Views are my own || EPM in Big Tech || striving to build purposeful & inclusive products 🌎 || USMA Old Grad, UT Longhorn 🤘🏽
Austin, TX
Joined July 2015
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Some CEOs give a pep talk, jump in the black SUV, and leave.
Our new @Apple CEO @johnternus stayed an hour+ at our #Apple Fall Bash, thanking us for our work and shaking hands!🍎
Grateful for leaders who show up. 🙏🏽
Now go out and get the new #iPhoneDuo y’all! 📱
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#SXSW 2026 Full Recap: What the Best Builders Are Doing Differently
Full Recap: ➡️open.substack.com/pub/nolanf… @sxsw #SXSW2026
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#SXSW 2026 Full Recap: What the Best Builders Are Doing Differently
Full Recap: ➡️open.substack.com/pub/nolanf… @sxsw #SXSW2026
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🚀 I Interned at NASA During the Last Shuttle Mission. Here Are My Reflections Watching #ArtemisII Today!
🔗open.substack.com/pub/nolanf…
@NASA @NASAKennedy @AstroVicGlover
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🎤 6 Things I Learned as a #SXSW 2026 Mentor (and Why You Should Do It Too)
Check it out my recap here on my #substack 🔗: open.substack.com/pub/nolanf… @sxsw #SXSW2026
Just wrapped a fireside chat with the @UTexasMBA MBA Tech Club!
Great conversations with @UTexasMcCombs MBA students on breaking into tech, PM careers, and how #AI is reshaping the future. Grateful for the students’ energy and sharp questions. 🐂
Full write-up here: open.substack.com/pub/nolanf…
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Most PMs learn how to ship features.
Few learn how to collaborate with AI.
#AnthropicAI AI Fluency Certification (my Vol. 2 course review) teaches the 4 Ds every AI-minded PM needs:
🪶 Delegation
💬 Description
🧐 Discernment
⚖️ Diligence
Full insights in my newest substack 👇
🔗open.substack.com/pub/nolanf…
#AIProductManagement @AnthropicAI #AIFluency #LLMs #ResponsibleAI #ContinuousLearning #AI #claude
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🚀 New Substack article!
I spoke with Francisco García Osuna (@frangaos) ex-VC in Mexico, product builder, now Booth MBA — on what AI founders need to know about launching in LATAM.
👉 Read here:open.substack.com/pub/nolanf…
#LatAmStartups #AI #VentureCapital #Fintech #Startups #MexicoVC #MexicoStartups
AI will not replace doctors. But doctors using AI will transform healthcare. 🏥🤖
At @UTexasMcCombs Homecoming I heard from alum @_ganeshp (CEO of @AutonomizeAI and my former PM instructor) and @BreneBrown on how AI + leadership are shaping the future.
My substack recap 👇
open.substack.com/pub/nolanf…
#AI #HealthcareAI #ProductManagement #Leadership #UTexas
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5 Prompting Hacks to 10x Your AI Productivity Today | Stanford Universit...
@jeremyutley | @StanfordHAI
youtu.be/yMOmmnjy3sE?si=INXF… via @YouTube
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Nolan Melson retweeted
⚔️@AvelisHealth prevents overpayments on medical claims.
Their AI agents have audited millions in claims and prevented significant overpayments for self-insured employers.
ycombinator.com/launches/OEB…
Congrats on the launch, @angelonuoha7 and @ahmxrd!
Love this quote from Aman, “Going from Vibe Coding to Thrive Coding.” - @amankhan & @aakashgupta
If you only have 2 hrs, this will help you become an AI PM 👉youtu.be/Ej4pBDaHspk?si=CNTl…
#ai #vibecoding #productgrowth #thrivecoding
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I’m a 36 PM in big tech. I also love to tinker and have some ideas. Am I too old for @ycombinator 🤔
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🚀 New Substack Recap — My take on the @AfroTech AI Edge Summit by @Blavity 🔥
From custom GPTs & Perplexity to Adobe Firefly, HeyGen & Zapier — this was all about turning AI curiosity into AI execution.
📖 Read here ➡️open.substack.com/pub/nolanf…
#AfroTech #Blavity #AI #GenerativeAI #AITools #FutureOfWork #MachineLearning #ProductManagement
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