5 November 2026 · Build Notes
Why I stopped using Canva.
Canva cut 1,271 jobs in November 2026. I had already stopped using it. Four reasons, one flyer made three ways, and the question for any business AI can copy.
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29 October 2026 · Build Notes
What people are actually worried about with AI.
From over 100 conversations about AI with businesses big and small, the six worries that came up most, ranked, and the news that made the top ones come true.
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21 October 2026 · Build Notes
How I doubled my newsletter with AI, and your vote on engineers
AI helped me send 292 LinkedIn messages and 63 people joined, about 1 in 5. The lift came from the human side. Plus the vote on whether engineers are redundant.
7 October 2026 · Build Notes
Is understanding code turning into a mechanism for trivia?
AI now writes most new code at Google. My take: review what software does, not how it is written, and hire builders, before engineers go the way of architects.
30 September 2026 · Build Notes
I built a game to tackle a real business problem: training.
A year-old bet about AI models, and the game I built to test it: five versions, four models, about $456, and what it taught me about learning games.
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Started in August 2026. A young newsletter read by CEOs, founders and senior people at large international companies. One build or one lesson a week, with what it cost and what broke.
The motorcycle in the building is built on Clasic Motorcycle Model 3D by Diego Lengyel Herrera, CC BY 4.0, repainted and simplified. The leather jacket beside it is built on Biker Jacket by BriannaDavis, CC BY 4.0, recoloured.