AI that holds up,tested in what I run.
Build logs, tool verdicts, playbooks and the numbers behind them, published every week from a portfolio of AI ventures I own and operate.
Building AI systems in the open, before the take is written.
Code shared, systems live, what shipped and what failed.The system outlasts the take.
Four lanes.Pick the one you came for.
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Models, agents, coding assistants, image, video, voice134 piecesBuild
Ship with AI when you're not an engineer: vibe-coding, app/SaaS builders, automation, MCP, just-enough infra108 piecesDesign
For designers, brand owners, creative directors132 piecesGrowth
AI for marketing, SEO/GEO, content engines, and the operator-business work of turning audience into revenueResources.Prompt packs and playbooks you can run today.
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The Identity Lock
Build a reusable identity hierarchy, then move one character through 8 different productions without redesigning her.
Physical Metaphors for Software
Turn eight abstract software actions into editorial images that explain themselves without labels.
The Right Angle
Learn to turn scattered marks across depth into one exact image from one locked viewpoint.
Beyond Visible Light
Eight exact prompts for making scientific imaging modes read as optics, not generic neon.
Directed Motion Blur
Eight exact prompts for deciding what stays sharp, what moves, and what shape the blur takes.
The Evidence Left Behind
Make an empty frame feel inhabited by directing residue, wear, deformation, repair, and one controlled contradiction.
Light Geometry
Use circles, slots, blinds, grids, and doors to build hierarchy with projected light.
FORM: MATERIAL TYPOGRAPHY UNDER PRESSURE
Build physical-looking type that keeps its letter anatomy when the material starts pushing back.Latest.Build logs, field notes, working systems.
What shipped this week, what failed, and what is still on the desk. Every piece is a working system, not a take.
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Monologue Review for Meeting Notes
Review Monologue meeting notes for Mac audio capture, transcript cleanup, saved-note syncing, and handing approved notes to AI agents.Sep 14, 2026Growth
GPT-Live-1 Changes the Budget for AI Phone Calls
Understand GPT-Live-1 phone-agent costs: the voice layer, backend reasoning, telephony, and the interruption handling worth testing.Sep 14, 2026Explained
Best AI Tools for Rug Tufting Patterns
Compare tools for rug tufting patterns by color blocks, editable outlines, yarn palettes, and the work needed before printing or projection.
Sep 14, 2026Design
Murmure Dictation Review
Review Murmure for offline dictation, custom vocabulary, hardware needs, and what changes when you connect a local or remote LLM.Sep 14, 2026Build
ChatGPT Appshots Cut Context Copying on Windows
Use ChatGPT Appshots on Windows to share an app window, reduce context copying, and check what text and images enter the chat.Sep 14, 2026Explained
Separo vs UltraSeps
Compare Separo and UltraSeps for simulated-process separations, Photoshop work, correction time, and the files your screen printer needs.Sep 14, 2026Design
RenderIO FFmpeg API Pricing
Decode RenderIO command charges, chained jobs, download credits, runtime limits, and when an upgrade costs less than overage.Sep 14, 2026Build
IAMenu vs Menuxio
Compare IAMenu and Menuxio for multilingual menus, table orders, staff edits, and the plan limits a small restaurant actually needs.Sep 13, 2026Growth
Dictare AI Dictation Pricing
Dictare is free, local voice input for coding agents. Separate its software cost from speech-model setup, hardware, and your coding-agent plan.Sep 13, 2026Build
Vercel FastAPI Cuts Function Use for Static Files
Vercel now serves eligible FastAPI assets from its CDN. See which requests stop using Functions and which protected paths still need them.Sep 13, 2026ExplainedSelected work
I work closely with founders and teams to ship their next system: the agent, the app, the automation, and the site it runs on.
View allAn independent, data-led Dubai real-estate publication.
- Info
- The analysis the portals never publish.
- Role
- Design, Build & Systems
- Year
- 2026
- Site
- withlida.com
- Publication
- Design & Build
- Editorial System
The website for a public cleantech mastering the light spectrum.
- Info
- Two technologies, one credible story.
- Role
- Website Design & Development
- Year
- 2026
- Site
- illumisoft.com
- Website
- Design & Build
- Brand
The website for an FDA-breakthrough lung-cancer screening company.
- Info
- Turning rigorous science into a story people trust.
- Role
- Website Design & Development
- Year
- 2026
- Site
- breathdiagnostics.com
- Website
- Design & Build
- Healthcare
VR training on the web, with a benchmark platform behind it.
- Info
- Selling an experience you cannot screenshot, then proving it.
- Role
- Website & Platform Development
- Year
- 2026
- Site
- maiazura.com
- Website
- Platform
- Healthcare
A WordPress escape that multiplied organic traffic 400x.
- Info
- A legacy archive turned into a growth engine.
- Role
- Migration, Design & Build
- Year
- 2025
- Site
- pinnacledigest.com
- Migration
- Publication
- AI Content Engine
Work with the person behind the publication.
Six ways I work, from a day to a system in production.Every one ends with something you own.
AI Workflow Automation
Turn manual, multi-tool workflows into AI systems with approvals and dashboards.
AI Customer Service & Voice Agents
A custom support or voice agent you own outright, not a per-resolution subscription.
AI Sales Agent (SDR)
An SDR agent that answers every lead in seconds, qualifies, and books meetings into your reps' calendars.
AI Agent Development
Bounded AI agents with tools, permissions, logs, and evals. Not fragile demos.
AI Production Systems
Take an AI prototype to a real system: data, interfaces, infra, and a control layer.
Fractional AI CTO
Embedded AI product leadership: direction, architecture, and accountability for the build.
Need a plan, not just the reading? The Intensive turns sprawl into a 30-day shipping map.
- 01Pre-work systems audit
- 02Live working day
- 0330-day priority map
- 0414-day async follow-up
For people who’d rather see the systemthan the slide.
One email when something ships. No digest, no drip.