--- title: "From an audience of none to an audience of one" excerpt: "Here I am, writing my first blog post, about... well, creating this blog :) Where to begin? I've been a Product manager for nearly a decade, but also a creative, a builder, an aspiring designer and developer, juggling with a rich array of un/related passions and interests from woodworking to Al." slug: "from-an-audience-of-none-to-an-audience-of-one" date: "2024-11-13" category: "Posts" tags: ["Blog Post"] author: "Sébastien" image: "/firstpost.png" imageFormat: "" cardFormat: "" bgFormat: "dark:bg-indigo-950 bg-indigo-50" status: "published" readingTime: "10 min" --- import AbstractiveLogo from "@/components/AbstractiveLogo"; import Link from "next/link"; import LinkPreviewCard from "@/components/LinkPreviewCard"; # From an audience of none to an audience of one Here I am, writing my first blog post, about... well, creating this blog :) ### Where to begin? I've been a Product manager for nearly a decade, but also a creative, a builder, an aspiring designer and developer, juggling with a rich array of un/related passions and interests from woodworking to AI. I see you there: > Jack of all trades, master of none… Yes, but arguably better than a master of none! Or at least that's what I'm aiming for.

In fact, I've been juggling so much between life, ideas, learning new skills, and projects that it took me quite a while to start this blog. I think it's also due to a hint of imposter syndrome... But, now, let's remedy that and give life and content to this blog.

**To do** - [ ] I should definetely write about imposter syndrome & also social media

## Why a blog? ### **My core drivers → continuous curiosity and creativity** Creating is one of my main driver, whether at work or in my personal life, it's a part of me. In Product Management, I can fulfill this either by working on a product that relies on creativity, or, most often, along the way. It first sparks with curiosity about a problem to solve or a situation to improve, and quickly leads to opportunities for creativity and creation. And it's pretty much the same in life. 👉🏼 Now, I'll have a space for both curiosity and creative exploration. ### **A writing opportunity** Writing helps abstract complexity, and has many other benefits that I'll pursue. Publishing adds even more by encouraging for simplicity, clarity and feedback. It also gives a purpose and reasons to refine my thoughts and ideas.

### **A playground** While I gladly build for the benefits of others, having a personal sandbox is top notch. It's a great chance to explore, experiment, play with the shiny object syndrome. It goes beyond the No Roadmap, with No Clients, No Deadline, a safe place to build and learn. The dream? 😉

### **Continuous learning** I'll be developing the blog from scratch. It's a great learning project, and one of the main reasons I'm launching it. Here, the journey will be as important - if not more - as the final destination. Of course, from scratch doesn't mean using low-level languages. I will abstract some complexity, frameworks, libs, and of course AI but responsibely. I'll aim to code, and design most everything I can, and I'm glad about that! ## **The audience you ask?** Frankly, it's a blog by me, for me, but also thou, if you are like me. I'll be exploring, writing and creating first and foremost to satisfy an audience of one.

**One canvas to rule them all.** I'll use this place to bring together all my scattered interests, ideas, projects, design. That spans a lot of subjects trust me. So if you are a fellow product, designer, developer, woodworker, curious, I hope you'll find a cool place to rest your eyes here. So now we have a Master of None for an Audience of One, but what's next? ## Themes and Topics Of my interest and choosing of course, welcome to my curiosity cabinet: **Product management & Tech**: I'll write about both mine and others’ inspiring journey in the corporate and startup realm. Share stories about building products, reflections about successes and failures. They, too, deserve to shine 💎. **Design & Aesthetics:** I love Design. UI, UX, Painting, Abstract work of art… I can dissect and marvel at pretty much anything. I’ll be pinning and dropping like crazy 📌. **Beyond digital:** In this phygital world -monstrosity that reminds me of my consulting years- I’ll also blog about what’s outside. Expect my adventures as a woodworker, creative cook, mixologist, painter, killer of plants. 🌱 **AI and new tools**: Did you know my research thesis in 2016 was on "Conversational Interfaces: What Future and What Impact on Businesses?" Not my finest work, but I've always been fascinated by the subject. I’ll be sharing my thoughts here, and also both smart and dumb tools from my toolset. ✨ **Books & Curated Content:** In addition of designs, I’ll also be pinning external resources: books, articles, tools. GrabnGo. 📚 ## From MVP to MVP. MVP can stand for many things: Minimum Viable Product, Most Valuable Player... Ok only two. My posts will cover be both, ranging from rough drafts, to Most Valuable Pieces. Yes, I'll be sharing half-formed thoughts and experiments that perhaps should have stayed in the Lab, like Covid. 🦠 ## Is this really blog? It’s a blog, a portfolio, a personal project, a gallery, and maybe even a personal wiki. Abstractive has many names. Like any product, this creative canvas is organic and constantly evolving. ## The End.

or close to it.

This first post has been a declaration of intent, while partial and stuck it time.
Abstractive will help me distill my interests and untangle my creativity, all while growing and learning. I’ll stay here to further explore, reflect, share, you’re free to follow along. Thank you for stopping by and reading! Any feedback? Scroll down to the footer, I didn't build a comment section yet.

### Inspiration