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worth borrowing.

Ideas we found sharp enough to keep, from talks, conversations, and reading. Each one earned its place by changing how we work.

SystemsEngineeringJun 26, 2026Does Everything Resolve to a Codebase?No. It resolves to structure an agent can name, and code is only the sharpest version of that.Read ↗EngineeringSystemsStrategyJun 20, 2026Software Is Evolved, Not BoughtSoftware fights entropy in perpetuity. The honest model is recurring reinvestment, not a one-time monument.Read ↗StrategySystemsJun 18, 2026Removing Pain Is Not Creating the FutureA deficiency list is not a strategy. Design the future you want before removing the pain you have.Read ↗SystemsStrategyJun 19, 2026The Operating Model of a Top-Tier ArchitectA decision practice, not a diagram practice: lower risk, raise the quality of every other decision.Read ↗StrategySystemsJun 15, 2026Power Over vs. Power ToControl can rise while the system's capacity to perform falls.Read ↗StrategyJun 17, 2026Growth Is Not DevelopmentA company can get bigger every year and no more able than before.Read ↗EngineeringStrategyJul 2, 2026A Practical Starting Point for Agentic Systems in Nonprofit FundraisingCapacity, not data, is the real constraint. A small first build starts with one volunteer-to-donor problem.Read ↗