CTO Field Notes
Keep the next move affordable.
Short notes on the technical decisions that shape a business: the cost of building a solution, the cost of operating it, and the cost of changing course when the evidence changes. Written for founders, investors and boards who have to commit real money against uncertainty.
The cost of changing course
An early shortcut can become a commitment across your architecture, customer promises and team. How do you keep the next decision affordable?
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- Decisions & Trade-offs3 min read
The cost of changing course
An early shortcut can become a commitment across your architecture, customer promises and team. How do you keep the next decision affordable?
- Product Economics2 min read
The cost of delivering a customer outcome
Development is one part of the cost. Connecting, serving and supporting a customer can change the business case.
- Product Economics2 min read
What the next investment should prove
Connect the next technical commitment to evidence, a budget and a decision that becomes possible afterwards.
- AI & Automation2 min read
The unit of value in AI automation
Evaluate AI against the cost and quality of an acceptable completed task, including the work around the model.