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Thoughts on design, development, and building products.

A prototype should answer one question

Choose the uncertainty, build only what the test needs, and write down what the result does and doesn't prove.

Development4 min

How I use AI in product development

Where it helps me build, what context I give it, and what I check before the code ships.

Development4 min

The design engineer mindset

The design decisions that become visible when you build and use the interface yourself.

Design4 min

What I've learned building SaaS products from zero

What I pay attention to before committing months to a product: the problem, the first release, pricing, and finding customers.

Product4 min

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A prototype should answer one question

Choose the uncertainty, build only what the test needs, and write down what the result does and doesn't prove.

Interfaces need good defaults

Date ranges, saved filters, and empty states decide how much work someone has to do before the product is useful.

How I use AI in product development

Where it helps me build, what context I give it, and what I check before the code ships.

The design engineer mindset

The design decisions that become visible when you build and use the interface yourself.

What I've learned building SaaS products from zero

What I pay attention to before committing months to a product: the problem, the first release, pricing, and finding customers.

Why most side projects never ship

How I cut scope without cutting the parts that make a first release usable.

A small design system with Tailwind

Start with shared tokens and a few well-defined components, then expand when the product gives you a reason.

Learning in public changed how I build

Sharing unfinished work is useful when there's a specific decision someone can help you make.

Getting better at product judgment

How I turn a vague feeling that something is off into a decision I can explain and test.

Finding your first hundred users

Early customer conversations help you decide what to build and where to look for the next customer.

Why I prefer async work over meetings

Written decisions protect focused time, provided the team knows when to respond and when to call.