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Technical and executive insights

Notes on leadership, engineering strategy, platform modernization, and growth-stage execution.

AI as an Operating Capability: The 2026 Executive Playbook

12 Feb 2026

AI as an Operating Capability: The 2026 Executive Playbook

How leadership teams should run AI as a governed operating capability across product, engineering, risk, and delivery economics.

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Optimisations That Matter: Stack the Wins, Skip the Theater

10 Jan 2026

Optimisations That Matter: Stack the Wins, Skip the Theater

A systems approach to optimization across flow, architecture, runtime, and team design that improves outcomes sustainably.

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Mergers and Acquisitions: Technology Integration as a Value Engine

13 Nov 2025

Mergers and Acquisitions: Technology Integration as a Value Engine

A field-tested approach to M&A technology integration that protects customer continuity while delivering synergy value quickly.

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Engineering Agents in Production: Building Autonomy With Adult Supervision

21 Sept 2025

Engineering Agents in Production: Building Autonomy With Adult Supervision

How to deploy software and operations agents safely in production using clear boundaries, evidence gates, and performance controls.

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Performance Optimisation: Turning Milliseconds Into Margin

16 Jul 2025

Performance Optimisation: Turning Milliseconds Into Margin

A practical framework for linking engineering performance work to conversion, retention, and cost efficiency.

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DeepSeek, Claude, and Codex Impact: Choosing Tools Without Choosing Chaos

29 Apr 2025

DeepSeek, Claude, and Codex Impact: Choosing Tools Without Choosing Chaos

A CTO-level framework for evaluating AI coding ecosystems across quality, cost, governance, and delivery impact.

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Governance for AI and Platform Risk: The Fast Lane With Guardrails

03 Feb 2025

Governance for AI and Platform Risk: The Fast Lane With Guardrails

A practical governance architecture for engineering leaders managing AI adoption, platform risk, and regulatory pressure.

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Engineering and Technical Change: Modernization Without a Public Fire Drill

18 Nov 2024

Engineering and Technical Change: Modernization Without a Public Fire Drill

How to execute large-scale technical change programs with measurable risk control, service continuity, and business confidence.

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Process and Performance: Engineering Systems That Don't Lie

05 Sept 2024

Process and Performance: Engineering Systems That Don't Lie

A technical leadership guide to building performance systems that connect process metrics to product and business outcomes.

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Roadmap and Product Management in Technical Organizations

22 Jun 2024

Roadmap and Product Management in Technical Organizations

How to run a roadmap that survives real engineering constraints, executive pressure, and changing customer signals.

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Startup Product Building: Fast Enough to Learn, Stable Enough to Survive

14 Mar 2024

Startup Product Building: Fast Enough to Learn, Stable Enough to Survive

A practical founder-CTO playbook for building products quickly without creating the technical debt that kills momentum at scale.

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