BOSTON, OCTOBER 4, 2026 — notes, builds and essays from an ai product manager.

Sean Winslow

/ AI PRODUCT MANAGER

The agents handle the loops. I handle the taste.

Selected work

WORK · 5 PIECES · UPDATED 2026-10-04

A pencil-test character-design sketch on cream sketchbook paper: a young warrior in a hooded, tattered cloak grips a tall spear with an amber ribbon tied near its tip, braced in a determined stance atop a rocky outcrop. Three smaller pose studies of the same figure run down the left margin.
A-1 ACTIVE

Anima

A 2D animation pipeline where AI agents do the volume work.

animation · agentic · pipeline
A pencil-test illustration on cream paper: a figure seen from behind hunched over a glowing laptop at a night desk, an amber desk lamp lighting scattered notes, a window opening onto a starry city skyline, a plant-topped bookshelf behind. Four small mascot helpers sit in the corners, linked by a thin amber thread.
A-2 ACTIVE

Code Brain

A second brain run by an agent fleet on the night shift.

agents · infrastructure · personal-automation
A pencil-test illustration on cream paper: a child sits cross-legged in a glowing camping tent at night, drawing in a spiral sketchbook. A small red pixel-art creature hovers off the page as its sketched pixel form takes shape on the paper; a lantern and a pine forest sit beyond the tent flaps.
A-3 SHIPPED

Intent Engineering MCP

An MCP server that checks an agent's spec before it runs.

mcp · ai-pm · infrastructure
A pencil-test illustration on cream paper: a figure seen from behind at a broad wooden desk in a wood-paneled study, facing a panoramic arc of four monitors showing teal financial charts. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, an armillary sphere and a globe, a brass desk lamp, and a tall window onto a domed civic building frame the room.
A-4 PRIOR ROLE

The Block

Campus + RevOps. B2B PM work.

b2b · revops · product
A pencil-test illustration on cream paper: a first-person view down at two hands holding a Game Boy-style handheld labelled '16BitFit', its green LCD showing a pixel-art runner mid-stride. A retro-gaming shelf of consoles, cartridges, and a trophy sits softly in the background.
A-5 PAUSED

16BitFit

A fitness fighting game where real workouts power your fighter. On pause to build its engine first.

game · pixel-art · paused
A-6 COMING

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Sean Winslow, photographed against warm paper, head and shoulders bust, light blue eye contact, subtle warm smile.
Sean as a traditional animation pencil-test sketch on warm cream paper, production label A-2 in the corner.
Sean drawn in a Saturday-morning comic-book panel style — bold ink outline, halftone shading, flat color, action-pose framing.
Sean rendered in the Loren Bouchard / Bob's Burgers character-design language — bean-shaped head, dot eyes, bold outline.
Sean as a shōnen anime cel — angular features, spiky hair, reflective highlights, bold outline, flat color.
Sean rendered in classic Nicktoons / Hey Arnold!-adjacent style — flat color, simple features, freckles, oval eyes.
Sean in modern Cartoon Network simplification — big oval eyes, dot pupils, exaggerated noodle proportions.
Sean as a Mike Allred-coded comic illustration — pop-art contour outlines, expressive cartoon eyes, watercolor background.
Sean in modern Cartoon Network style — almond eyes, light blue iris, clean line work, flat color (Steven Universe-adjacent).
Sean as a pop-art comic illustration — bulging cartoon blue eyes with rim highlights, sketchy ink linework, watercolor color.