JP.

JPLeBlanc

Runs engineering at AdaCX. Ships side projects at a slightly worrying rate: 13 since 2024. Believes the data model is destiny and most approval gates are anxiety with a form attached.

Now buildingHumble & Kind

The main thing

Humble & Kind

Somebody asks. You already answered.

Write down what you know, once. Your page does the answering from there, wherever people look you up: search, a client, an AI assistant. You decide who can ask and how much they get back, and you see what was asked.

Free for people, and staying free.

Make your page →

Somebody asks JP about…

A code freeze is a public statement that you do not trust your own safety mechanisms.
Answered by JP's page. JP was not interrupted.

Day jobs

Eleven years of running product and engineering teams, all from Montréal. Side projects not included.

  1. May 2026 – now

    AdaCX

    Builder / SVP Engineering Building.

    Montréal · Remote

  2. Jul 2021 – May 2026

    CircleCI

    SVP of Engineering

    Montréal · Remote

  3. Apr 2021 – Jul 2021

    sunday

    Chief Technology Officer

    Montréal

  4. May 2018 – Apr 2021

    Lightspeed

    SVP Product & Technology

    Greater Montréal

  5. Apr 2015 – May 2018

    Shutterstock

    VP of Product Engineering: Music, Video, API

    Montréal

Shipping log

Everything else, newest first. Some of these will outlive the year. That was never the point.

  1. GlyfoLive design tokens for component libraries. Change one value and the whole UI follows.glyfo.co2026
  2. ManuscritA structured interview over a few days, then a full manuscript of your book 24 hours after your last answer.manuscrit.co2026
  3. OpenPosternWatches your SaaS vendors for breaches and CVEs, and produces the evidence PDFs cyber insurers ask for.openpostern.com2026
  4. OpenAtelierAn online editor for manuscripts and world-building, with AI tools for each stage.openatelier.co2026
  5. ÉtincelTurns an expert's knowledge into a finished manuscript in weeks, in their own voice.etincel.ai2026
  6. Agent-Led StrategyA sandbox for handing growth work to autonomous agents, with scoped APIs and payouts tied to outcomes.agentledstrategy.com2026
  7. DottedBlockMaps people across six dimensions instead of reducing them to a single performance score.dottedblock.com2026
  8. OODLCFor teams that plan carefully but never go back to check what last quarter actually accomplished.oodlc.com2026
  9. Zombie RebuildRebuilds websites that have been left to rot.zombierebuild.com2026
  10. Society of MysteriesMystery party kits.societyofmysteries.com2025
  11. Tiny EtiquetteProducts about modern manners. Co-founded.tinyetiquette.com2025
  12. AI Story HubA writing platform for storytellers, with AI built into the editor.aistoryhub.co2024

Writing

Two books so far: The Output Trap and After The Prompt.

Twelve people on a ninety-minute planning call. At no point did anyone ask what Q3 of the previous year had actually accomplished.

I didn’t say anything. That is the part I think about now.
From The Output Trap