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Writing · Nº 04
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Engineering
How to Build a Presence System That Feels Live
A presence system tracks who is online in real time. Here is what building presence actually requires, why it is harder than it looks, and how to keep it accurate.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
Engineering
Healthcare Notification Emails Without Putting PHI in Them
Healthcare notification emails can trigger a HIPAA problem in one line of body copy. Here is how to notify patients without exposing protected health information.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
Strategy
Why Founders Misjudge Their Own Strengths
Founders are confident and wrong about their strengths more often than most. Here is why self-perception fails at the top and how to correct it.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
AI
How to Evaluate an AI Agent Before You Deploy It
A practical checklist to evaluate an AI agent before deployment: reliability, guardrails, audit, tool scope, and fallback behavior, not just the demo.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
Operating
How to Tell a Dying Portfolio Company From a Slow One
A company that is slow and one that is dying look identical on a dashboard. The difference is the trend of one leading input. Here is how I read it.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
Operating
Where to Draw Scope Lines on a Productized Service
The scope of a productized service is what keeps it profitable. Here is how to draw scope lines that stop revisions and edge cases from eating your margin.
Feb 3, 2026 · 3 min
Engineering
How to Deduplicate Scraped Data Without Losing Records
Deduplicating scraped data is not a DISTINCT query. Here is how to pick a real identity key, handle near-duplicates, and merge records without deleting good data.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
Engineering
Why Your AI Automation Needs a Dead Letter Queue
When an AI task fails every retry, it should not vanish. A dead letter queue catches the failures your workflow could not handle so nothing is ever silently lost.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
Engineering
CRDT vs Last-Write-Wins for Real-Time Collaboration
CRDT vs last-write-wins is a conflict resolution choice. Start with last-write-wins per field and only reach for CRDTs when you have true concurrent editing.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
Operating
The Context-Switching Tax a Solo Operator Pays
Context switching is the real cost of running many companies alone. Here is what the switching tax actually is and how a solo operator drives it down to near zero.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
Operating
Content Ops for an In-House Team: Fix the Handoffs
In-house content ops does not fail on writing. It fails on handoffs between writer, editor, designer, and SEO. Fix the handoffs and velocity comes back.
Feb 3, 2026 · 3 min
Strategy
Compliance Theater vs Real Governance in AI
Compliance theater looks like governance and protects no one. Here is how to tell real AI governance from the paperwork that only exists to pass an audit.
Feb 3, 2026 · 4 min
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