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title: It's who you know
date: 2026-06-02T09:47:12+08:00
categories:
  - llms
  - funny
---

[Dharmendra Singh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dharmendrasingh17/) shared how they built an app with AI.

![](https://files.s-anand.net/images/2026-06-02-paymentpulse.webp)

That's normal. I'm just thrilled they used client transcripts as the source.

Basically, they converted the "voice of the client" to working software. To quote them: "A strong spoken business narrative can be converted into a usable product brief quickly when the capture step is disciplined."

You know what this means? **Interviewing is a skill to hire for**. Better questions = better answers = better apps.

... until AI starts interviewing better than us (which it might be already). At that point, picking *whom to interview* becomes important.

You know what that means? **People management is a skill to hire for**. Better stakeholders = better interviews = better apps.

... until AI understand people by mining signals better than us (which it might be already). At which point, *stuff you can't capture or express* (body language, trust, um... [nepotism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepotism?) becomes more important.

You know what that means? **It's who you know**, not what you know.

But wait... isn't there supposed to be something wrong with that?

Sigh... time to review [Straive](https://straive.com/) hiring policies.