ESSAYS
Field Notes
Short essays on AI, software, work, and money from an AI founder with Army and SpaceX systems experience.
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Systems
What SpaceX taught me about leverage
The difference between working hard and building systems that compound: lessons from the edge of engineering, applied to AI.
2026-05-12 • 2 min

AI
Why AI is the new electrical trade
Electricity transformed every industry. AI will too. The people who learn to wire it will have an unfair advantage.
2026-04-28 • 2 min

Automation
Stop using ChatGPT like Google
If you're only asking questions, you're leaving 90% of the leverage on the table. Here's how operators actually use AI.
2026-04-14 • 2 min

Veterans in Tech
How veterans can use AI to rebuild their careers
You already understand discipline, systems, and pressure. AI is just the new domain — and it rewards exactly how you were trained.
2026-03-30 • 2 min

Founder Notes
The personal AI operating system every founder needs
Your second brain is no longer optional. Here's the minimal viable personal AI OS — and how to build it.
2026-03-18 • 2 min