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Engineering
Encrypt Your Backups Before They Leave the Server
Client-side backup encryption is non-negotiable when you self-host. Encrypt before backups reach object storage so a bucket breach never exposes your data.
Jan 31, 2026 · 4 min
Engineering
Pin the Model Version in Production, Don't Float It
Letting your AI product float to the latest model version means your behavior changes without warning. Why to pin the model version in production and upgrade on purpose.
Jan 30, 2026 · 3 min
Operating
Who Should Own AI Governance in Your Company
AI governance fails when everyone owns it, which means no one does. Here is how to assign real ownership across engineering, legal, and the person accountable.
Jan 28, 2026 · 4 min
Thesis
Trust Is the One Thing You Cannot Rebuild
Across a portfolio carrying one name, a single confident lie does not break one feature. It breaks the reason anyone trusted the whole system. That asymmetry sets the rules.
Jan 28, 2026 · 3 min
Operating
How to Run a Transparent Prediction Market
A transparent prediction market needs published rules, on-record resolution, and open trade data. Here is how to run one people will actually trust.
Jan 27, 2026 · 4 min
Strategy
General Practice Tools vs AI-Native PI Case Software
Why general legal case management tools fall short for personal injury firms, and where AI-native PI software wins on intake speed, contingency economics, and case ops.
Jan 27, 2026 · 4 min
Strategy
Does Your AI Startup Need SOC 2 to Sell to Enterprise
Does your AI startup need SOC 2 to sell to enterprise? Yes to open the door, but it does not answer the AI-specific risk buyers actually care about. Here is the gap.
Jan 27, 2026 · 4 min
Strategy
Why Cue Sheets Decide Whether You Get Paid for Sync
You can land a sync placement and still never see the performance royalty. The cue sheet is why. Here is how cue sheets work and how to make sure yours gets filed.
Jan 27, 2026 · 4 min
Engineering
Write Market Resolution Questions That Hold Up
Most prediction market disputes trace back to a sloppy question. Here is how to write a market resolution question that resolves cleanly and cannot be argued.
Jan 23, 2026 · 4 min
Operating
Why You Procrastinate on the Same Task Every Time
Procrastination on one specific task is not laziness. It is a signal. Read what the task is telling you about a mismatch, then fix the mismatch, not your discipline.
Jan 23, 2026 · 4 min
Engineering
Why Your Transactional Email Lands in Spam
Your password resets and receipts are going to spam for a handful of fixable reasons. Here is why transactional email lands in spam and how to get it back in the inbox.
Jan 23, 2026 · 4 min
Strategy
Who Pays for the Internal Platform in a Portfolio
Who pays for the internal platform when it serves twenty products? The first product carries it, and every product after that pays almost nothing. Here is the math.
Jan 23, 2026 · 4 min
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