the field notes
Short, unhurried posts about what we're growing, why we made the choices we did, and what we've learned tending it. No newsletter, no popups — just a quiet patch of writing.
Writing in someone else's voice is the easiest part. Writing in their voice without it sounding like a hostage video is the actual job. Notes on the safeguards, the refusals, and the 'would your boss recognise this?' test we use to keep Aimpress posts from going off-brand.
15 May 20266 min read
Most AI summaries are a sea of generic bullet points. We built TooLong to do the opposite — keep only what earned its place, and tell you honestly when there isn't much. Notes on the editorial choices behind a short summary.
15 April 20266 min read
Scheduling a meeting across timezones sounds like a solved problem until you actually try to do it across DST changes, Ramadan, and the international date line. Notes from the small team that built HeyIsla in Singapore (UTC+8) for people who mostly aren't.
15 March 20266 min read
A short manifesto about why Carrotly is four separate small products instead of one big AI suite — and why that means independent billing, independent teams, and slower roadmaps that aren't sorry about it.
15 February 20265 min read
Saw a charge from Carrotly on your bank or App Store statement? Here's who we are, which of our products you likely signed up for, and how to reach a real person if anything looks wrong.
15 January 20266 min read
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