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Thoughts on building products, infrastructure, and AI.

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Proposio: Validating an AI Quote Tool with Real Freelancers

Why I'm validating a quote tracking tool before writing a line of product code. The problem with blind PDF quotes and a validation-first approach.

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TelemetryKit: From GPX Files to Cycling Video Overlays

How TelemetryKit turns GPX and FIT files into H.265 cycling video overlays using Remotion Lambda — architecture, trade-offs, and why React renders video.

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FirstDemand: AI Demand Strategy Without the Consultant Price Tag

How FirstDemand turns a landing page URL into a demand strategy, channel scores, and launch assets for technical founders — in under two minutes.

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Agentic AI Pipelines with Dify: When It Works, When It Doesn't

A practical look at self-hosted Dify for LLM workflows — what agentic actually means, where Dify wins, where it loses, and how it compares to n8n.

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NameChecker: Ship a Useful Dev Tool in a Weekend

How I built a startup name availability checker in a weekend — and why focused, zero-friction dev tools still have a place.

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InferCheck: Why I Catalogued 347 AI Models for GDPR Compliance

How InferCheck became a GDPR AI provider compliance directory — 347 models, 111 providers, flat JSON, and no marketing spin.

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AI for Real Use Cases: Stop Throwing LLMs at Everything

Most startups calling themselves AI-powered are just calling the OpenAI API once. Here's when LLMs actually help — and when they don't.

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Self-Hosted Infrastructure in 2026: Hetzner vs AWS Cost Breakdown

Real numbers on what a production setup costs on AWS vs Hetzner in 2026. When self-hosted makes sense for startups — and when it doesn't.

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