The Blog

The Blog

Thoughts on AI, development, and building in public

It's a staffing decision: The Consultants - A Short Story

Why you shouldn't just throw the biggest model at every task, told through a consulting engagement.

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What Makes a Good Business in the Age of AI

An interactive board you can drag around. The gates an idea has to pass before it is worth building — interest, expertise, the fast loop, validation, build-out — and the loops back when it fails one.

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What Does Agent Ready Mean?

If 'become agent ready' is in your business plan, start by treating an agent like a new hire — and asking whether you have the information in place to onboard it.

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I solved my ski trip problem in a day with Claude Code (sort of)

Going from 'this is annoying' to working product in under a day.

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The Employee that doesn't want your job (sort of): The Intern - A Short Story (Part 2)

Your non-judgmental intern who's always there when you need a refresher (no stupid questions here).

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It’s your management style: The Intern - A Short Story

Why it isn't the AI's fault you're getting bad results, told as a short story.

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Activation Energy

What do you think is possible to build with free AI tools? A holiday planning simulation.

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The Contextualised Search Engine

How Gen AI has changed the way we search for information.

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"What do I know that it doesn’t?"

The only thing you need to think about when using Generative AI tools.

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Why you're not getting the most out of your interactions with AI

Bridging the communication gap.

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The Two Types of Miscommunications

A Fundamental Misalignment and The Communication Gap.

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