Journal | spashii

2026

we needed a SaaS engineer, not an AI engineer

January 30, 2026 •
#hiring #startups #saas #strategy
pii redaction can't be a progressive enhancement

January 29, 2026 •
#privacy #architecture #echo #transcription
rescue culture trap

January 29, 2026 •
#management #hiring #leadership #startups

hiring post-mortem
printable quick reference guides for ECHO

January 28, 2026 •
#product #ux #echo #real-world
rendering 1000+ conversation nodes without melting the browser

January 26, 2026 •
#react #performance #visualization #echo
sprint planning with Claude Code + Linear MCP

January 26, 2026 •
#claude-code #linear #sprint-planning #productivity
the field that didn't exist

January 23, 2026 •
#directus #debugging #schema-design #gitops
llm router instead of just retrying

January 22, 2026 •
#llm #architecture #echo #rate-limiting

rate limits kept killing chat. built a router.
webhooks scoped to conversations, not projects

January 22, 2026 •
#architecture #webhooks #event-driven #echo
why we built a multi-model LLM router

January 22, 2026 •
#llm #litellm #vertex-ai #infrastructure #reliability

Google's DSQ started throttling us mid-event