The Archive · 2013 — Now
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How I Rebuilt My Blog Backend in 4 Days with Claude Code
I migrated 485 WordPress posts to Next.js in 4 days using a plugin that taught Claude to think like a product manager—not just a code generator.
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I Added 5 Languages to DIALØGUE in 48 Hours
I built planning documents that taught Claude Code how to localize—not just translate—then watched it execute across 5 languages in parallel, turning literal phrases into native-sounding copy.
I Rebuilt My Entire AI Podcast App in 14 Days. I'm Terrified.
I rebuilt my podcast app in 14 days—a project that originally took 6 months. The acceleration terrifies me, and it should terrify you too.
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I Completed My Biggest Site Redesign in Years. During Breakfast.
No. 05AIAI Without Memory Is Just an Expensive Chatbot
No. 06AIMarketing Teams Work Together. Now STRATUM Does Too.
No. 07AIMy Database Was "Correct." It Was Also 296x Too Slow.
No. 08AIBlank Screens Kill Trust. I Had 31 of Them.
No. 09AII Built Multi-Tenancy on Day 2. On Day 67, I Rebuilt It
No. 10AII Knew What Agencies Needed—So I Built Multi-Tenancy on Day 2
No. 11AII Asked My AI Strategy Agent to Audit Our Landing Page. Here's What Happened
No. 12AISTRAŦUM: The 9-Agent Marketing Application I Built in 75 Days (Solo, While Sick for 10)
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