Launch it Now

Thinking about thinking

as technology continues to change.

What I thinking about now…

The “NPR Reporter” Prompt

Feb 18, 2026

Letting Go of Old Patterns to Build AI-Native,

Dec 12, 2025

Economics of Code

Returning to the Low-Code CTO: Lessons from the AI Fast Lane

Dec 5, 2025

The Wrong-Right Way

Agile LLM Rethink

Sep 19, 2025

Economics of Code

End-of-Day Revenue

Aug 15, 2025

Founder Mindset

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Stephan Smith

I am Boston based serial founder. I am obsessed with approaches that get founders and SMBs out of code into revenue.


I think and write about…

These are my content pillars, the things that excite me about how we apply technology to solve problems and gain new outcomes.

Founder Mindset

How do we think around a problem? What patterns work and what are just defaults that do not yield the results we want.

Economics of Code

The cost of code has dropped. What happens to all the decisions based on the old cost models?

The Wrong-Right Way

We hunt the non-obvious move—radical at first glance, simple in hindsight—by questioning the rules everyone follows.


My side thing…

Fractional Tools is an OS for solo operators. For anyone who runs a solo business and leverages their SME experience for impact.

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