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Economics of Code

Letting Go of Old Patterns to Build AI-Native,

Dec 12, 2025

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12 min read

Letting Go of Old Patterns to Build AI-Native,

What started with autocomplete turned into a full rebuild of how I think, code, and collaborate.

Stephan Smith
Stephan Smith

The Wrong-Right Way

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

Dec 5, 2025

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7 min read

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

How a whirlwind of AI insights and hands-on experiments is reshaping how we build, debug, and deliver value.

Stephan Smith
Stephan Smith

Economics of Code

Agile LLM Rethink

Sep 19, 2025

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9 min read

Agile LLM Rethink

Exploring how AI is transforming the traditional Agile process—turning vague ideas into clear prompts, exposing hidden complexity, and raising new questions about the role of experience, team structure, and what it really means to “build” in the age of LLMs.

Stephan Smith
Stephan Smith

Founder Mindset

End-of-Day Revenue

Aug 15, 2025

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7 min read

End-of-Day Revenue

Everyone understands revenue. That’s why I use it as a forcing function. If it doesn’t earn value today, it’s not worth your weekend.

Stephan Smith
Stephan Smith

Founder Mindset

The Sunk Cost Illusion

Aug 8, 2025

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4 min read

The Sunk Cost Illusion

Founders often mistake early code for progress. But the real challenge isn’t shipping features — it’s avoiding the trap of sunk cost thinking. This post breaks down why pausing before you commit is the smartest move you can make.

Stephan Smith
Stephan Smith

Economics of Code

Why Developers Always Want to Build — and How It Costs Us

Jul 18, 2025

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7 min read

Why Developers Always Want to Build — and How It Costs Us

Every time I asked my team to evaluate SaaS tools, I watched the same thing happen. A predictable resistance. A build-first mindset. And over time, I realized: it wasn’t just bias — it was culture.

Stephan Smith
Stephan Smith

The Wrong-Right Way

AI Focus Groups?

Jul 8, 2025

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7 min read

AI Focus Groups?

I use AI focus groups in my daily meditation! It's now part of my process. It's how I start my day on a bounce and not stuck in the grind of execution. How in the hell did AI get so far into the world that it's part of meditation?

Stephan Smith
Stephan Smith

Economics of Code

AI Adoption Patterns

Jun 22, 2025

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9 min read

AI Adoption Patterns

I am a developer. While I have no intention of going back to being a staff engineer, wrangling code, branches, PRs, and agile process, I do rely on my background to get things moving. Engineering rigor is the pattern. AI adoption in the tech community has some things to teach (to me).

Stephan Smith
Stephan Smith

The Wrong-Right Way

Typeform: What happened?

Jun 6, 2025

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6 min read

Typeform: What happened?

Forms used to feel like progress. Typeform was sleek, Google Forms was simple, and building your own meant control. But today, AI agents are rewriting the rules. They gather data with context, tone, and flow—no rigid input fields required. Going back to old-school forms feels like switching from Spotify to a cassette tape. The tools didn’t just age—they missed the AI shift.

Stephan Smith
Stephan Smith
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