Mohamed Zaidi

Notes on building.

Startups, AI, and the work of building.

I share here some of what I’m learning while exploring products, intelligent systems, and useful ideas.

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  1. Autonomy Lives at the BoundaryAgents become more useful when we can decide which actions are safe to run, which need review, and which should stay blocked.
  2. Human Attention Is ExpensiveAI made text easier to generate, but it did not make attention easier to give.
  3. When Coding Gets Cheap, PRDs Matter MoreThe main value of a PRD in the AI coding era is not documentation. It is defining what correct means before code gets generated.
  4. Notes on Agentic EngineeringWhat I took from Andrej Karpathy's conversation on vibe coding, agentic engineering, and the work that stays human.
  5. Before the Plan, Compare the RisksBefore starting a project, comparing the risks of each possible approach makes the decision clearer.
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