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Long-form thinking on engineering, agentic systems, RAG, MVPs, and the practice of shipping software.
Fintech's AI moment is here. Where it's earning its keep and where it's still mostly demos.
Boring tech ships faster, hires easier, and breaks less. A 2026 case for not chasing the hype.
An honest production guide. What each frontier model is best at, where they fail, and how to pick without lock-in.
A first-product system design framework that resists the urge to be 'enterprise-ready' before you have customers.
AI in healthtech isn't blocked by tech anymore — it's blocked by regulation, liability, and clinical workflow integration. A 2026 status report.
The 'AI tutor' marketing is loud. The real AI-in-edtech wins are quieter. Here's what's actually moving outcomes.
When does hiring win? When does a studio win? An honest framework that doesn't pretend the answer is always one or the other.
Pure-autonomy agents are mostly demos. The agents that ship in production know when to call a human.
Fractional CTOs are sold as a magic bullet for pre-CTO startups. Sometimes they are. Often they aren't. Here's how to tell.