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Writing · Nº 04
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Notes on building AI companies, operating a portfolio of one, and the playbook for the AI era.
Engineering
What a Deploy You Actually Control Looks Like
Most teams cannot explain what happens between git push and live. That gap is where the outages and the vendor lock-in hide. Here is the version I run.
Jul 22, 2026 · 2 min
Engineering
When Scraping Breaks at Scale, and How to Design Around It
Small scrapers work until they do not. The failures at scale are predictable, and you can design for them up front instead of firefighting later.
Jul 21, 2026 · 2 min
Strategy
How Personal Injury Firms Lose Cases to Slow Intake
The case a PI firm loses is often lost in the first hour, before anyone opens a file. Intake speed is a competitive edge most firms give away.
Jul 20, 2026 · 2 min
AI
What Most Automated Bookkeeping Gets Wrong
Automation that guesses at your books is worse than no automation. The bar for AI bookkeeping is not speed, it is being trustworthy enough to not check.
Jul 18, 2026 · 2 min
Engineering
Spec-Driven Development, and Why I Build That Way
Writing the spec before the code sounds slow. With AI in the loop it is the opposite: the spec is what makes fast building not turn into fast mess.
Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min
Strategy
What an Agency Operating System Actually Replaces
An AI agency operating system is not another tool in the stack. It replaces the pile of tools, handoffs, and tribal knowledge that runs most agencies.
Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min
Operating
The First Hour of Every Build Day
Running a portfolio solo means the first hour decides the day. Here is the routine that keeps twenty companies moving without dropping any of them.
Jul 12, 2026 · 2 min
Operating
The Real Reason Your Cloud Bill Keeps Climbing
Managed cloud bills do not climb because you grew. They climb because the pricing is designed to. Here is the mechanism, and when owning the stack wins.
Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min
Engineering
Code Review Misses Architectural Decay
Code review catches line-level bugs but misses architectural decay entirely. Learn why your repo rots one approved pull request at a time and how to catch it.
Jul 8, 2026 · 5 min
Strategy
Signs Your Brand System Is Broken
If your marketing feels inconsistent and slow, your brand system is probably broken. Here are the signs to watch for and what a working brand system fixes.
Jul 7, 2026 · 4 min
Engineering
How to Read Google Postmaster Tools for App Email
Google Postmaster Tools shows how Gmail sees your app email: domain reputation, spam rate, and authentication. Here is how to read it and act on what it says.
Jul 7, 2026 · 4 min
Strategy
How to Evaluate a Business Platform for Your Industry
Evaluating a business platform for your industry means testing it against your real workflow, not a feature list. Here is the checklist that matters.
Jul 7, 2026 · 4 min
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