Building software with AI agents: six things that changed
Six shifts in how software gets built when you work with a team of AI agents, from a founder with no technical background.
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Insights on AI agent orchestration, development automation, and building faster with AI teams.
The little project that became our company
How Operum was born
I Used to Decide Who Got Hired. Now I'm Not Sure I'd Hire Myself.
Can you prove your worth without the degree? What eight months of AI-assisted building taught me about hiring, credentials, and the future of work.
Engineering at the Speed of Trust: How Operum's Opinionated Design Avoids the Failures We've Seen Kill AI Teams
A senior engineering leader's perspective on why Operum's controversial design decisions—sequential PRs, protected templates, IPC state machines—are actually the most reliable approach to AI orchestration at scale.
Why Sequential PRs Beat Parallel Pipelines: The Hidden Cost of Pipelining AI Work
A deep-dive into why Operum defaults to one PR at a time, and why it's faster than it looks on paper.
Entrepreneurship in the Age of Agentic AI: Who Startups Are Really For
Chat AI helps everyone write emails. Agentic AI gives founders the leverage they've always deserved. A founder's take on who this moment is really built for.
Real vs AI Engagement: Why Your Voice Is the Scarcest Resource Now
AI can automate your posts. It can't automate trust. Why the human-in-the-loop pattern is the only social strategy that still works in 2026.
The Complete Guide to AI Agent Orchestration in 2026
What AI agent orchestration is, why it matters, how it works, and how to evaluate orchestration platforms. The definitive guide for founders and engineering leaders.
Why 'Never Loses Context' Changes Everything for AI-Powered Development
Every AI coding tool forgets you exist between sessions. Persistent AI memory and shared team knowledge change the equation entirely. Here's why AI context retention is the feature that matters most.
Why Your Enterprise AI Strategy Needs an Orchestration Layer
Pluggable AI engines, local inference, full audit trails, and zero vendor lock-in. How Operum's architecture solves the real blockers to corporate AI adoption.
The AI Tools Landscape in 2026: There's Now a Tool for Almost Any Need
Seven serious AI coding tools launched in 18 months. Here's what each one actually does, where the market converged, and the gap nobody's filling yet.
Building an AI Agent Orchestrator: How 6 Specialized Agents Coordinate Through GitHub
A technical deep-dive into multi-agent coordination patterns, pipeline architecture, and how GitHub becomes the source of truth for agent orchestration.