Why “AI-first” is already the wrong frame
The interesting question is not whether to use AI. It is what a product becomes when you build as if intelligence is free.
Long-form notes from a small senior studio in Baku. Essays, AI practice, and product notes — written when there's a real reason to put it on the record.
The word stopped doing useful work. Here is what we replaced it with and why clients noticed.
Demos lie cheerfully. These are the evals we actually run before we ship.
Everyone ships prompts. The product is what happens when the prompt fails.
Our build sprints are short on purpose. Here is what that forces.
What we learned shipping an agentic product to real users.
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