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Thought pieces from the factory floor.

Essays on AI infrastructure, agent systems, product strategy, and the lessons you only get by shipping under pressure.

March 25, 20262 min readJason Mainella

Agent systems need human-grade ops, not demo-grade prompts

The difference between a fun agent demo and a real operating system for AI is almost never the model. It is the layer of operational discipline wrapped around it.

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March 18, 20262 min readJason Mainella

Factory war stories from shipping under pressure

Fast teams do not win because they move recklessly. They win because they build systems that make the right path obvious when pressure hits.

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