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Reading List

Books, articles, and resources that I've found valuable.

Currently Reading

The Mythical Man-Month
Currently Reading

The Mythical Man-Month

by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

Classic essays on software engineering and project management, and the origin of Brooks's law: adding people to a late software project only makes it later.

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Recommended Reads

The Lean Startup

The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries

How today's entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to build and scale successful businesses by reducing waste and validating assumptions early.

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Start with Why

Start with Why

by Simon Sinek

How great leaders inspire action by understanding and communicating the 'why' behind their vision, creating loyal followers and lasting success.

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The Servant

The Servant

by James C. Hunter

A leadership fable about a manager on a week-long retreat who learns that real authority is built by serving the people you lead, not by wielding power over them.

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Articles and Posts

From Zero to Post-Production in 1 Week: How to Use AI on Real Projects

by Fabio Akita

Akita's behind-the-scenes account of taking a real project from zero to post-production in a week with AI, including how he treats CLAUDE.md as a spec that keeps evolving.

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ai-jail: Sandbox for AI Agents, From Shell Script to Real Tool

by Fabio Akita

How Akita built ai-jail, a sandbox for shell-based AI agents, growing it from a quick shell script into a real tool.

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