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Building an AI Story App: Lessons from the Studio Floor

Building an AI Story App: Lessons from the Studio Floor

Inside the architecture of Inky. A look at agentic engineering, narrative coherence, and the lessons learned the hard way while building an ai story app.

Jun 6, 2026

Building a Programmatic SEO Site Build for Motorsport Media

How to architect a data-anchored programmatic SEO site build for high-velocity media. Moving from manual content to a system-first approach for motorsport data.

Jun 5, 2026

Building a Digital Product Funnel: A Solo Operator's Manual

I stood up a maternal-health brand funnel solo using AI as the team. Here is what shipped, what broke, and how to architect a system that converts.

Jun 5, 2026

Building an AI Story App: Systems Over Hype

A look inside the architecture of Inky, an AI storytelling app. No buzzwords, just the systems and agentic engineering required to ship a durable product.

Jun 5, 2026

Building a Programmatic SEO Site Build for High-Scale Media

How I architected a data-driven media engine for F1 using programmatic SEO, treating AI as the operating layer to scale content without a massive team.

Jun 5, 2026

Building a Digital Product Funnel: A Solo Operator's Manual

How I built a maternal health funnel solo using AI as the team. Real lessons from shipping a lead magnet to booking flow without the hype.

Jun 5, 2026

Building an AI Story App: Systems Over Wrappers

A look inside the architecture of Inky. I’m sharing how I’m building an AI story app using agentic engineering and a multi-product studio mindset.

Jun 5, 2026
Building an AI Story App: A Systems Engineering Approach

Building an AI Story App: A Systems Engineering Approach

Stop building wrappers. Learn the architectural patterns for building an AI story app that maintains continuity and depth using agentic engineering and state management.

Jun 4, 2026

Career Change into Tech: Building Systems Over Stacks

Stop treating your career change into tech as a reset. Learn how to integrate your previous experience into a systems-first approach to building software.

Jun 4, 2026

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

Seniority is not a function of time; it is a function of system ownership. Learn the 4-year arc to becoming a self taught senior engineer through agentic engineering.

Jun 4, 2026
Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons from Inky

Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons from Inky

A look inside the architecture of Inky. No hype, just the systems and agentic engineering used to ship a multi-modal storytelling platform as a solo operator.

Jun 3, 2026
A Systems Approach to a Career Change into Tech

A Systems Approach to a Career Change into Tech

A builder’s perspective on moving from music, military, or ops into software. Stop focusing on syntax and start shipping artifacts.

Jun 3, 2026
How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

A direct, system-first guide to reaching senior-level engineering through shipping artifacts, pattern recognition, and agentic engineering. No hype, just the work.

Jun 3, 2026
Building an AI Story App: Systems Over Prompts

Building an AI Story App: Systems Over Prompts

Stop building wrappers. Here is how I architected Inky, a multi-agent storytelling engine, using agentic engineering and a profit-first mindset.

Jun 2, 2026
Building Your Career Change into Tech: A Systems Approach

Building Your Career Change into Tech: A Systems Approach

Stop treating your career change into tech as a reset. Learn how to leverage your existing operating system to build products and architect systems with AI.

Jun 2, 2026
How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in 4 Years

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in 4 Years

Forget the 10-year roadmap. Moving from self-taught to senior engineer is about building systems and recognizing patterns. Here is the 4-year arc I learned the hard way.

Jun 2, 2026
Career Change Into Tech: Porting Your Operating System

Career Change Into Tech: Porting Your Operating System

Stop trying to be a junior developer. Learn how to port your existing professional operating system into a career change into tech using agentic engineering.

Jun 1, 2026
The 4-Year Arc to Self Taught Senior Engineer

The 4-Year Arc to Self Taught Senior Engineer

Forget the decade-long roadmap. Becoming a self taught senior engineer is about architecting systems and shipping artifacts, not collecting years of experience.

Jun 1, 2026
Building an AI Story App: Lessons from the Inky Architecture

Building an AI Story App: Lessons from the Inky Architecture

A look inside the architecture of Inky. I’m sharing what I learned the hard way about agentic engineering and building an AI story app that actually ships.

May 31, 2026
Career Change into Tech: A Builder’s Blueprint

Career Change into Tech: A Builder’s Blueprint

Stop chasing credentials and start shipping artifacts. A career change into tech is a translation of your existing operating system into software.

May 31, 2026
How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

Moving from self-taught to senior isn't about years—it's about compounding systems. Here is the 4-year arc to senior-level work I learned the hard way.

May 31, 2026

Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons Learned

A technical deep dive into the systems architecture of Inky. No hype, just the reality of shipping agentic engineering and managing narrative state at scale.

May 30, 2026
Porting Your Operating System: A Career Change Into Tech

Porting Your Operating System: A Career Change Into Tech

A career change into tech isn't a reset—it's a migration. Learn how to port your existing skills from music, military, or ops into a builder's mindset.

May 30, 2026
Building an AI Story App: The Architecture of Inky

Building an AI Story App: The Architecture of Inky

A deep dive into the systems and agentic engineering required for building an AI story app that actually ships. No hype, just the architecture and lessons learned the hard way.

May 29, 2026
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