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Autonomous coding loops excel at search, not judgment. They can optimize toward a goal, but they can’t reliably tell when the goal is wrong. Engineering is still more than iteration speed.

21 Jun

Known Rot Problem

Most leaders can name what's broken. The Known Rot Problem isn't blindness — it's seeing the dysfunction clearly and not moving anyway. Here's why organizations stall even when everyone has the same list.

28 Apr

The Speed Tax

Speed is seductive, but unchecked velocity creates hidden risk. When building gets cheaper, scrutiny disappears—leading to security gaps, product bloat, and cultures that reward shipping over thinking.

20 Apr

The journey was the point

America outsourced manufacturing, then the skills to design what gets manufactured. Software is next.

09 Feb

The Depth Trade

The internet didn’t stop valuing insight — it just stopped requiring it.

06 Feb

Writing is networking that scales

Writing scales what networking can’t. A short essay on how publishing ideas builds real relationships, creates leverage, and attracts the right people over time.

25 Jan

Your agent is building things you'll never use

I built more with AI agents in two months than the previous year. I used almost none of it. The real productivity gain isn't building—it's using.

24 Jan