Chasing Pirates.
As part of my early experiments with “vibe-coded” apps, I built a link-shortening service in 2022. It’s still online. At its peak it quietly grew to around 2-4k users per month, generating more than 100k clicks monthly. Maintenance was almost zero - apart from one thing: taking down malicious links.
Run With Intention.
Some years are about stability. Some are about acceleration. The Fire Horse symbolizes drive, courage, and forward motion. Not chaos - momentum. May this be a year of brave decisions, uncomfortable growth, and steady progress. Run fast if you must - but run toward something meaningful. Wishing you a strong and prosperous year ahead.
Desktop 2026. The Evolution Continues.
Another year older, a little more experienced - and a desk that keeps evolving along the way. I first wrote about my desktop setup back in 2021. Since then, the game hasn’t changed through more expensive hardware, but through better understanding of what I actually need. The most significant shift so far? The teleprompter. And this isn’t the last change this year.
Christmas Wishes for Family, Peace & Festive Balance.
Merry Christmas! Wishing you peaceful family time with zero debates, maximum laughs, and just enough festive food to blame the sweater, not the scale. Eat, relax, enjoy the magic - and remember, calories don’t count between Christmas and New Year.
Upside-down startups.
Working as a tech auditor for VCs, I’ve witnessed a surprising pattern: startups that operate more like personal development journeys than companies. This piece explores why some founders unintentionally build “upside-down startups” - and what it takes to turn them right-side up.
LLM SEO: The New Game Behind AI Search.
Everyone talks about “AI changing everything”, but the real question I keep hearing is much more basic: “Why does ChatGPT quote my competitors and ignore me?” Is this LLM SEO, AI SEO, GEO, or just another buzzword buffet? In this piece, I go past the hype and share what I’ve actually seen work to get content recognised, cited, and pulled into AI answers - instead of sitting on your blog, invisible.
