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From AI Experiments to Operating Leverage
A working framework for moving AI out of pilot purgatory and into the daily operating rhythm of a company.
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Notes on AI-native companies, operating systems, and the work of building.
A working archive of essays, frameworks, and short notes from years of building data, AI, and automation systems for mid-market companies and AI-native ventures.
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- 2026-06-17Essay
I Put My Own Company Through the Sam Altman Test
Intelligence is becoming the cheapest part of what we do. Judgment is becoming the whole business. The companies that understand the difference will spend the next few years getting stronger every time the models do.
5 min read - 2026-06-11Essay
I Have Watched This Coming for Five Years.
5 min read - April 12, 2026Essay
Services Are Becoming Software
Why the next generation of professional services firms will look more like product companies — and what that means for how they're built.
8 min read - March 4, 2026Framework
The AI-Native Operating System for Companies
A working model for what the internal stack of a modern company looks like when AI is the default substrate, not a feature.
12 min read - February 8, 2026Note
Why Dashboards Are Becoming Conversations
Static reports were a workaround for the limits of compute. With language models, the interface to data finally changes.
6 min read - January 15, 2026Essay
Building Companies with Systems, Not Chaos
Notes on operating leverage: the small set of systems early-stage founders should obsess over before scaling anything else.
10 min read
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The Future of Founder-Led Systems
How the next generation of founders will design companies that compound through systems, not heroics.
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Occasional essays and frameworks on AI-native services, intelligent operations, and building systems that create leverage.