How Bumble Makes Money in 2026: The Swipe-Free Reset
Bumble still runs on subscriptions and coins, but 2026 changed the model: revenue is down, paying users are shrinking, and swiping itself is going away.
Mar 27, 2023
The Agent Notebook
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405 posts on growth, marketing, sales, processes, business, SEO, GEO, and AI agents — written from the operator's seat.
Claude Skills vs. Slash Commands vs. Subagents
Skills, slash commands, and subagents solve different problems in Claude. Here is the decision framework I use to pick the right one for each job.
Aug 8, 2026
What a GEO Consultant Actually Does
GEO consulting is a title with no shared job description yet. Here's what the work actually is, based on running these engagements myself.
Aug 6, 2026
Prompt Injection Defense for Production AI Agents
Prompt injection isn't a theoretical CTF exercise once your agents read Facebook comments, emails, and webhook payloads.
Aug 4, 2026
Context Engineering: What Goes in the Context Window
Prompt engineering asks how to phrase a request. Context engineering asks what the agent needs to know. Here's the budget I run across 30+ production agents
Aug 1, 2026
Best AI Agents for Small Business: What I'd Buy in 2026
A practitioner's buyer's guide to AI agents for small business — the three real tiers (off-the-shelf, DIY, custom), a 5-point rubric for evaluating any tool
Jul 30, 2026
Best WordPress Multi-Vendor Plugins in 2026
Eight WordPress multi-vendor marketplace plugins compared for 2026 — Booknetic SaaS, Dokan, WCFM, HivePress, WooCommerce Product Vendors, WC Vendors
Jul 28, 2026
Context Engineering: How I Use It to Build AI Agents
Context engineering is the discipline that replaced prompt engineering for serious agent work. Here's how I structure context windows across 30+ production…
Jul 28, 2026
SaaS Metrics Every Founder Should Track in 2026
A practitioner's guide to the SaaS metrics that actually matter in years one and two — MRR, churn, CAC, LTV, and the ratios that tell you whether your…
Jul 25, 2026
Human-in-the-Loop AI Agents: When to Add an Approval Gate
Updated for 2026. The decision framework I use to decide when a production AI agent needs a human approval step — and when adding one silently kills adoption.
Jul 23, 2026
Claude Tool Use: Giving AI Agents Real Capabilities
Claude tool use lets your agent take actions beyond text generation. The TypeScript pattern I use across 15+ production agents on Cloudflare Workers
Jul 21, 2026
How Search Engines Actually Evaluate Content Quality in 2026
Real numbers from running 384 posts across 13 languages: what site-level depth, trust signals, and consistency actually mean once you stop treating quality as…
Jul 20, 2026