Nancy Chu

Our team has been spending a lot of time thinking about existing products rather than brand-new ones.

One thing we've noticed is that as a product grows, knowledge becomes fragmented. Some decisions live in documentation, some in Git history, and some only in the minds of the people who built the feature months ago.

Adding a "small feature" often means spending more time understanding the existing system than actually implementing the change.

That's exactly the problem we wanted to tackle with the new Brownfield workflow in MySpec.

When building an MVP took months, founders naturally spent more time discussing ideas, validating assumptions, and deciding what to build.

Today, AI can turn an idea into a working prototype in a weekend.

That sounds like progress, but I think it has quietly shifted where the real cost is.

Building is cheaper than ever. Making the wrong product decision isn't.

As someone who manages social media, I also have to manage what happens in the comments section.

Sometimes it's constructive criticism. Other times it's pure hate.