Inspired By FrustrationNotes from the workshop. Short, opinionated, source-cited.
What I learned building the agent swarm, the MCP control plane, and the CI fleet — written down while it was still fresh. No think-pieces. Each one comes out of a repo that shipped.
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// the full index
Everything I’ve written down.
When To Hire a Fractional AI CTO (and When Not To)
A field report on when a fractional AI CTO is useful, when they are the wrong hire, and how to evaluate one before you hand them the keys.
Fractional CTO Rates in 2026: What the Bands Actually Mean
A blunt buyer guide to fractional CTO rates in 2026, using public market bands and operator evidence to separate advice from shipped systems.
AI Readiness Audit: The 14-Point Checklist We Actually Run
The actual 14-point AI readiness audit we run before implementation: data, evals, ops, governance, scoring bands, and remediation planning.
How Claude Code and Lovable Build the Leading Momentum Site Together
A field report from inside one production codebase where Lovable's visual builder and Claude Code edit the same repo daily — and almost never collide.
How an AI Agent Swarm Ships 55 PRs/Day on Self-Hosted CI
A swarm of ~30 AI coding agents merges 55 PRs/day on a custom Fly runner fleet. The pipeline that makes it honest: a fail-closed CI gate, drain-aware Fly runners, a two-tier cache, and an auto-fixer that fixes its own.
Lovable to Next.js: ship Lovable as a versioned package
A field report on going Lovable to Next.js without migrating: build Lovable into one immutable v* artifact, keep a single React instance, and ship to production.
Part-Time CTO for Startups: When and How to Hire One
A part-time CTO gives a startup senior technical leadership a few days a week, without a full-time salary. When you need one, what they do, and what it costs.
CTO as a Service: What It Is and When to Use It
CTO as a service gives you senior technical leadership on demand, without a full-time hire. What it includes, who it is for, what it costs, and when it beats hiring.
Lovable vs Claude Code: Honest 2026 Comparison
Lovable vs Claude Code in 2026: visual app builder vs agentic coding in your repo. Who each is for, output quality, pricing, and which to pick.
v0 vs Lovable: Honest 2026 Comparison
v0 vs Lovable in 2026: UI generation vs full app builds, Next.js fit, backend story, pricing, and which to pick. Practitioner take, no hype.
Bolt vs Lovable: Honest 2026 Comparison
Bolt vs Lovable in 2026: stack flexibility, output quality, pricing, and which AI app builder to pick for your project. Practitioner take, no hype.