Building and Thinking

One-off posts, plus a few ongoing series. Click a series to read only its posts.

  • Autonomous companiesOngoing efforts to build and grow several products sustainably. I want to be as effective as I can (10x+), solo.
  • Signals over vibesThe harnesses I build across products to work on signal instead of vibes, especially after sprints.
  • Society essaysReading books and writing about business models that put respect for all life first. I'll turn my theories into action, eventually.
  • Product postsTechnical breakdowns of what I'm building. Usually post-sprint reflections.
  • Game devArt plus coding = short games I make on the side.

By productMortrel

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2026

  1. How I went from vibe coding to signal coding

    I did plan-driven development and had Codex review every plan and every diff. The codebase rotted anyway. Here's the harness I built for V2 — and why yours will look nothing like mine.

    Signals over vibesMortrelai-workflow