The journal.
- 3 min readSep 22, 2026Echo Room: I can't launch in September (probably)
Lately I've been overly ambitious with podcasting. Over the last few weeks, I went from four podcast channels to five overnight, and even though I worked out wh…
- 4 min readSep 21, 2026Monday preparation #2: what's my focus this week?
Last week I wrote a simple prep post here , figuring it could turn into a ritual if I keep up with it. The idea: lay out what I'm working on for the week, then…
- 6 min readSep 20, 2026High&Low container yard fight is the best fight scene I've ever seen
Ever since I saw the first High&Low movie from 2016, I was completely hooked. I could not shake the idea of how well the container yard fight was done, and…
- 4 min readSep 20, 2026What if I sold permanent sponsorships for my $168M challenge?
During the weekend, I sat down to write and plan, and the craziest ideas showed up in my head instead. But I think it's time to start considering unconventional…
- 4 min readSep 19, 2026Idea Bench #1: Random facts
A while back, I put together a public idea ledger called Idea Bench , where every idea that comes into my head gets logged from now on and rated for how stupid,…
- 6 min readSep 19, 2026Comparing Vercel alternatives: can't tell half of them apart
This has been a productive but weird week. I'm ahead of schedule, more confident than ever in what my SaaS can deliver to the public, and about 80% sure I can b…
- 5 min readSep 18, 2026Friday cool-off, close on the docs editor, more writing, and Story Valley: update #13
It's Friday, my last dev day of the week. Looking back, I think the call I made last week was the right one: recalibrate and put my focus on fixing the bugs in…
- 5 min readSep 18, 2026Should I build SaaS without AI? I honestly don't know
For a while now, I've been thinking about this. Mostly because my flagship SaaS is about as boring as it gets. It's a docs editor. Nothing fancy. The biggest ad…
- 4 min readSep 17, 2026I built my own dashboard. I still can't quit Apple Notes.
I've been in the Apple and Mac ecosystem since the early 2000s, but I only started using more native Mac and iOS apps later. Let's admit it, the earlier Mac ver…