AI and the Limits of Growth
We need to take a step back and really consider why we are using AI. If the main goal is just speed, we might miss the bigger picture. AI isn't a magic solution for understanding how to grow a...
Kill the Process
We've built with AI and we validated its power. I admit, it's ground breaking, it changes everything I've ever established as a system, thus, the process too. Navigating outcomes with AI through a...
Render faster to rejection
In many ways, a rejection can be a good indicator that we are moving forward. It shows that we are taking risks and putting ourselves out there, which is a crucial part of growth.Applying for a job...
Building my credibility
Back in 2002 I was very active in the free-software community. I was both learning to code and was advocating the importance of free software. It was one of the most fruitful periods of my life.At...
And that's when I knew I had to pivot...
I spend some time in the past talking with content creators and users of writing apps. My goal was to understand what is the motivation of these people to write and what is their cognitive process...
From App to Business
Everything starts with an app, then the app turns into a product, then the product turns into a business. Each of these “into” is a long way ahead. I am somewhere between building a product and a...
Success Does Not Come with Fanfare
Earlier I thought that success always comes with the loud announcing sound of fanfare. Now, after each success-bang I get the same impression that it often comes unannounced. What we feel as success...
Why Ads Campaigns are an irrelevant way to validate your idea
Taking the advice of some of the more experienced builders in the community recently I decided to start experimenting with one approach to validate an idea.Pick an idea, create a landing page, set up...