Log 01 · May 11, 2026
Twenty minutes with an exe.dev VM
I set up Pi on an exe.dev virtual machine in about twenty minutes, with my usual MacBook workflow mostly intact.
Read noteBlog
Notes for founders close to launch.
Essays on launch seams, AI reliability, product scope, and the rough edges that stop founder-led software from becoming buyable.
Latest field notes
-
-
Log 02 · May 9, 2026
Your harness and system prompt matter more than your workflow
The tool surface around an AI coding agent matters because every prompt, skill, MCP server, and project rule competes for the same context and attention.
Read note -
Log 03 · May 7, 2026
Why AI-built MVPs stall before launch
The demo is rarely the real problem. The launch usually dies in the seams around trust, billing, access, operator workflow, and product logic.
Read note -
Log 04 · May 6, 2026
What Cloudflare’s recent releases let a solo founder ship
Cloudflare has spent the last six months making more of the messy product layer native: durable workflows, browser automation, model ops, private-system access, and runtime code execution.
Read note -
Log 05 · May 6, 2026
How I work with AI day to day
A lean setup for using Codex + Pi without memory theater, bloated prompts, or overbuilt agent workflows.
Read note