phoenix://writing
Writing.
Notes on shipping fast, AI-native delivery, and the founder-side decisions that don't usually get talked about in agency content.
2026.08
Contract or hire at pre-seed?
Not a cost comparison. A question about whether you need something decided or something done — and at pre-seed those have different answers.
2026.08
How long should a pre-seed MVP take?
The duration is an output of scoping, not an input to it. Which means the number you're quoted tells you less than how the person arrived at it.
2026.08
What a pre-seed MVP should cost.
The price is not the question. What the price tells you about what will get cut is the question — and most quotes answer it without meaning to.
2026.05
The four-week MVP is not a marketing claim.
Why a real engineering sprint at this price point is possible now, why it wasn't five years ago, and what has to be true for it to actually ship.
More posts in progress.
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Skip the reading. Book the call.
The 30 minutes will tell you more than any blog post.
30 minutes. No pitch.