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Notes from Kevin Doran on software, AI, and the work of building things.
Adopt the category, not the provider
There is temptation to save money with annual subscriptions for AI providers. Don't.
Agents don't fit everywhere
Voice input is getting better. That doesn't mean ordering a coffee needs an AI agent.
Killer AI and the sales pitch
A conversation with a business owner, and my response to Mackenzie Hughes on AI hype.
"ELI5: Code Harness"
What is a coding harness? 5 examples, normal to weird
AI working the night shift
An automation running at night is fine. AI working as you on a night shift is the wrong mental model.
Visiting Hero Host in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
Meeting with team Hero Host ahead of launching their new website.
Dopamine blogging
How to actualy enjoy updating your blog
A chat about the Jay framework with Wix Enterprise
Notes from a conversation with Yoav Abrahami, CTO at Wix Enterprise, about the Jay framework and building websites with AI while staying in the loop as a human.
The Latest Pipeline Builder is Github
LinkedInfluencers saying to use Github is... kinda cool??
Platformers are Platforming.
Tai's "Substack writers, you need a website!" hit the front page of hacker news today
The Platform Tax
A luxury rentals solopreneur got a quote from a Wix developer to expand his site that included a percentage of his business.
What Are We Even Doing?
Webflow vs Wordpress, Lovable vs Bolt.new, AWS vs GCP -- the stack question always depends on what you're actually building.
Wait, was ur website VIBECODED?
Seven painfully obvious tells that a website was vibe-coded and nobody stuck around to fix it.
Not having a website.
An outline on why a LinkedIn profile is not the same as owning a website.
The Legitimacy Problem
Businesses without a website aren't just losing sales -- they're running a legitimacy risk in an age of AI-driven scams.
Billiam Summer Offer
Billiam Summer Offer - Migrate off Webflow/Wordpress to AI-ready code -- a packaged service
Naming a New Endeavor Without Screwing up
Dos and don'ts from 40+ domain purchases -- TLDs, punctuation, Cloudflare, generic naming, and language checks.
Shadow Engineering Squads
Project TNT - Today, Not Tomorrow! or when to avoid writing a competing version of your business
Cloudflare Buys VoidZero
On the Cloudflare acquisition of Vite maker VoidZero, Evan You, and 15 years of frontend build tooling.
Before You Install Clawdbot/Moltbot
A guide (and alternatives) for business owners and AI tinkerers tempted to turn their laptop into an agent that acts on their behalf.
The Dreamer and the Survivalist
Why software planning needs both the hopeful builder and the realist -- and what happens when programmers start playing the Dreamer.
