Useful technical guidance, without the filler.

Practical guides on software rescue, automation, AI and production engineering — written for founders and operators as well as developers.

App Rescue

AI built my MVP. What needs to happen before real users touch it?

A production-readiness checklist covering auth, data, permissions, payments, deployment, monitoring and failure paths.

Coming soon
Automation

What should a small business automate first?

A practical framework for identifying repetitive work that is high-volume, rule-based and worth connecting.

Coming soon
AI systems

Where AI agents need human control

How to decide what an agent may suggest, what it may execute, and where approval and auditability matter.

Coming soon
MVP

Prototype versus production: what actually changes?

Why the screen can look identical while the production system underneath needs authentication, data integrity, observability and release controls.

Coming soon
Integrations

Why webhook automations fail in production

Retries, idempotency, validation, secrets, rate limits and monitoring — explained for operators as well as developers.

Coming soon
Systems Audit

Before you rebuild: five questions to ask about the current system

A decision guide for separating fixable architecture problems from cases where replacement is genuinely justified.

Coming soon

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