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Thinking in progress. On AI, systems, operations, and building things.


On Building Systems That Last

Apr 20256 min

Most software fails not because the code is bad, but because the thinking behind it was shallow. A note on what it means to build for durability.

Systems

AI as Infrastructure, Not Theatre

Mar 20255 min

The most interesting AI applications are the ones nobody talks about. They are quiet, reliable, and embedded in how work actually gets done.

AI

The Operator Mindset

Feb 20254 min

There is a difference between someone who builds things and someone who runs them. The best founders learn to be both.

Operations

Notes on Automation

Jan 20253 min

Automation is not about replacing people. It is about changing what people spend their time on.

AI

On Starting in Public

Jan 20253 min

There is a version of building in public that is performance. This is an attempt at the other kind.

Thinking

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