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Newsletter · By Madara Kņūtiņa · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    Your AI chat already knows (what you should automate) (opens the original)

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    👋 I’m Madara, the tech person for teams that don't have one. I audit processes, automate the biggest fixes with lean, AI-native systems, and embed the habits that make them stick. Here I write up what’s behind that work, thinking in public as I go.Picture a scene: Four women at a new trendy mezze place, celebrating a birthday, and the conversation turns to AI the way it does these days. Apart from me, the other three are lawyers. All three use it every day.One of them described a comment her bos

  2. Issue · Aug 19, 2026

    From meh to good enough (opens the original)

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    👋 I’m Madara, the tech person for teams that don't have one. I audit operations, automate the biggest fixes with lean, AI-native systems, and embed the habits that make them stick. Here I write up the projects behind that work, thinking in public as I go.I initially sat down to write a different essay.A while ago I heard Guillermo Rauch (Vercel’s CEO) arguing on Lenny’s podcast that the present-day builder embodies the old tr

  3. Issue · Jul 21, 2026

    I rebuilt Startup Jobs. That was the easy bit. (opens the original)

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    👋 I’m Madara, I’ve worked on both startup and VC teams and like to tinker with AI, no-code and tech at large. Here I write about various projects in order to nurture my craft and be a better generalist, builder and communicator.The task had been rotting in my to-do for well over two months. I kept pushing it to “next weekend” for so long it got embarrassing, so big was my surprise when the actual rebuild took three half-day sprints, mostly smooth sailing bar the usual tech glitches.<div class="c

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