Writing on software design, company building, and the aerospace industry.

All of my long-form thoughts on programming, leadership, product design, and more, collected in chronological order.

I Cut My AWS Bill to the Bone (and What It Cost Me)

A three-act story about taking a real Next.js + Postgres app from **Vercel + RDS** to a single, self-hosted, IPv6-only EC2 instance — pulling every cost lever, breaking several things along the way, and learning the unglamorous mechanics of how AWS *actually* charges you.

An Aspiring Pilot's Journal

Here, I will document my journey to becoming a pilot. I will share my experiences, challenges, and plans for the future.