Blog
Notes on software engineering, product, and the things I’m building. 26 posts.
Seven Caches Deep: The Deceptively Hard Problem of Making a TV-Tracking App Fast.
Building a TV tracker that stays fast looks like CRUD from the outside. From the inside, every click is a cascade, and keeping it sub-300ms takes seven layers of cache and a neurotic obsession with the contract between them.
May 6, 202615 minengineeringperformancecachingmonroe- Kasava blog
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Open-World Software (Or, The Breath of the Wildification of SaaS)
Our first version was, as one user put it, 'insanely complex.' AI let us build everything, so we tried to show everything.
Apr 5, 20268 minproductai - Kasava blog
Your Prototype Is Only as Good as Your Prompt
AI prototyping tools are everywhere. Lovable hit $400M ARR. v0 has 2 million users. But most prototypes still fall short of what they could be.
Apr 3, 20265 minproductai - Kasava blog
Non-Determinism Isn't a Bug. It's Tuesday: Why Product Managers Were Built for AI
Engineers get all the AI headlines, but product managers have been training for this moment their entire careers.
Apr 1, 202610 minproductai AI Revenue is a critical Signal. But it's not SaaS Revenue.
Investors are obsessing over AI revenue growth using SaaS-era frameworks. That's the wrong comparison. AI revenue is much closer to Web 2.0 engagement metrics than to ARR -- and understanding that distinction actually makes investor behavior start to make a lot more sense.
Feb 24, 202611 minaistartupsinvestingsaasYou're Not in the AI Business. You're in the Real Estate Business.
In The Founder, Ray Kroc learns that McDonald's real business isn't burgers; it's real estate. The same revelation is playing out in AI right now, and the numbers are staggering.
Feb 21, 202612 minaiinfrastructuredata-centersreal-estate- Kasava blog
Stop Thinking of AI as a Coworker. It's an Exoskeleton.
Companies that treat AI as an autonomous agent are disappointed. Those that treat it as an exoskeleton are winning.
Feb 19, 20269 minengineeringai - Kasava blog
Transparent Pricing: How We Calculate AI Credits
We believe in transparent pricing. Here's exactly how we calculate credits, convert tokens, and price our AI features.
Jan 24, 20264 minproduct - Kasava blog
Everything as Code: How We Manage Our Company In One Monorepo
Frontend, backend, marketing website, documentation, blog content, investor site, Chrome extension — all in one repo.
Dec 29, 202511 minengineering - Kasava blog
How We Built a Self-Enforcing Design System with Claude Code
Building fast with AI risks inconsistent UX. Here's how we created a design system that Claude Code keeps us honest against.
Dec 9, 20259 minengineeringai - Kasava blog
MCP for Documentation: The Use Case Nobody's Talking About
Everyone's excited about MCP for tool use. But the killer use case might be something simpler: keeping docs current.
Dec 4, 20257 minengineeringai - Kasava blog
4 Claude Code Tools We Can't Live Without
Claude Code is powerful out of the box, but these tools make it unstoppable. Here are the four we use every day.
Dec 2, 20258 minengineeringai - Kasava blog
Complete Claude Code Best Practices Guide (Part 1)
The foundational guide to getting the most out of Claude Code in your development workflow.
Sep 8, 20254 minengineeringai - Kasava blog
Complete Claude Code Best Practices Guide (Part 2): Custom Commands
Your AI shortcuts to productivity — learn how to create powerful custom commands.
Sep 8, 20254 minengineeringai - Kasava blog
Complete Claude Code Best Practices Guide (Part 3): Specialized Agents
Deep dive into building specialized agents with Claude Code for complex development workflows.
Sep 8, 20252 minengineeringai - Kasava blog
The Complete Edge Architecture Guide (Part 2): How We Fit an AI Platform in 128MB
The engineering challenges and solutions behind our memory-efficient AI platform.
Sep 5, 20256 minengineering - Kasava blog
The Complete Edge Architecture Guide (Part 3): How We Built an AI Pipeline on the Edge
Technical deep dive into our edge-first AI pipeline architecture.
Sep 5, 202512 minengineeringai - Kasava blog
The Complete Edge Architecture Guide (Part 4): Our AI Orchestration Journey
How we built a sophisticated AI orchestration system on the edge.
Sep 5, 20255 minengineeringai - Kasava blog
The Complete Edge Architecture Guide (Part 1): Why We Went All-In on Cloudflare
Our decision to build on Cloudflare Workers and the benefits we've seen.
Sep 5, 20257 minengineering How Claude Code Turned Me Into a One-Developer Army at Kasava
How I leverage Claude Code to single-handedly manage Kasava - running multiple AI instances, pattern recognition, and rapid bug fixing at scale.
Sep 2, 202510 minAIProductivityClaudeDevelopmentThe AI Open Source Paradox
Examining the tensions between open source ideals and AI development realities.
Aug 11, 20257 minAIOpen SourceSculpting Code
How approaching code as an art form can lead to more elegant solutions.
Aug 4, 20256 minPhilosophyCraftsmanshipGDC 2025 Spotlight: Coplay
Highlights from the Game Developers Conference featuring innovative coplay mechanics.
Mar 25, 202511 minGamingConference- Building Monroe
Building Monroe Part II: The Tech Stack
Deep dive into the technical architecture and technology choices behind Monroe.
Jul 8, 20247 minEngineeringArchitecture - Building Monroe
Building Monroe Part I: The Start
The journey of building a comprehensive TV show AI platform from scratch.
Jun 27, 20246 minProductStartup - Building Monroe
Building Monroe Part III: Features and Reflections
Exploring the core features and lessons learned from building Monroe.
Jun 27, 20247 minProductReflections