Notes on building products, startups, and working with AI
What 20 years of corporate IT taught me about product-market fit
Upper management would specify something to be built. The day would come when my creation would be bestowed upon the masses. It always went over with a thump. Years later, building my own products, I realized I had become the upper management.
How one person ships hardware and software products in 2025
Not AI features in the product. AI woven into every workflow. Firmware debugging, PCB review, documentation, customer support—here's what that actually looks like day to day.
The real challenges of IoT product development
Everyone warns you about manufacturing, supply chains, and certification. Nobody warns you about the WiFi provisioning flow that breaks on 30% of Android phones.
What stays the same, what changes completely
I wrote my first code in 1985. Four decades later, the fundamental challenges haven't changed much. The tools have changed everything.