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Chandler Nguyen

Vol. 04 · Issue 26 · Building in Public

I spent 18 years in advertising.Then I learned to code.

I turn media judgment, client pressure, and messy briefs into AI products and operating systems — while writing down what actually works.

2008.Established18+ years in advertising.
518.ArchiveEssays written across the archive.
04.ShippedProducts live as of May 2026.

Thesis

Most teams do not need another tool. They need a clearer operating model: what to automate, what to protect, what to deepen, what to change. Everything I write, build, and teach starts there.

A working principle, since 2024.

The Practice

Products.

Recent Notes

Practical notes on AI and building.

A working notebook, not a polished manual. Read it as drafts that change as the practice changes.

No. 01AI

The One Question That Killed an Entire Curriculum Architecture in a Week

No. 02AI

Offline Mode for My AI App Didn't Need AI. It Needed Boring.

No. 03AI

Native Isn't a Skin: Rebuilding DIALØGUE's iOS App

No. 04AI

I Rebuilt My Site With Two AI Models: Opus for Design, Codex for Execution

No. 05Marketing

What Publicis Is Really Buying for $2.2B: Notes on the LiveRamp Deal