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Joined June 2013
Self-serve infra without a platform team is often self-serve until you need something that is not in the happy path. Hot take, backed by a longer post. getforge.com/blog/self-serve…
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Faster tests do not mean better judgment. Demand testing in the AI era: what is easier, and what is still on you as a founder. getforge.com/blog/demand-tes…
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AI can speed up discovery work. It does not remove the need for sharp questions and honest disconfirming evidence. Short post on what is different now. getforge.com/blog/customer-d…
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Here's a simple 7 to 14 day validation sprint you can use to find signal fast, and cut through theory and debate to real behaviour. getforge.com/blog/forge-vali…
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Extension points are a product, not a config flag. We wrote about where they belong in the lifecycle, with examples from big platforms. getforge.com/blog/anatomy-of…
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Delegating a11y to every plugin author is how you get uneven UX and real compliance risk. Platform ownership is not optional. getforge.com/blog/a11y-in-e1…
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Dev and staging have a line item. The hidden tax is coordination, wait time, and "works on my machine" tax. We wrote the fuller picture. getforge.com/blog/the-real-c…
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The highest-leverage consultants don't sell hours. They sell systems that work without them. That's the shift from declining demand to powerful leverage. getforge.com/blog/sell-syste… #Founders #Startups #ProductisedServices
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Jamstack didn't win (and as a result, become obsolete as a term) because of fast pages. It became the norm by addressing architectural friction that impacted teams in so many ways. getforge.com/blog/jamstack-w… #webdev #composableWeb
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Building a developer platform doesn't remove the bottleneck. It moves it. Most IDPs are just a new queue with better branding. getforge.com/blog/your-idp-i… #Founders
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