I saw something on LinkedIn the other day that stopped me mid-scroll. It was a post—clearly AI-generated, you could tell from the cadence, the slightly off phrasing, the generic inspirational tone—and underneath it were dozens of comments. Enthusiastic comments. Supportive comments. And every single one of them was also AI-generated. Bots responding to bots. A … Continue reading The Dead Internet Theory: Are We Building Machines That Only Talk to Other Machines?
Marketing for Founders Who Hate Marketing
Many of the technical founders I know really don't like marketing. And it's not that they don't understand it. They know how important it is to run an effective business. But they don't really know how to do it right. They don't know how to leverage their technical skills to make marketing easier. And they … Continue reading Marketing for Founders Who Hate Marketing
Vibe Coding Won’t Kill SaaS
I really want to clean up a little bit when it comes to vibe coding and software as a service businesses, because I think there's a lot of confusion, a lot of hype, and a lot of complaints about the imminent demise of software as a service solutions. And I think it's time that we … Continue reading Vibe Coding Won’t Kill SaaS
How Your Data Model Shapes Your Product
My dear friend Jack Ellis is an unending source of founder inspiration. Not only has he recently started embracing AI agentic coding—something he's been holding back on for quite a bit. I think I've mentioned several times on this podcast alone how he and I seem to have quite opposing views on embracing this technology. … Continue reading How Your Data Model Shapes Your Product
AI Best Practices for Bootstrappers (That Actually Save You Money)
I recently realized something while building Podscan, my podcast database system that does a lot of background data extraction and analysis for my users. I've stumbled upon a couple of AI integration best practices that a lot of people might not be fully aware of. So today, I want to dive into the concepts I … Continue reading AI Best Practices for Bootstrappers (That Actually Save You Money)
I Never Really Loved Coding (And Only AI Made Me Realize It)
If you had asked me a couple of years ago if I loved coding and software development, I would have given you a resounding yes. No other job had ever been as enjoyable. No other activity had ever been as rewarding as building software, writing code, building systems that do what I want them to … Continue reading I Never Really Loved Coding (And Only AI Made Me Realize It)
The Marketer’s Hierarchy of Needs: A Framework for Understanding Customer Intelligence
One of Podscan's main customer profiles that I've recognized over the last couple years building this business is marketers - people who think in marketing terms, who have marketing jobs and marketing goals. And in a way, even my other customer profiles - founders, builders, public relations experts, researchers - all of them have a … Continue reading The Marketer’s Hierarchy of Needs: A Framework for Understanding Customer Intelligence
The Things Your Customers Don’t Care About
When you build a software business as a founder, you have a dream. That dream is to build something that people actually need, that will make you money, and that you can keep building and make better - and make more money as you build it. Maybe there's an extension to that dream where you … Continue reading The Things Your Customers Don’t Care About
Why You Should Never Start a Software Business
Here's the thing: I'm about to share all the reasons why you should never, ever start a software business. And yes, I'm fully aware that I'm talking to an audience of software founders. This is somewhat sarcastic, somewhat ironic twist on the great things about entrepreneurship. But here's what I've realized - talking about the … Continue reading Why You Should Never Start a Software Business
AI for the Code-Writing Purist: How to Use AI Without Surrendering Your Keyboard
I know you're out there. The developer who watches their colleagues enthusiastically embrace Claude Code and Cursor, having AI write entire feature sets while you proudly type every semicolon by hand. The founder who sees AI-generated code as a ticking time bomb of bugs and security vulnerabilities. The software entrepreneur who believes that real code … Continue reading AI for the Code-Writing Purist: How to Use AI Without Surrendering Your Keyboard