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The Disappearing Gap Between Design and Shipping

Anthropic’s new visual editor changes everything, but you still don't need to chase every trend.

AUG 22, 2026 · 3 min

Somewhere Between the Sketch and the Sale

A meme about Mona Lisa, and why swapping your AI model won't fix what's actually broken.

AUG 10, 2026 · 3 min

Into the Mountain, Alone

Managing AI agents isn't easier than managing people. It's a different climb.

JUN 3, 2026 · 4 min

I Knew the Math When I Signed

I left a profitable unicorn for an early-stage SEA startup. The math says don't. I did it anyway. Most founders shouldn't make the same trade.

MAY 27, 2026 · 3 min

Everyone Is Not a Customer

Most founders think their ICP is a customer type. It isn't. It's the person who pays today, refers tomorrow, and forgives you next month. Everything else is noise.

MAY 20, 2026 · 3 min

The Math My Mother Could Never Solve

Why AI tutoring may finally break the 1:40 classroom bottleneck in Southeast Asia.

MAY 10, 2026 · 3 min

Malaysia Doesn't Have a Math Problem. It Has a Product Problem.

22% of students fail the same exam every year. That's not a student problem. It's a system design failure.

MAY 6, 2026 · 2 min

The Room Is Not the Field

Deliberation feels like progress. The market decides if it is.

APR 21, 2026 · 3 min

AI Doesn't Replace Judgment. It Prices It.

Speed without a hypothesis isn't velocity. It's drift with good visual design.

APR 15, 2026 · 2 min

The Calibration Problem

Distrust it and the tool is useless. Trust it completely and so are you.

APR 7, 2026 · 4 min

He never gave me the answer. That was the whole point.

The most generous mentors don’t give answers. They leave you with better questions.

MAR 31, 2026 · 3 min

Clarity Is the Real Job of Design

The best design is the one users never have to think about. That sounds simple. It isn’t.

MAR 18, 2026 · 2 min

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