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How We Vet an AI Product Before Launch
The practical product, security, reliability and operational checks AlanOps uses to decide whether an AI product is ready for customers.
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What I’m learning while building AI products.
Practical notes on AI products, CTO decisions, and the platforms that keep them reliable.
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Build, Buy or Wrap an Existing AI Product? A Founder’s Decision Framework
A practical framework for deciding which parts of an AI product should be custom, bought from a vendor or assembled around proven services.
From AI Prototype to Production: The Work the Demo Doesn’t Show
A compelling AI demo proves a possibility. Production software must also be secure, observable, affordable and dependable when reality arrives.
Vetted Software: What It Means Now That AI Can Generate Code
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Scaling from MVP in Lovable: The WordPress Lesson for Modern Startups
Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) is brilliant for getting your startup from idea to MVP at lightning speed. You can ship a working product in…
Why I Chose Cal.com Over Calendly for My DevOps Consultancy
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🧠 Watch the original video by IndyDevDan Over the past few months, I’ve been experimenting heavily with agentic coding — building systems where AI…
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