Writing
Notes from the margin
Notes on scoping and building software products, written for founders and business owners who are about to start one.
Before you build
start here12 Aug 2026What to bring to the first callWhat the first call is for, what is useful to have ready, and what you get afterwards.2 min18 Aug 2026What belongs in a first versionHow to decide what the first version of your product should include, and what can safely wait until people have used it.2 min
Building with AI
27 Sept 2026Turning an AI prompt into a product people can trustCrit is an AI model reading a landing page. Getting a good answer once was easy. Making it dependable for strangers was most of the work.4 min27 Sept 2026Keeping up is part of the job nowAI is changing what every role involves, and finding a job is getting harder, especially at the start of a career. Some honest thoughts on what helps.4 min27 Sept 2026What AI speeds up, and what it quietly takes awayAI lets us make things faster than ever. It also pulls everything towards the same average, and the part that makes work feel like someone made it is easy to lose.4 min