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Opinionated SaaS Is the New LuxuryBusiness & Entrepreneurship

Opinionated SaaS Is the New Luxury

When you buy B2B software, do you actually want "flexibility"... or do you want fewer decisions to make?

Jimmy Nguyen8 min · March 21, 2026
Fast Code, Slow Truth: AI Didn't Remove the Bottleneck—It Moved ItTechnology & Innovation

Fast Code, Slow Truth: AI Didn't Remove the Bottleneck—It Moved It

My keyboard time is down, my output is up, but the overall system—delivery, reliability, alignment—often doesn't move the way the commit graph suggests it should.

Jimmy Nguyen8 min · March 21, 2026
The Storytelling Traps I Still Fall Into As A Technical LeaderLeadership & Management

The Storytelling Traps I Still Fall Into As A Technical Leader

Being right isn’t the same as being heard. How to stop losing the room and start using progressive disclosure to get buy-in.

Jimmy Nguyen8 min · March 21, 2026
I stopped auto-adding Redis in 2026 because PostgreSQL 18 moved the goalpostsTechnology & Innovation

I stopped auto-adding Redis in 2026 because PostgreSQL 18 moved the goalposts

For most of my career I treated a separate Redis box like salt to taste. Then PostgreSQL 18 shipped async I/O, UUIDv7, and skip scans. This is my updated default.

Jimmy Nguyen8 min · March 20, 2026
The 10 Skills I'd Bet My Career On in an AI-First WorldArtificial Intelligence

The 10 Skills I'd Bet My Career On in an AI-First World

AI isn't the advantage anymore — it's the baseline. Here are the 10 skills that actually compound when everyone has access to the same models.

Jimmy Nguyen5 min · March 19, 2026
Code is Getting Cheap — so My Job is Becoming "Picking the Right Bets"Technology & Innovation

Code is Getting Cheap — so My Job is Becoming "Picking the Right Bets"

A few years ago, the hard part was writing the code. Today, the hard part is deciding what to build before the code writes itself.

Jimmy Nguyen6 min · March 14, 2026
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Finding Your Perfect Brew: A Guide to Home Coffee Makers

An honest, research-backed guide to choosing the right home coffee maker — drip, espresso, French press, and more compared.

Jimmy Nguyen18 min · April 1, 2025
21 Best AI Marketing Tools in 2025: The Ultimate Guide for Digital MarketersArtificial Intelligence

21 Best AI Marketing Tools in 2025: The Ultimate Guide for Digital Marketers

A comprehensive analysis of AI marketing tools, comparing features, pricing, use cases, and ROI potential for content creation, social media, email, SEO, and analytics.

Jimmy Nguyen20 min · March 24, 2025
17 Breakthrough AI Research Applications in 2025: What Scientists and Academics Need to KnowArtificial Intelligence

17 Breakthrough AI Research Applications in 2025: What Scientists and Academics Need to Know

A comprehensive analysis of AI research applications, exploring their definitions, classifications, applications across industries, and underlying technologies.

Jimmy Nguyen15 min · March 22, 2025
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