Writing
Notes on AI, products,
and systems.
Short essays on AI product design, prompt architecture, system thinking, freelancing, and building tools that help people think better.
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How to think about AI products beyond demos
The space between a working prototype and a product that holds up under real use is where most AI ideas die. Here’s a way to bridge it.
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Why system maps matter more than code snippets
The cheapest way to find a wrong assumption is to draw the system before you write it.
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Prompt design is really interface design
Treating prompts as APIs gets you halfway. Treating them as interfaces gets you the rest.
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The technical partner mindset
The shift from senior freelancer to trusted partner is mostly about how you make decisions, not how you write code.
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What founders actually need from AI builders
It’s less “cool demo” and more “reliable system that doesn’t embarrass us in front of users.”
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