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Thoughts & essays

On engineering leadership, technology, and building things that matter.

January 10, 2026

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 Strategy Tools
January 7, 2026

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.

AI Digital Identity Strategy
April 25, 2023

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.

Engineering Leadership Strategy Technical Debt
February 15, 2022

Defining a Platform

How KOHO defines and builds world-class platforms—starting with understanding who uses them and why.

Platform Engineering Engineering Leadership Architecture

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