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Short notes on design, engineering, and the seam between them. New ones land when they’re worth landing — quality over cadence.
- 0129 Apr 2026 · 6 minTwo products. One sells. The other stays.The marketing site got the customer. The product keeps them.b2bproductretention
- 0228 Apr 2026 · 5 minWhen your dashboard lies under a filterAverages without decomposition are just lies at lower resolution.b2bdata vizdesign
- 0322 Apr 2026 · 3 minWelcome to the terminalWhy this site is a CRT, not a CV.metadesign
- 0415 Apr 2026 · 6 minWhy design engineers ship fasterThe handoff was the bug. Removing it is the feature.designengineeringprocess
- 058 Apr 2026 · 5 minAI features that earn trustMagic tricks lose. Repeated honesty wins.aidesignproduct
- 061 Apr 2026 · 4 minWhat a v1 should feel likePolish isn't a v2 problem. It's the 10% that decides the v1.productcraftprocess