Ideas

I publish when I learn something worth sharing. Thoughts on AI, security, building products, and navigating a career in tech.

Case StudyAug 8, 20269 min read

Account Hub: Shipping the Platform an Org Runs On, in Five Months

From shadowing Account Managers in December to a US national release in July, with a two-person team. What embedded engineering actually looks like.

Case StudyAug 8, 20269 min read

70% Right, Zero Edge: A Toolchain Built to Kill My Own Ideas

A static auditor, a hardened signal journal, and a statistical grader that proved my most convincing trading strategy was indistinguishable from luck. That was the point.

Case StudyAug 8, 20266 min read

Teaching AI to Read Every Ad Server's Tag Sheet

Twelve-plus tag formats, one five-stage pipeline: AI where the variance lives, deterministic transforms where correctness must be provable, and a human before anything ships.

Build LogFeb 7, 20268 min read

How I Built an AI Agent That 93% of My Company Actually Uses

Most enterprise AI tools die the same death: a flashy launch, then silence. Here's how a push-based design pattern broke that cycle — 46,000 conversations and counting.

Build LogFeb 21, 202610 min read

The Enterprise AI Building Gap: What 48 Hours With AI Tools Taught Me

We gave AI building tools to non-engineers at a two-day hackathon. The tools worked. Everything around the tools nearly stopped us.

CareerJan 24, 20266 min read

The 3 AI Skills That Actually Matter in 2026

A friend asked me what he should learn to stay relevant. After a week buried in hiring data and salary reports, a surprising pattern emerged.

CareerJan 31, 20267 min read

How to Get Found by Tech Recruiters on LinkedIn

I didn't apply for my current role—a recruiter found me. So I reverse-engineered the entire pipeline, from boolean search to offer letter.