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VinodhFounder, Calder Technologies
AI Isn't a Feature. It's How We Build.
Bolting AI onto an old process gives you a slower old process. Here's what an AI-native studio actually does differently.
AI-native building Deep dive2 min read
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Daily takes on the tech that matters, and field notes from building products in weeks — not quarters.
Calder TeamCalder Technologies
Pick Boring Frameworks. Spend the Novelty Budget on the Product.
Every team gets a limited budget for new and unproven things. Spending it on your framework is almost always the wrong trade — here's how we decide.
Web & mobile craft Signal2 min read
VinodhFounder, Calder Technologies
AI Slop and the Return of the Human Byline
The internet filled up with competent, forgettable content. The scarce thing now is a named person with something specific to say — and that's a strategy, not a sentiment.
Tech signal 2 min read
Calder TeamCalder Technologies
Build Log: Making a Restaurant OS Survive the Saturday Rush
A build log from Radius. The interesting problems weren't culinary or even technical — they were about what happens when the wifi drops at 8:15pm and forty covers are seated.
Product & startup Build log3 min read
Calder TeamCalder Technologies
Weeks, Not Quarters: The Actual Method
Speed in software isn't heroics or shortcuts — it's the removal of specific, nameable overhead. Here are the six things we deleted, and what replaced them.
Ship faster Playbook3 min read
VinodhFounder, Calder Technologies
Agents Don't Fail at Reasoning. They Fail at Plumbing.
Every failed AI agent demo we've looked at broke on integration, permissions, and state — not on model intelligence. The bottleneck moved, and most teams haven't noticed.
Tech signal 2 min read
Calder TeamCalder Technologies
Skip the App Store: When WhatsApp Is the Better Product Surface
For a lot of businesses, a native app is a distribution tax with an install screen attached. Here's when WhatsApp-native beats the App Store — and when it absolutely doesn't.
Commerce & SaaS Deep dive3 min read
Calder TeamCalder Technologies
The Two-Week MVP That Isn't Throwaway Code
Most MVPs get rebuilt within a year. Here's how to ship in two weeks and keep the code you wrote — the scoping rules, the architecture calls, the things we deliberately skip.
Ship faster Deep dive4 min read
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