I closed my laptop. The work kept going.
From a hammock, on my phone, and it took me three tries to get here.
AI gives us more to attempt. Education should prepare us to try.
An alumnus's case for why college is worth more now than ever, and why it may be more within reach than you think.
What a fractional CTO costs in 2026 (and what the price is actually buying)
Market ranges, my own number, and the three things that should move the price: scope, cadence, and ownership.
What a fractional CTO actually does for a founder-led service business
Not a consultant, not an outsourced engineering team, not a CAIO. What the seat owns, what it doesn't, and how to tell if you need one.
You got the AI mandate. Nobody told you what Tuesday looks like.
Last Friday I showed you my bill. This is the other half.
June was $559. July was $4,692.94
My AI bill jumped 8.4x in one month. The useful question is what the spend replaced, accelerated, or made possible.
The Calls Nobody Shows You
Everyone shows you their stack. Nobody shows you their calls.
The $135 Million Argument for No-Code (and Why I Just Went Full Custom Anyway)
Renting a 900-person team for $20 a seat is a steal. I just helped a client stop.
The 25 Acronyms That Move Money In 2026
An operator's view of the 25 tech and business acronyms — Cost, Substitution, BS-filter — that should change how you price, hire, or build in 2026.
I'm the Bean. You're the Barista.
AI transformation is variables, not tools. The trio that taught me: dogs, drones, coffee. What I'm doing with clients right now. Opinions are cheap. Scars aren't.
Open Source, Closed Source, and the Part Nobody Puts in the Press Release
Cal.com went closed source. Warp went open source. The real question is who can inspect, secure, change, and leave the tools your business depends on.
Projects vs. Products: Know When to Stop Building for Yourself
Every weekend, my feed fills with "I built this in 3 hours with AI." Most of them are genuinely cool. Most of them should never become products. I've built things that…