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Design Systems Nov 6, 2025

Stop Guessing: The 3-Step AI System for Professional App Designs

Walk through a light-background, progressive disclosure workflow that deconstructs benchmark apps, forges custom tokens, and brainstorms agency-level screen variations with Claude Code.

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LifeOS Development

Behind-the-scenes insights into building the personal operating system that's changing how I manage my life.

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AI Integration

How artificial intelligence is transforming productivity, decision-making, and empire building strategies.

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Empire Building

Strategic insights on building digital empires, personal brands, and scalable systems.

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Productivity Systems

Proven frameworks and systems for maximizing output and achieving ambitious goals.

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Global Perspective

Insights from my experiences as a digital nomad and international entrepreneur.

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Lessons Learned

Real stories from the front lines of startup building, AI consulting, and empire expansion.

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Fresh insights and strategies from the empire building front lines.

LifeOS Development Nov 9, 2025

LifeOS: The AI-Powered Life Operating System

Progressive disclosure walkthrough of the unified LifeOS ecosystem, showcasing agent-led rituals, design system starters, and the modular architecture guiding the operating system.

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Release Management Sep 25, 2025

ETD API Release Status Update

Progressive disclosure briefing that guides stakeholders from executive snapshot to risk controls ahead of the September 30 go/no-go decision.

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Knowledge Systems Nov 8, 2025

From Information Overload to Deep Understanding

Transform any transcript or article into durable expertise with a seven-step workflow spanning atomic capture, root cause analysis, contrarian critiques, research sprints, and multimodal delivery.

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AI Integration Oct 5, 2025

Cuculi AI Microservices Blueprint

Vector-first architecture playbook for Cuculi's diner-to-event and event-to-diner engines, complete with AI messaging rituals and operator-ready dashboards.

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Incident Response Sep 19, 2025

Restoring Transaction Enrichment in CR

Executive recap of the triage marathon that traced ETU nulls, repaired batch jobs, and codified conditioned data rituals ahead of the September readiness checkpoint.

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Quality Engineering Mar 24, 2025

End-to-End and API Testing for ETD

The layered testing strategy that keeps Enhanced Transaction Details fast, accurate, and compliant across APIs, mobile, and integration touchpoints.

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API Modernization Mar 12, 2025

DDA API Migration: V2 to V3

Understand the urgent drivers behind the v2 to v3 upgrade, the Cassandra stability fix, and the enriched data fields that make the migration a high-impact win.

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