Almost a year ago, on my birthday, I chose to go back to running my own business after 7 years as an employee. A personal post about choice versus escape, the fireball mode that got me here, and what I hope the business's second year will look like.
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Insights and stories from my journey in AI, engineering, and leadership.
Stop being the copy-paste loop between Claude and your failing tests. Three steps to your first loop — a shell loop, Claude Code's built-in loops, and a real coverage use case — plus the traps, readiness checks, and cost caps.
Manual mode gives you prompts, not review. What actually controls what Claude Code can do — advice, rules, and hooks — plus three guardrails you can install in your repo in under an hour.
I built two AI Code Review systems and compared them to Anthropic's managed solution. Three approaches, three levels of maturity — and a clear framework for deciding which fits you.
After two days of building a product with Claude Code, I stopped to build the infrastructure: Claude.md, Memory, Hooks and Skills. Here's what I built and why it matters.
What happened when I gave Claude Code an Agent team with a PRD, architecture, and work order — and what I learned about delegation, coordination, and trust.
AI-First planning: PRD, architecture, and work order before a single line of code. Why planning with AI doesn't feel bureaucratic — it feels like thinking out loud.
Single vs. team agents for product building — lessons on management and coordination with AI. Plans, hooks, and delegation patterns.
Building a README generator as an MCP App — a technical guide on bringing apps directly into the chat interface using the Model Context Protocol.
Moving from MVP speed to engineering depth. Workflow with Plan Mode, Self-Review, and cursorrules — balancing velocity with sustainable engineering.
The tension between psychological safety and accountability — Amy Edmondson's research and how managers create learning zones vs. anxiety zones.
A recruitment story about creative persistence — why 'all-in' is the minimum requirement in competitive hiring.
A personal burnout story from Forter — and how one vulnerable conversation with my manager changed everything about how I understand support.
The Buckets method for strategic planning — how to allocate bandwidth across priorities and build a sustainable strategy rhythm.
My personal manager manual — how I work, what I value, how I communicate, and what you can expect from me as a team lead.