Notes on companies that run themselves.

How the system thinks about planning, execution, and the boundaries a founder should always keep.

July 14, 20265 min read

One sentence to an operating business

What actually has to happen between describing a company and having one that runs — and why the first step is the only one that needs you.

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June 30, 20264 min read

Autonomy with boundaries: why approval is a feature

Full autonomy is easy to demo and hard to trust. The useful version lets you decide, action by action, what happens without asking.

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June 11, 20264 min read

The loop that never closes

Build, market, sell, learn, improve. Why an operating business is a cycle rather than a checklist, and what that changes about the software.

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May 22, 20266 min read

What changes when AI operates the company, not just the task

Answering questions, then completing tasks, now holding responsibility for outcomes. Each step demands something different from the software around it.

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