Practical notes on software, automation and AI.
What we learn building systems for growing businesses — written for owners and operators, not engineers.
- Why Spreadsheets Stop Working Once You Scale — Spreadsheets are one of the best tools ever built for small-scale, single-person work. The problem isn't the spreadsheet - it's what happens when a bu...
- Website Agency vs. Technology Consulting Partner — "We need a developer" and "we need a technology partner" sound similar but usually mean different things - and picking the wrong one is a common, expe...
- 5 Signs Your Business Has Outgrown Its Current Systems — Most businesses don't decide to replace their systems all at once - they notice, gradually, that something that used to feel efficient now feels like...
- Where AI Actually Helps Businesses (And Where It's Just Noise) — Every business is being told they need "AI" right now. Very little of that advice explains which problems AI is actually good at solving - and which o...
- Build vs. Buy: How to Decide When Off-the-Shelf Software Isn't Enough — Not every business problem needs custom software, and a lot of businesses waste money building something a $30-a-month tool would have handled fine. B...