Death by a Thousand Databases

We Threw Out the Script

Bryan Takayama and Josh Redd go off-script on what an AI-native operating system looks like, why human judgment is the moat AI can't copy, and where they land (very differently) on whether AI is good for humanity. Buckle up, and please keep both arms and legs inside the moving vehicle.

Thinking in Notion

Everyone praises Notion until they're staring at a blank page. Bryan Takayama and Josh Redd share the framework for thinking in Notion — a projection-and-collaboration matrix, the four spaces every workspace needs, and how to think in types so your system scales instead of sprawls.

Notion Goes Developer Mode

Notion launched its developer platform, and even seasoned users had to recalibrate what Notion is now. Josh and Bryan welcome their first-ever guest — Bayler Kelly, Notion State's Head of Engineering — to break down CLI, Workers, syncs, and webhooks, and Notion's San Francisco hackathon.

AI Is in the Org Chart Now

AI is your coworker now. Bryan Takayama and Josh Redd share how AI shows up in their daily work and what it means for org charts, change management, and the skills that still belong to humans.

Death by a Thousand Databases

Real collaboration isn't sharing a doc, it's working from the same brain. Bryan Takayama and Josh Redd explore how Notion fails when individuals build their own systems, why autonomy has to live inside a shared framework, and how the right architecture lets talented people stop managing their tools and get back to their actual work.