The Growth Project
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Systems Thinking
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Our Journey to Automated Code Review (We're Still Figuring It Out)
An honest account of automating code review with AI. What works, what backfired, and the one rule we won't break: no self-clearing.
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Epics Are Dead: Planning When Work Ships in Days
The Epic was a holding pen for months of slow delivery. When a milestone ships in days, that tier is dead weight. Here's the three-tier model that replaces it.
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Custom Dev Tooling: From Out of Reach to Non-Negotiable
Bespoke internal tools used to cost a team-quarter. Now they cost an afternoon, so not building your own rails is the expensive choice. The new math.
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The Integration Layer Your Business Is Missing
Your systems are wired point-to-point, so nothing talks. Build an integration layer instead, and every new system gets easier to add.
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Systems-First Design: Stop Adding, Start Decomposing
Every new tool adds complexity. Systems-first design decomposes problems into primitives and extends instead of adding, shrinking complexity over time.