Notes on building websites, using AI properly rather than loudly, software escrow verification, and what working independently has actually taught me. Mostly written first as posts, then kept here where they belong to me.
What software escrow actually is, what verification proves that storage alone does not, the verification levels compared in a table, what happens in a release event, and why deposits fail. Written from nine years of doing the work at NCC Group.
Read itGenerating code turned out to be the easy part. The harder work is architecture, keeping things modular, reviewing AI output instead of trusting it, protecting API routes that could run up a bill, and getting database permissions right.
Read itLinkedIn helps people find you. Your own website helps them understand you. Why a few pages that load quickly and belong to you still beat a profile in the same format as everybody else's.
Read itWebsites, automation workflows, AI assisted tools and small micro-SaaS ideas. Also the part nobody warns you about, which is that the sales and marketing side is a steeper learning curve than the building.
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