Notes

One observation, followed until it resolves.

Field notes on product complexity, team structure, and how systems slow down as they scale. Published here first. Cross-posted to Medium and mentioned in the Core and Bloat newsletter.

Obsolete storage media on a dark surface: 3.5-inch floppy disks, a Zip 100 disk and DAT tapes

Field note 21 September 2026 7 min read

He Was Defending Us Against a World That No Longer Existed

Legacy is not in the code. Legacy is in people.

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Rama II highway south of Bangkok in heavy rain, traffic throwing spray under a grey sky, an overhead sign for Samut Sakhon

Field note 13 July 2026 8 min read

I Fly for Budget Meetings. I Do Not Fly to Write Architecture.

A decision produces presence. A policy produces attendance.

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An iPad, headphones and a flat white on a wooden bench at a highway café, motorbike parked outside the window

Biography 3 December 2025 10 min read

From Mainframes to Motorbikes: A CTO's Journey Building Tech and Leading Teams

I started on Unix mainframes when the internet was still a curiosity. What followed was thirty-five years of building systems and leading teams. Until Bangkok, a motorbike, and a clearer sense of what actually matters.

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