Notes from the build floor
Long-form posts on AI-driven product work, web platforms, and the boring-but-critical modernisation most teams skip. Written by the people doing the work.
AI & ML
4 AI Consulting Engagement Models for SMBs
Discovery sprint, roadmap retainer, fractional AI lead, outcome-based. The four engagement models small companies use to buy AI consulting in 2026, with rate bands…
Vadim Leviev
SMB Cybersecurity Checklist (2026)
The minimum viable security stack for a 200-person company in 2026 — identity, email, endpoints, backups, and a response plan that does not require…
Vadim Leviev
WordPress Performance Modernisation Checklist
A grounded checklist for modernising a slow WordPress platform without a big-bang rewrite — telemetry first, then plugin bloat, queries, caching order, and an…
Vadim Leviev
The Future of Generative AI in Business
Two years into mainstream generative AI, the wins are unglamorous and the failures are predictable. A grounded look at where AI actually pays back,…
Vadim Leviev
The New Era of Digital Development
Engineering, design, and product now share one delivery surface. Here is how the strongest teams structure the work — what they document, what they…
Vadim Leviev
Cybersecurity Product Development for AI Platforms
Six layers separate AI platforms that win enterprise trust from the ones that get politely declined. Prompt handling, identity, audit, vendor flexibility, output review,…
Vadim Leviev
Long-form posts, written by the people doing the work.
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