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Judgement over tokens
Anyone can prompt an app into existence now. The hard part is knowing when the machine is wrong, and that is the part you are actually paying for.
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What I've learned building products with AI doing the typing and me making every call.
Plain English, written for the person paying for the software. The technical bits come second and smaller.
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How I build with agents, and where I don't trust them
AI agents write most of the code I ship. Here is how the work is split between them and me, the jobs I hand over without worry, and the claims I never take their word for.
What a buyer opens first
When somebody wants to buy your software company, they send a technical person to look under the hood. Here is what that person asks for, and the folder I build so the answers are already there.
Your AI says it's secure: how to check
Seven checks a non-technical owner can run on an AI-built app this afternoon, what a bad result looks like, and what these checks will not catch.
AI agents: a safety checklist before you let them work
AI agents can use files, browsers, apps and automations. Run this checklist before you give one real access to your business or your product.
The holes AI code ships with
AI writes code that works in the demo and leaves the same handful of security holes behind. Here are the five I look for first, in plain English, and why the AI leaves them.
Why AI-built MVPs stall
The first 80% of an AI-built product shows up in a weekend. Then every fix breaks something else. Here is why that happens and how to get moving again.
What you pay a senior builder for
AI made the typing cheap. Here is what is left on the bill when you hire a senior person to build your product, and how to tell one from somebody with a chat window.
AI Use Policy for Small Business: A Template You Can Use Today
A practical AI use policy for small business teams, including approved tools, data rules, review requirements, and a one-page template.
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