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I Cloned Wispr Flow. For Me, It Works Even Better.
Product

I Cloned Wispr Flow. For Me, It Works Even Better.

I left Wispr Flow for my own offline dictation in k0. Not to save money: for freedom. And what it taught me about products that are only surface, owning the engine, and being everywhere.

· 6 min read
The Hidden Cost of “I Can Clone This in Five Minutes”
AI Takes

The Hidden Cost of “I Can Clone This in Five Minutes”

Claude Code makes the first version easy. Building my own personal agent, Maria, reminded me what the hype hides: testing, learning, improving and maintaining, forever.

· 5 min read
Something Even Faster Than AI Prototypes (My Friend's Brilliant Approach)
Product

Something Even Faster Than AI Prototypes (My Friend's Brilliant Approach)

Why validating an idea directly with real customers as a hidden service beats jumping straight into AI-built prototypes.

· 2 min read
Build vs Buy: My Integration Nightmare from 400+ Self-Developed Integrations to Sanity
Product

Build vs Buy: My Integration Nightmare from 400+ Self-Developed Integrations to Sanity

A first-hand account of the build-vs-buy integration tradeoff and a breakdown of the iPaaS landscape into key categories for SaaS product leaders.

· 7 min read