If this is your first time here, the useful context is simple: I am building around AI, decentralized systems, software infrastructure, and the economics of knowledge work. Some posts are polished essays. Some are working notes. The projects are where the ideas get tested.
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For a while, I struggled with the right name for this article. I haven’t put up a blog post in months. But I’ve been writing. I’m always writing. I’ve been locked in, doing research, engineering, building communities, working with startups. It’s been quite the journey. Last year, I left Moniepoint after a decade-long career to […]
The current global economy incentivizes organizations to hoard data for competitive advantage. Although everyone thrives when valuable ideas circulate, competition rewards exclusive control over valuable knowledge. This manifests as network effects, which create a compounding advantage for existing platforms, cementing internet monopolies. The implication of this is reduced competition, which ultimately stifles innovation. Platforms tend […]
When choosing a name for this note, I wanted something clickbait-ey and provocative. “Calling Bullshit on AI Hype” felt right. In recent years, Artificial Intelligence has been surrounded by immense hype. Challenging a hype cycle is often an effective way to capture attention. So, now that I have your attention, let me start by acknowledging […]
Today is my last day as a software engineer at Moniepoint. It’s been 10 years since I started my career at this great company. 10 years of blood, sweat, tears, and triumph. What a journey it has been!! We started this company from nothing, and today Moniepoint is a unicorn, supporting millions of people and […]
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A mission-driven non-profit research organization studying human-agent collaboration, verifiable work, reputation, and sustainable rewards.
Visit Flow ResearchAn open protocol for governed human-agent collaboration — products, agents, and execution environments plug into one shared loop of work, review, and learning.
View the protocolA reusable harness that makes repositories and runtimes agent-ready, packaging the context, skills, and checks agents need to do real work safely.
View on GitHubA contribution-record and evaluation layer for reviewed knowledge work, task history, and reputation signals.
View on GitHubResearch map
How people and AI agents coordinate, verify output, preserve context, and turn useful work into durable reputation and sustainable economics.
Protocol design, local-first computing, incentives, and ownership models for software that should not depend on one gatekeeper.
The question of who participates in value when machines can produce more of the work and humans supply judgment, taste, and context.
Practical infrastructure, fellowships, and venture-building paths for serious technical work.