Writing
I Built a Daily Intelligence Pipeline in a Week
A case study in commoditized intelligence: building an automated daily intelligence pipeline while holding down a full-time job.
2026
Energy, Compute, and Governance: Measuring the Velocity of Change
If AI is going to reorganize society, the important question is not whether change is coming but how fast. The bottlenecks offer the clearest way to measure it.
2026
Building the Plane in the Air
What building dougantin.ai taught me about technical intimidation, shipping live systems, and why iteration matters more than overplanning.
2026
You Really Can Just Do Things
AI has put cheap leverage in more hands than ever before. The result is simple: high-agency people can now build, move, and reshape markets faster than most institutions expect.
2026
The Middlegame
The opening theory is over. The endgame is far off. This is where the game gets won.
2026
The Agency Era
We're not entering an AI era. We're entering an agency era. The distinction matters.
2025
Language Is Code
Every brand guide I've ever read is lying to itself about what it is. Here's the better frame.
2025