499 posts about AI, learning, and building products
In 2023, I thought generative AI would flood search with cheap content and reduce the return on SEO. Three years later, that happened. But the bigger shift is that content production is no longer the moat. Structure, trust, QA, localization quality, and answer-engine visibility are.
One person. Seven modules. Three hours of video. Sixteen templates. A custom slide pipeline with 18 layout types. Professional voice clone. All while keeping my day job as VP. This is what the AI-first operating model looks like when you apply it to yourself.
The narrative that AI replaces entry-level work misunderstands what entry-level people actually do. A junior in activation isn't doing busywork — they're configuring DV360 targeting, QA-ing tracking pixels, managing bid strategies. The real question is: when AI raises the floor for everyone, where does the advantage come from? Depth.
After using Claude Code with Opus 4.6 daily for almost a year, I spent a week with Codex and GPT-5.4. The verdict: neither tool wins outright. The combination — cross-model review, complementary strengths, operational resilience — is better than either alone.
Two weeks ago I wrote "Still building. Still not done." Today DIALØGUE is live on the App Store. Here's what the last 40% actually looked like.
493 blog posts across 17 years, translated into 10 languages, ~4,900 files, ~3.9 million words. Claude Code's parallel agents made it possible — but the Korean disaster, the Cantonese voice problem, and the 5-hour usage cap taught me more than the successes.
I'm building my first iOS app without knowing Swift. Claude Code scaffolded the whole thing in an evening. Then I opened the Simulator, and the real work began.
I migrated my blog to Next.js and thought the hard part was over. Then the compounding started — 6 mega guides, a smarter AI assistant, native newsletter, bot protection, and SEO overhaul in 8 days.
After visiting 26 national parks as an expat family, here's our honest guide — the 8 parks we'd revisit in a heartbeat, the ones that disappointed us, 4 road trip routes, and everything international visitors need to know in 2026.
Everything I wish I knew before moving from Asia to the US—from SSN timelines and renting without credit to the real cost of living in top expat cities. Updated for 2026.
Credit card rewards can return hundreds—or thousands—per year if you use them right. Here's a stage-by-stage strategy for expats, from your first secured card to premium travel cards.
T-bills or high-yield savings? As an expat in a high-tax state like California, the answer isn't obvious. Here's my updated 2026 breakdown with current rates, tax math, and a simple cash strategy.