Notes on building software that ships
What we've learned building products with founders and teams — scoping, shipping, scaling, and the decisions that matter most.
AI Makes Building Faster And Judgment More Important
AI makes software faster to build, but experienced technical judgment is more important than ever to ensure the decisions behind that speed produce durable, scalable products.
Read the post →AI Can Write Code. Guardrails Make It Good.
AI can write software remarkably fast. But speed isn’t the same thing as building the right software. That’s where guardrails come in. Our Guided AI approach uses guardrails to keep AI-assisted development moving in the right direction without slowing it down unnecessarily. Guardrails start before the code is written. An experienced engineer or architect establishes […]
Read the post →‘Build or Buy?’ has moved downmarket
For the companies in the mid-market (the ones without massive budgets or teams of engineers), how do you decide whether you buy or build for your software product needs?
Read the post →The software projects you shelved are back on the table
For years, mid-market companies have shelved software projects because the cost of building custom solutions simply outweighed the potential return. AI is changing that equation. With implementation dramatically faster and more affordable, projects like customer portals, internal tools, and quoting platforms are becoming viable again. But lower development costs don’t eliminate the need for experience and - they make it even more important to know what to build, how to build it, and how to ensure it works in the real world.
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