Writing
Case studies and opinions from the space between product strategy and the machinery underneath it. Written by a person, about working with machines.
Frontier AI for less than your CRM
A self-hosted platform running open Chinese models covers ninety percent of real workloads, costs less than fifty seats of Salesforce, and keeps your IP out of a competitor's hands. The real threat isn't a lab in Hangzhou.
What an AI-assisted build actually costs
A cost-modelling exercise, not a hackathon: what a realistic, unsubsidised multi-agent build costs end to end, run on open-source models I controlled — down to $0.0034 a scan.
Designing an AI-powered contract platform
A high-level design for assembling, versioning and querying legal contracts with AI. Shelved before I could present it, published here as written.
The Great Filter: why AI will break your business
If twenty years of ERP rollouts taught us anything, it's that most companies can't describe how they work. AI is about to make that expensive.
AI development for product managers
I hijacked my mom's laptop and built a real system with AI agents. Two and a half days later, I had opinions.
Reclaiming your time: GenAI for better slides
A five-step workflow from rough notes to a boardroom-ready deck — without the pixel-pushing.