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Light My Day
A small web tool for quick daily decisions and lightweight answers.
The product direction is clarity first: short paths, instant feedback, and no decorative flow that slows the decision down.
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Filter out the noise.Lighten the day.Make it better.
I build products people use every day, and I write about the design and engineering decisions behind them.
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Things I'm building
A few projects in progress, each meant to take a little weight off the day.
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GoGoDig
A content website for curious readers who want useful questions and discoveries.
The interesting work is in curation systems: choosing questions, keeping tone readable, and making the site feel worth revisiting.
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From the build
Recent notes on product thinking, UX, engineering choices, and indie development.
Is the Trough of Disillusionment Here for GenAI? A Pragmatic Indie Dev’s Reflection for 2025
The initial GenAI hype is cooling. I reflect on the Gartner Hype Cycle and share hard-won, pragmatic lessons on how indie developers should approach integrating AI into sustainable web and mobile applications.
Read more →The Second Curve: Using AI Assistants to Supercharge SaaS Stickiness and Value
Feature creep is killing your SaaS growth. Learn how leveraging a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) powered 'AI Smart Assistant' provides the critical 'second curve' for deep user engagement and stickiness.
Read more →The Indie Dev’s Database Dilemma: PostgreSQL vs. MongoDB vs. Supabase in 2026
I’m cutting through the hype on the three biggest database contenders for indie apps in 2026. Learn when to pick the reliability of Postgres, the flexibility of Mongo, or the speed of a BaaS like Supabase to ship faster.
Read more →Goodbye to CSS Chaos: Building a Bulletproof Design System with Tailwind CSS and Shadcn/UI
Tired of CSS nightmares slowing down your shipping speed? I share the pragmatic, full-stack approach using Tailwind CSS and Shadcn/UI that allows indie devs to build custom, scalable design systems faster than ever before.
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