Broken Pencils

Broken Pencils
A newsletter on product leadership and AI transformation from Michael Hirsch
(25 years building products at T-Mobile, Qualcomm, Sony, and HERE)

Now helping product leaders build AI-confident teams.

Articles

Follow the Money: Budget.xls > Strategy.ppt

Jan 26, 2026

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8 min read

Follow the Money: Budget.xls > Strategy.ppt

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
The AI Leadership Bargain

Jan 12, 2026

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7 min read

The AI Leadership Bargain

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Domain Experience vs. Functional Expertise? Neither.

Jan 5, 2026

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9 min read

Domain Experience vs. Functional Expertise? Neither.

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Context Rot

Dec 22, 2025

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5 min read

Context Rot

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
What Kind of Year Has It Been?

Dec 15, 2025

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10 min read

What Kind of Year Has It Been?

The Path Forward (Part 2 of 2)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
What Kind of Year Has It Been?

Dec 8, 2025

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9 min read

What Kind of Year Has It Been?

The Hidden Costs Nobody Warned Us About (Part 1 of 2)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
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