/// Insights
Notes from
the shipping floor.
Plain-language writing on mobile, AI, real-money gaming, auctions and culture-forward product engineering — by the people who ship.
2026-02-10
Mobile
Why mobile-first is still the right call in 2026
The web got fast again and AI got useful, but the first tap of the day still happens on a phone. Here's how we think about mobile-first for culture-forward brands.
6 min read
2026-02-02
AI
Shipping LLM features without shipping a demo
Most LLM features look great in a demo and fall apart in production. Here's the observability, eval and rollback stack we wrap around every AI feature.
9 min read
2026-01-20
Gaming
Class II vs Class III: what operators actually need
A plain-language walk-through of Class II bingo mechanics and Class III RNG — and the engineering surface that each one demands.
11 min read
2026-01-08
Commerce
Auctions are a design problem before they're an engineering one
What we learned building HipHopGrails — why bid mechanics, anti-snipe and event run-of-show are UX concerns first, systems concerns second.
7 min read