a lot of words on atmosphere before landing anything concrete. -> Best for: technical PM who enjoys strategy-flavored takes on AI product development