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Thoughts on technology, leadership, and building the future.

Quantum Computing as the Next Disruptor After AI

Quantum Computing as the Next Disruptor After AI

With AI still maturing, quantum promises breakthroughs in optimization, encryption, and scientific simulation.

The Evolution of 'Agentic Leadership'

The Evolution of 'Agentic Leadership'

A new model that treats AI as a co-leader—enhancing empathy, learning, truthfulness, and autonomy.

The CTO’s Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions

The CTO’s Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions

Integrating stacks, teams, and cultures after acquisition—while keeping the lights on.

Building a Culture of Observability

Building a Culture of Observability

Turning logs, metrics, and traces into business intelligence—not just firefighting tools.

Platform Thinking: The Quiet Power of Internal Developer Platforms

Platform Thinking: The Quiet Power of Internal Developer Platforms

How internal tooling boosts velocity, security, and morale—without becoming an accidental product.

From Founder-Led to Function-Led: Scaling Engineering Leadership

From Founder-Led to Function-Led: Scaling Engineering Leadership

When and how to evolve leadership structures to match a maturing tech organization.

Remote-First Resilience: Leading Distributed Engineering at Scale

Remote-First Resilience: Leading Distributed Engineering at Scale

Practical frameworks for trust, delivery, and accountability in globally distributed teams.

Engineering for Uncertainty: Patterns for Resilient Systems

Engineering for Uncertainty: Patterns for Resilient Systems

Design principles for weathering outages, traffic spikes, and unpredictable market shifts.

Succession Planning for Tech Leaders: Ensuring continuity and innovation when key engineering or product leaders move on.

Succession Planning for Tech Leaders

Ensuring continuity and innovation when key engineering or product leaders move on.

From Code Review to Design Review: Elevating Technical Discussions

From Code Review to Design Review

Shifting the focus from catching bugs to aligning on architecture and long-term maintainability.

Leading Through a Platform Rewrite: The art and science of re-architecting core systems without killing momentum or morale.

Leading Through a Platform Rewrite

The art and science of re-architecting core systems—without killing momentum or morale.

The Biggest Threat to a Great Idea: Technical Debt and Foundations

The Biggest Threat to a Great Idea: Technical Debt & Foundations

Flashy features are the penthouse. Stability lives in the basement. How leaders tackle debt before it tackles them.

Code Without Keyboards: Preparing for Voice-First and Visual Programming Environments

Code Without Keyboards: Preparing for Voice-First & Visual Programming

What developer workflows could look like in a post-text era—and how to get your team ready.

Where AI Is Heading Now (Aug 2025)

Where AI Is Heading Now (Aug 2025)

Assistants are turning into platforms; reliability is becoming a product feature; and new regulations are shaping how AI ships.

AI Innovation Surge: Salesforce, Microsoft, and NVIDIA Accelerate Enterprise Adoption

AI Innovation Surge: Salesforce, Microsoft, and NVIDIA Accelerate Enterprise Adoption

AI Innovation Surge: Salesforce, Microsoft, and NVIDIA Accelerate Enterprise Adoption In the past week, major enterprise...

From Services to SaaS: A Leader's Playbook

From Services to SaaS: A Leader's Playbook

From Services to SaaS: A Leader's Playbook Transitioning a company from a services-oriented model into a Software as a...

The Modern Tech Stack is an Ecosystem, Not a Monolith

The Modern Tech Stack is an Ecosystem, Not a Monolith

The Modern Tech Stack is an Ecosystem, Not a Monolith Introduction In 2025, enterprise architecture has decisively...