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Notes on building calm, private software — and the things I'm into.

The Trouble Isn't Seeing Inside the AI

March 15, 2026

We want to open AI up and see the gears. But the real problem isn't seeing inside the AI — it's whether you'd catch it when it's wrong.

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Why a Category Matters More Than a Product

January 22, 2026

Most founders start with a product. The more important work is often deciding what kind of thing it is.

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What Subcontractor Payments Taught Me About Building Things

December 14, 2025

A tool I never shipped — and why the best thing a prototype builds is your understanding of how people actually behave.

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Memory Escrow, and Why I Killed It

November 18, 2025

An idea I was excited about — and what talking to real users taught me about the gap between a real problem and a real market.

3 min read

On Calling AI Creative

October 12, 2025

We call AI creative because it makes things. But it doesn't want anything — and wanting is where invention actually starts.

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