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This is exactly Brian's wheelhouse: a fintech team using AI agents to multiply engineering output with concrete frameworks, tools, and lessons learned. The "compound engineering" approach of building self-improving systems that learn from every bug aligns perfectly with his serverless/automation mindset and side project goals.

Relevant Domains

AI/agents/future of software work - Primary focus on AI agents for coding Engineering craft/architecture/productivity - Frameworks for 10x developer productivity Side projects/automation/earning from skills - Tools to ship faster with smaller teams

Blog Angles

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"Why I'm Building My Own AI Code Review Bot"

Thesis

Most developers are using AI wrong - as a junior developer instead of training it to be their senior reviewer

Your Hook

His experience maintaining multiple side projects while working full-time, needing better code quality without hiring

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"The 80/20 Rule for AI-Assisted Development"

Thesis

80% of AI coding value comes from planning and review, not code generation - most developers have this backwards

Your Hook

Specific metrics from his Chrome extension or print-on-demand automation projects before/after systematic AI integration

3

"Building Systems That Get Smarter: My Compound Engineering Experiment"

Thesis

Every bug should make your AI agents permanently smarter, not just fix the immediate problem

Your Hook

Real examples from his webhook integrations or analytics dashboards where the same issues kept recurring

4

"From 5-Person Team to AI-Augmented Solo Developer"

Thesis

The right AI workflow can make a solo developer ship like a small team, but only with proper planning discipline

Your Hook

His experience juggling fintech work + multiple side projects + family time

Key Quotes

80 percent of the process is planning and review, not coding
You're now three people: doing your job, being a product manager, and being a boss
Every line of code he'd shipped in the previous two months was written by AI—not assisted, but written
Time-to-ship dropped from over a week to 1-3 days
Code teaches AI how to solve one problem; plans teach it how to think

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#ai-agents #compound-engineering #developer-productivity #automation #side-projects #planning-frameworks #solo-developer