Blog · Field notes from inside the work

Notes from inside the work.

Engagement post-mortems, automation patterns, and the thinking behind why every engagement leaves something compounding.

How a Compound/SE engagement actually works

A practical guide to what happens when you bring in a fractional senior SE who builds AI automation into your workflow. Timelines, economics, and what you keep when it ends.

16 April 2026

Why every Compound/SE engagement leaves a system behind

Why fractional presales consulting is a leaky bucket, why engagements should compound, and what that looks like in practice at month one, three, and six.

13 April 2026