Don't Forget to Hydrate
When the barrier to creation drops this low, it's easy to sprint endlessly just because you can. On balancing excitement with sustainability, and the shift toward problem ownership.
Pinned
January 10, 2026
Building a Website in a Day with Claude Code
How I consolidated years of scattered writing into a personal website with the help of an AI coding assistant.
December 27, 2025
More Than What Shipped: A Review Season Reflection
A checklist for grounding reflection in both product leadership and servant leadership.
2026
January 25
January 24
If AI Makes Code Fast, Our SDLC Has to Get Smarter
When AI can write code in minutes, the bottleneck shifts from typing to understanding, validation, and learning. Here's what a smarter software development lifecycle looks like.
January 23
Coding with Claude: When Speed Outruns Your Brain
AI doesn't remove cognitive load. It concentrates it. Reflections on a day of accelerated development and what it means for how we work.
January 19
When Data Is Personal but Value Is Collective
Collective intelligence is where the future value lies, but it only works if enough people are willing to participate in it.
January 12
The Speed of Change vs. the Speed of Being Human
We are living inside a moment where external systems are moving faster than our nervous systems. The real work ahead isn't just learning new tools.
January 2
What If the Product Is Not the App
Should we still be building SaaS applications, or should we be building AI skills and agents that people license?
2025
November 8
We Have Always Built on Layers. This Layer (AI) Is Just Smarter.
There's a lot of concern right now about AI tools doing junior developers a disservice. But this fear isn't new.
September 23
I Didn't Have Too Many Browser Tabs Open, I Had a Second Brain
My Chrome tabs weren't chaos. They were my external memory. Now that memory lives somewhere else.
May 14
Climbing the Value Stack
Data is not the destination. It is the raw material. The difference isn't in how much information you show. It's whether your product is helping people think better, decide faster, and act with more confidence.
February 7
Designing for Respect: Why Time to Value Matters
Time to value isn't just a metric. It's a feeling. It's about caring about people's energy and showing respect through thoughtful design.
2024
May 18
Progress Is Not Always Adding Something New: It Could Also Be Removing Friction
We instinctively measure progress by what we add. But removing friction creates value over and over again.
2019
August 22
The 5 Dysfunctions of a Software Team
Reflections on what causes software teams to struggle shipping, inspired by Patrick Lencioni's framework.
July 18
13 Things I Learnt in My First Year Leading a Software Team
Lessons from my first year as a tech lead on an embedded software team within an energy efficiency consultancy.