PinnedAlex U·Aug 5, 2024Creating Your Own Local Copilot: My Journey into Neovim Plugin DevelopmentDisclaimer: Lazy Llama is a fun and experimental project. While it’s a great way to dip your toes into Neovim plugin development and…
Alex U·5d agoI Stopped Building on Gut Feeling. Two Index Cards Made It Happen.Here’s a pattern most product teams will recognize: a feature gets added because someone had a good idea and everyone agreed it made sense…
Alex U·Jul 9The Day Vercel Blocked My Own Traffic and I Couldn’t Do Anything About ItMy production site went down on a Tuesday. Not “slow,” not “a region is degraded” — down. It started with our reverse proxy getting…
Alex U·Feb 2Why Your Marketing Funnel Strategy Doesn’t Work (And How to Fix It)People don’t buy products the moment they discover them. They notice, ignore, come back, compare, forget, and sometimes finally decide.
Alex U·Jul 23, 2025Understanding MCP Servers: Extending AI with External Tools and ResourcesEver wanted your AI assistant to do more than just chat? That’s where the Model Context Protocol (MCP) comes in. It’s a lightweight…
Alex U·Jun 18, 2025How to Measure the Health of Your Development TeamI’ve worked in a bunch of tiny startups — the kind where documentation is a dream, processes are optional, and shipping fast often takes…
Alex U·Jun 3, 2025How to Actually Use OKRs to Drive Alignment and ResultsLearn how to use OKRs effectively with insights from John Doerr’s Measure What Matters. Move from vague goals to outcomes that drive…
Alex U·May 27, 2025Breathing New Life into Management: The Story of Google’s Project OxygenIn the early 2000s, Google embarked on an ambitious experiment: to determine whether managers were truly necessary. The company’s founders…
Alex U·May 22, 2025The Architecture of Understanding: Lessons from How to Make Sense of Any MessAbby Covert’s How to Make Sense of Any Mess isn’t just about information architecture — it’s about life, leadership, and navigating…
Alex U·May 14, 2025Stop Guessing & Use This Formula to Find the Best Product OpportunitiesOne of my favorite takeaways from The Lean Product Playbook by Dan Olsen is a simple yet powerful way to quantify customer value — and…
