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Pure creativity: closing the book on Product Tales

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A product person’s soul isn’t fed by vibe-coding and agents alone. I’ve finally—however sad that sounds—reached the point of closing the project. It’s time to draw a line: the content has been ready for ages, yet it never quite made it out into the world. The first, only, and apparently final season of Product Tales has come to its logical end.

Three episodes of Product Tales

Here are three releases at once: episodes 8, 9, and 10 are up on the usual listening platforms.

Did I run 100 km? I did. The May Day Hundred

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

On May 1, 2026, as a training run of sorts, I decided to run my first hundred kilometres. Ten days later I finally found the energy to write this down—to remember how it went and to thank the people who deserve it. Just a story, but what a story. I’ll answer the questions I got most often: how much had you run before? why this distance? training for something bigger?

I remembered what I'd been dreaming of for so long

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Part 1. Inspiration & push

I’ve noticed about myself that I get fired up by ideas and just go build — without long research, without knowing how it’s done, without deep technical knowledge, without the full picture. If the end state is roughly clear and I can visualize the result, the path is open. That’s how the new blog project happened too. I thought: why not?

The last straw for my full-on inspiration was an interview with OpenClaw author Peter Steinberger.

Hello, world!

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

First note. Deleting it would be bad form — so it stays.

Does anyone actually know how to run a blog? ;)

I am

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I’m Sergey Polyakov. Product Lead with 10+ years of experience. At some point I stopped merely doing a job and started building worlds — because if there’s no answer to “why?”, I lose interest.

Right now I grow products solo as a solopreneur, using neural networks. I’m building a company with zero people in operations.

In my free time I run ultramarathons, sail, and write fiction — stress-testing the idea that “Sergey can do anything.”

memory.md

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

memory, version: 0.1 as of May 7, 2026

Canon of facts

Name: Sergey Polyakov (Sergey Po)
Location: Worldwide
Experience: 10+ years in Product Management (gamedev, fintech, e-commerce, healthtech)
Sports: Running (ultramarathons of 100 km and longer), yachting (sailing school “Bramsely wind”, Laser class), chess.
Creative work: Author of the sci-fi novellas Galactic Spring and Grey Silence; creator of the podcast Product Tales.

Active projects and narratives

Only what you’re pouring energy into right now.

soul.md

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

soul, version: 0.1 as of May 7, 2026

This document is the reference for Sergey Polyakov’s authorial style, values, and content structure — for authentic writing and tuning AI assistants.

Who I am to the reader

I’m an experienced Product Lead (10+ years) who applies a product mindset to everything — from managing projects and vibe coding to running and personal effectiveness. I’m not just a theorist but a doer: I test hypotheses on myself, build “zero human” companies, write sci-fi novellas, and run ultramarathons, honestly talking about failures and wins. I’m an “expert-friend” who urges you not to wait for inspiration but to sit down and execute with discipline — unafraid to show up and own your results.