The Why of Fractional Tools?

When Speed Removes the Safeguards

As teams get smaller and execution gets cheaper, the systems that create clarity disappear.

Networking with intent?

Most people don’t have clarity on what their network actually produces.

The “NPR Reporter” Prompt

If you can’t explain your system clearly, you don’t actually understand it.

Letting Go of Old Patterns to Build AI-Native,

Speed increases with AI—but clarity becomes the real bottleneck.

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.

Agile LLM Rethink

AI doesn’t simplify Agile—it exposes how unclear your thinking already is.

End-of-Day Revenue

Revenue shows up—but most teams don’t have clarity on what actually drives it.

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.

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.

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?

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).

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.

Post Vibe Coding

It seems like a long time ago that I decided to try a No-Code February. Going cold turkey on code has some interesting side effects. The math of applying AI coding tools to advising and consulting has forced some changes in how I approach all code projects: Launch By Lunch AI Accelerators, Vibe Coding Office Hours, and tech stack audits. And a renewed focus on the scoring site of the low-code cookbook.

Economics of Code #1

AI and low-code, in conjunction, are changing the core math for how 'code' is generated, priced, and sold. I am exploring how this math is changing, learning as I go.

Essentialism for Founders

Low-code and Marcus Aurelius had a gentle battle in my startup brain. One quote triggered an insight, which triggered a pivot and then lead to Ai Accelerator that sold out in hours.

Resource Restriction is Great!

No founder I know doesn't need more funding. In the back of every startup founder's brain is the wish to get the funding problem off their backs and work without distraction. It's unfair to say, stop, and embrace scarcity as a superpower.

Chessboard Chaos!

The last two months have been stressful for many founders working out of Venture Lane. EdTech startups have taken the brunt of the funding changes for Universities. It's not over yet, but there is a silver lining!

Vegas vs. Berlin: What I Learned About How Clients Want to Engage

I reworked my fractional CTO practice by changing my mindset. I had been operating like a German Casino, and missing the mark, but I needed to be more like Las Vegas. Make it stupid easy for a client to hire and pay.

Are Developers Becoming Obsolete?

The next wave of software builders won't know how to code. And that's ok. The challenge for tech leaders will be bringing their work into a company's technology stack.

Low Code Hack #1

A good low-coder is a cheap low-coder. Cheap means fast. It means you get to revenue and outcomes faster. It means you don't spend time and money on complexity. No matter how easy Google and Microsoft make getting started, it's still complex.

Friday Newsletter

Ok this week, I got off the Ai horse for a bit. I am a bit Ai saddle sore, if thats a thing. Turns out there is a limited, that even I can tired of. This week I did some reading, explored the Magma AI Agent Platform and built out a Beehiiv Identity solution. Happy Friday everyone!

Beehiiv as my login?

A key part of startups’ technology stack is how they approach public vs private features. Usernames and passwords are the logical starting point. Other ways require a little imagination but lower the impacts on roadmap and tech spend.

AI Coding Patterns & Rules of Engagement

Scrambled codebases, competing NPM packages, duplication code and a high token burn are all part of the learning curve. I remain very focused on driving my code utility rate as high as possible.This is a rolling set of learning...

Ai Coding Tools

Exploration of how much I can get AI to replace my "Code Brain" approach to building solutions.