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GeneralFrom Product Owner to Microsoft MVP in a Year and Two Months
In April 2025 I left a product owner job and took a consulting role on purpose, to get into AI. On June 1, 2026 Microsoft gave me the MVP award. This is the path in dated steps, what I actually did in public along the way, and what I think made the difference.
GeneralMicrosoft Learn Is Retiring Its Public Docs Repos: What Goes, What Stays, and What I'm Doing Before December
Microsoft Learn will retire most public GitHub repositories behind its product documentation by the end of December 2026. The pages stay. What goes is the public history, the pull requests and the issues. Here is what the announcement actually says, what it leaves out, how to check which repo a page lives in, and what I'm doing before the window closes.
AI StrategyBuild Your Own MCP Server: Four Layers, and Only Two Matter
Everyone waiting for a vendor to ship them an MCP server is waiting for the wrong thing. An MCP server is four layers: auth and transport, which a model writes for you in a single prompt, and shaping and docstrings, which nobody can write for you. Here is the split, with a working Power Automate server as the evidence.
Copilot StudioThe GitHub Copilot Harness in Copilot Studio: What Actually Changed
Microsoft made the GitHub Copilot harness generally available in Copilot Studio on August 3, 2026. Topics are gone, agents run an agentic loop on frontier reasoning models, and billing starts at build time. What shipped, how the three harnesses compare, and what to decide this week.
Copilot StudioArchitecting Runtime Multilingual Agents in Copilot Studio
A scalable architecture for building multilingual Copilot Studio agents with runtime language switching - one topic, eight languages, zero duplication.
Copilot StudioCopilot Studio + MCP: A Hands-On Walkthrough with OAuth 2.0 Manual Auth
How to wire an MCP server into a Copilot Studio agent in 2026 - with a deep dive on OAuth 2.0 Manual auth, the path you actually need for enterprise identity providers.
AI Strategy LinkedInThe Ultimate AI Assistant Playbook
A strategic framework for designing and building effective AI assistants, from simple FAQ bots to proactive, enterprise-grade co-pilots that deliver measurable business value.
Copilot Studio LinkedInPlaybook: The AI Onboarding Assistant
Learn how to build a powerful AI onboarding assistant with Copilot Studio. This playbook covers streamlining HR processes, improving employee engagement, and automating workflows for maximum efficiency.