Journal

Notes on products, systems and judgment.

Short field notes from building software, working with data, using AI where it helps and making product decisions under real constraints.

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Background agents and the work humans still need to own

Why useful background agents need triggers, queues, reviewable outputs, and clear human ownership more than they need vague autonomy.

Journal May 15, 2026

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A simple feed of recent writing. Click any card to open the full note.

Journal May 14, 2026

Agent Skills are AI workflows

Why agents need process, training material, and verification steps before their work becomes predictable enough to trust.

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Journal May 13, 2026

Growth analytics should create decisions, not dashboards

How I think about connecting Search Console, PostHog, and Hermes into a weekly review loop for acquisition, product behavior, and follow-up work.

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Journal May 12, 2026

The underrated part of AI agents is cron

Why scheduled AI workflows matter when the goal is steady, reviewable work instead of impressive one-off demos.

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Journal May 11, 2026

Building MCP: when your data becomes part of the agent workflow

A practical note on why MCP matters when agents need real data, bounded tools, auditability, and human judgment instead of another pasted prompt.

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Journal May 7, 2026

How I use Obsidian as operating memory

A practical look at how my Obsidian vault, cron jobs, GitHub issues, and Hermes workflows keep context moving toward decisions and reviewable work.

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Journal May 4, 2026

Hermes, my agent for everything

How I am using Hermes as a practical execution surface across notes, repos, GitHub Projects, cron workers, QA, and publishing without handing over judgment.

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Founder/operator note Jun 15, 2025

Mentorship Is an Operating System

A personal note on why junior developers need structure, patience and real feedback, not motivational speeches.

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Founder/operator note Jun 14, 2025

Good Teams Make Product Work Possible

A short note on the habits that make technical teams useful: ownership, responsibility, autonomy and closeness to the customer problem.

team hiring
Product judgment Jun 9, 2025

Start Smaller Than Your Ambition

A product lesson from years of building software: the first version should prove the problem, not express every idea in the backlog.

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