A useful coding agent can fit in one Ruby file. Give the model a terminal chat loop, keep the conversation in memory, and expose a few file tools. That is enough for it to inspect a project and make targeted edits. This walkthrough builds that agent in Ruby, step by
Read moreI started Jiu-Jitsu a few months ago. My daughter started, so I had to get rolling as well. Classes are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am. A 25-minute drive. To feel ready, I had to: 1. Wake up early enough 2. Drink a liter of water 3. Have a coffee
Read moreA couple of weeks ago, coding tools like Cursor and Codeium’s Windsurf have been hottest 💩 on LinkedIn, X, etc. Today, everyone and their hamster are bullshitting these tools for bad and unmaintainable code. Security problems surfaced with API keys made public, people injecting code, or manipulation of databases. Also
Read moreRules make us feel safe. Follow them, and you avoid blame. “Hey, I just did what the rule said!” But that mindset is deadly for innovation. In most big companies, rules are everywhere. Policies for approvals, reporting, budgets, compliance… it’s endless. Yet, you’re expected to innovate. How? You
Read moreBusiness is creative. Business is arts. Picture Lou Reed, legendary musician and artist. In the 1960s, Andy Warhol challenged him: write a song a day. Lou took it seriously. Hundreds of songs later, some became hits that shaped rock history. But the key wasn’t instant brilliance. It was experimentation.
Read moreBig companies put entrepreneurs in zoos called innovation labs. They host hackathons. Run workshops. Create committees. Nothing happens. Usually. As Nassim Taleb explains in “Skin in the Game,” real innovation comes from individuals who bear both risk and reward. Give them minimal resources and maximum freedom. Let them own 20-30%
Read moreFriends keep asking me if I think they will loose there job because of AI. “AI” is a very broad topic. It’s very hard to fully understand. That creates uncertainty and fear. While uncertainty is a great place to start. Fear is not. Instead ask “How do I reinvent
Read moreYour AI hypeman is full of shit. Here’s why that’s amazing: Asked AI to analyze me. Got back a masterpiece of pure marketing fluff. Motivational poster material. Complete with all the “visionary leader” buzzword bingo. Immediate reaction? Eye roll. Second reaction? Pure dopamine hit. Final reaction? Holy shit,
Read moreWhat happens if you put 7 of the world’s top innovators and myself into the same room? tl;dr I lost a 8-leg “Action UNO” game. My last weekend started in a huge traffic jam from Geneva to Zürich Sounds boring? Usually it is. But not if you’re
Read moreThe Garage is YOUR place. It’s a bit messy. Sometimes dirty. Full of stuff you planned to use at some time in the future. The greatest businesses on earth were created in a garage. Remember the Steves 🍏? Your garage is where you can be you. Where your ideas can
Read moreInnovation starts with seeing. Not just looking, but truly noticing. We walk past problems every day. Opportunities hidden in plain sight. But our eyes have limits. We miss patterns in the noise. Enter AI. It doesn’t get distracted. It sifts through data relentlessly. Finds connections we can’t see.
Read moreWhen I was building a digital tool or product in the past, I wanted to bring my idea to life. I always started off with great enthusiasm. I launched a new codebase and started writing code. Eventually at some point a few weeks into the project I slowed down. What
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