Writing
Thoughts & essays
On engineering leadership, technology, and building things that matter.
The Rise of the Taste Worker
We've entered an era where taste—the ability to discern what's valuable from what's noise—is the only human skill that scales. Welcome to the post-knowledge-worker world.
The Rotating Bottleneck: Why 2026 Will Be the Year of Synthesis Tools
AI keeps shifting where we get stuck. First production, then consumption, now synthesis. The next wave of tools will help us connect ideas, not just collect them.
AI Memory Is the Breakthrough We've Been Waiting For
We have a short window to standardize AI memory before it fragments into walled gardens of our own thoughts.
Stop Talking About Tech Debt and Focus on Technical Risk
While tech debt is essential to address in technical circles, reframing it as technical risk creates better alignment with business goals.
Defining a Platform
How KOHO defines and builds world-class platforms—starting with understanding who uses them and why.