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Operating
Content Ops for a Documentation Team
Documentation content ops needs structure and versioning, not a wiki. Here is how a docs team keeps content accurate, reusable, and tied to the product.
Mar 30, 2026 · 3 min
Engineering
Write Characterization Tests Before You Let AI Refactor
Characterization tests before an AI refactor pin down current behavior so you can tell a clean change from a regression. Here is how and why to write them.
Mar 30, 2026 · 4 min
Engineering
The Technical Debt Hiding in Bolted-On AI
Bolting AI onto old software creates technical debt that compounds fast. Where the debt hides, why it grows, and what it costs when you finally have to rebuild.
Mar 30, 2026 · 4 min
Strategy
AI Video Cost Per Finished Minute: The Honest Math
AI video cost per finished minute is not the generation fee. It is iteration, editing, and reshoots. Here is how to budget the real number, not the sticker price.
Mar 30, 2026 · 3 min
Operating
AI Bookkeeping for Construction: Job Costing and Retainage
AI bookkeeping for construction contractors is about job costing and retainage, not a simple P&L. Here is what a builder actually needs from the books.
Mar 30, 2026 · 4 min
Strategy
One AI Agency Platform vs a Stack of Tools
Should you run your agency on one platform or a stack of point tools? The real cost is in the glue between tools. Here is how to decide and why it matters.
Mar 30, 2026 · 4 min
Strategy
Spreadsheets vs a Real Database for Running Your Business
Spreadsheets vs a database: where a spreadsheet quietly fails as your business grows, and when moving to a real system of record is worth the switch.
Mar 28, 2026 · 4 min
Engineering
SMTP vs API for Sending Transactional Email
Should you send transactional email over SMTP or an HTTP API? Here is the honest comparison, when each one wins, and why I reach for the API in most new products.
Mar 28, 2026 · 3 min
Operating
How to Run a Membership Organization Election
The hard part of a membership organization election is not the ballot. It is member roll integrity. Freeze a clean roster and most disputes disappear.
Mar 28, 2026 · 3 min
Strategy
How Much Should a SaaS Company Spend on Demand Gen?
How much should a SaaS company spend on demand generation? The answer is tied to growth stage, payback period, and gross margin, not a flat percentage.
Mar 28, 2026 · 4 min
Operating
How Many Clients Can a Solo AI Agency Handle?
How many clients can a solo AI agency handle? The real limit is not delivery hours anymore. It is attention and communication. Here is the honest math.
Mar 28, 2026 · 4 min
Thesis
You Don't Need to Be an Expert in Every Company You Own
Running a portfolio does not require domain expertise in each business. It requires being expert at the operating layer every company shares. Here is why.
Mar 28, 2026 · 4 min
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