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What failedJul 26, 2026

What failed cold outreach with a generic pitch

I scraped 200 emails and sent the same three-paragraph pitch about our platform. Two replies. One unsubscribe threat.…

CodingJul 26, 2026

On coding: refactoring only after usage proof

I rewrote a module because it "felt messy." Zero user impact, two weeks gone. The new code was cleaner; nobody noticed.…

Tools and processesJul 25, 2026

On tools and processes: automating release notes from PRs

I hated writing release notes manually and skipped them, so users missed fixes. Now PR titles follow a simple prefix—fe…