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Notes from building and operating software.

Original articles for founders and operators. These are the canonical versions of ideas we may also discuss or excerpt on LinkedIn.

June 20, 2026Software strategy / IT consulting / Automation

Custom Software or More SaaS Tools? A Decision Framework

How to decide when an off-the-shelf stack is enough and when a custom workflow has become economically justified.

June 20, 2026Executive dashboards / SaaS / Analytics

A practical framework for deciding what an executive dashboard should explain before selecting charts or connecting data sources.

June 20, 2026SaaS architecture / Social integrations / OAuth

Why customer-facing OAuth, normalized data, and clear permission boundaries matter more than quickly wiring tokens into an automation.