<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Michelle Mayes</title><description>Full-stack builder shipping AI-powered products, web apps, and practical developer tools.</description><link>https://michellemayes.me/</link><item><title>My Career Path: Music to Public Policy to Tech</title><link>https://michellemayes.me/blog/career-path.md/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://michellemayes.me/blog/career-path.md/</guid><description>How an unconventional path through music performance and public policy shaped the way I approach data science and AI product engineering.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thoughts on AI Productivity</title><link>https://michellemayes.me/blog/thoughts-on-ai.md/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://michellemayes.me/blog/thoughts-on-ai.md/</guid><description>Five real projects I shipped in one week using AI tools — and what they taught me about the speed gap opening between AI adopters and everyone else.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How I Replaced the Product Management Function with AI</title><link>https://michellemayes.me/blog/how-i-replaced-product-management-with-ai.md/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://michellemayes.me/blog/how-i-replaced-product-management-with-ai.md/</guid><description>Architecture, failures, and lessons from building a RAG-powered AI agent that writes stronger specs and PRDs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>