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Essays and explainers on AI, devtools, and infra—opinionated, practical, and grounded in real systems work.

3/31/202610 min read

The Great Consolidation: What this means for Leadership and its Structures↗ External

Why AI-enabled organizations will compress traditional executive silos, shift from role ownership to shared execution, and reward hands-on technical generalists over process-heavy specialization.

AILeadershipOrg DesignConway's Law
3/23/202610 min read

Part 2: The Death of the Vague PoC.↗ External

Why traditional technical PoCs fail, how AI changes trust and requirement capture, and the two emerging paths for faster, higher-signal trial experiences.

AIPoCPLGSales Engineering
3/20/20269 min read

Troubleshooting Rabbit Hole 01: Wifi says no↗ External

A real troubleshooting story from 2008 on early 5GHz Wi-Fi, beacon frames, country codes, and how deep curiosity can take you further down the rabbit hole than expected.

TroubleshootingWi-FiNetworkingEngineering
3/17/20269 min read

Semantic search and vector databases: the untold story of how the technology ACTUALLY improves your product experience↗ External

Why semantic search matters less for the buzzwords and more for the subtle product UX superpowers it unlocks—turning static filters into evolving discovery surfaces that keep users learning.

AIDatabasesSemantic SearchProduct
3/13/202612 min read

AI Agents in your products : using the stones to destroy the stones↗ External

Real-world examples of how embedded AI agents can either transform product experience and PLG, or catastrophically destroy user trust when they go wrong.

AIProductPLGTrust
3/12/20268 min read

Part 1: The Trust Serum↗ External

Why humans inherently trust AI more than sales reps, how the ELIZA Effect works, and what that means for product-led growth and technical sales.

AITrustSalesPLG
3/10/202610 min read

The Great Consolidation: Why Your Organisation is About to Melt Together↗ External

A nine-part roadmap for how AI collapses traditional silos between product, engineering, sales, and DevRel into a single unified technical experience.

AIOrg DesignPLGDevRel