Family, As we step into 2026, I'm committing to something I should've been doing more of all along: showing up here more consistently and engaging with what YOU want to learn and build. I’m committing to showing up more, building in public more, and engaging with you more next year. But I need your input: 🤔 What would you most like to see from me and this community in 2026? Vote in the poll below and drop a comment on what you'd like to learn! Ideas I've been floating around: ⚡️ Weekly Live Vibe Coding (Client Ideas) We run a live AI Opportunity Assessment, pick one idea, vibe code it end-to-end, and I give the build to the community. ⚡️ Monthly Head-to-Head Vibe Code Challenges Same prompt. Same timebox. Use the tools you’re comfortable with. We demo and break down approaches. ⚡️ Quarterly Hackathons (Teams) You’ll team up to build products from a list of prompts. Real collaboration, real output. ⚡️Community Show & Tell A space to share what you’re building, explain your thinking, and get real feedback — no fluff. 🎁 Also, to kick off the year right, I'm giving away the complete documentation and Voiceflow project from a client project of Hour Table. It's a real-world AI automation system that's running in production - workflows, agent design, the whole thing. 👇🏽 Vote 👇🏽 Comment ✅ Then I’ll drop the goods. Let's make 2026 the year we stop just learning about AI and start building the solutions that change our lives. Happy New Year! Ev

Happy Friday family, Just watched the Moonshots podcast drop their 2026 predictions. At the 41-minute mark, they predict education will "split in two": credential factories vs. "agency accelerators" that optimize for AI fluency and taking initiative. Salim Ismail: "The world will reward taking initiative in 2026 rather than sitting around studying for an exam." Here's what hit me: They're calling this a 2026 prediction. We launched UXD Academy in 2018. We've been running the "agency accelerator" model for 7 years. Portfolios over credentials...sorta. I believe it's best to take advantage of getting certifications AND building, rather than studying for years to earn a degree. Watch the full episode and take notes.