Notes from the studio.
Long-form thinking on how we engineer software, platforms and AI systems — and why clarity, reliability and detail are the real primitives.
- 05Security
Threat modelling for small teams: a 90-minute method
You don't need a security department to threat-model. A whiteboard, the right four questions and ninety minutes will find the risks that actually matter — and tell you what to fix first.
July 8, 20269 min read - 04Security
The hardening checklist we apply to our own site
Most companies that sell security never show their own. Here is the exact checklist this site runs in production — headers, isolation, data minimisation — and how to verify every line from outside.
June 24, 20268 min read - 01Engineering
Engineering software that lasts
Why we optimise for software that is still fast, secure and legible years after launch — not just impressive on day one.
May 18, 20266 min read - 02Data & AI
Making AI dependable in production
Frontier capability is necessary but not sufficient. The harder problem is making intelligent systems dependable enough to carry weight in production.
April 2, 20267 min read - 03Studio
One team, four poles.
How strategy, design & development, data & AI, and cloud work as a single team rather than four handoffs.
February 21, 20265 min read