Writing

Essays and notes on the commercial side of AI, Bitcoin, and frontier technology.

Nov 2025note Launched: Nostr UX pattern library Launching nostr-ux.com—evidence-based UX patterns for building Nostr apps that don't lose users

Oct 2025essay Sovereignty without sacrifice Freedom tech loses when it demands sacrifice. Winning means building products that are better on every dimension—not just principles.

Oct 2025essay Product first, partnerships second Bitcoin partnerships succeed when product readiness comes first. Prove the product in market, then use partnerships to scale.

Oct 2025note AWS is the Achilles' heel of surveillance tech AWS outages highlight centralization risks. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and Nostr carry on unimpeded.

Oct 2025essay Why Bitcoin sales is different from SaaS Bitcoin sales differs from SaaS because you're asking buyers to rethink money itself, not just evaluate software.

Sep 2025note Bitcoin sales requires longer education cycles Sales teams try to apply traditional SaaS playbooks and wonder why their pipeline stalls. Bitcoin sales starts further back in the buyer's journey.

Sep 2025note Trust paradox in decentralized systems Bitcoin is designed to minimize trust. But selling Bitcoin solutions requires building enormous amounts of trust.