(About me)

Nika Sakandelidze

Founder by choice. Engineer by instinct. Writer because useful lessons should not disappear inside finished work.

I spend my days building products with AI and my evenings making sense of what the work taught me.

(Why I write)

Building teaches quickly. Writing makes the lesson stay.

(The longer story)

I'm a founder and engineer who learns best by making things. The work usually starts with a practical question: can this idea become useful, clear, and real? AI has changed the speed of that process, but it has not removed the need for judgment, patience, or care.

This site is my open notebook. I write about the technical craft of building with AI, the discipline required to do focused work, and the human side of pursuing ambitious ideas. I am interested in the details people often skip: failed approaches, changed minds, uncomfortable tradeoffs, and the small decisions that shape the result.

Alongside the essays, I keep a library of books that have influenced how I think. New writing also goes to the newsletter, occasionally and without noise.

(What belongs here)

(01)

Practical

Lessons grounded in work that was actually done.

(02)

First-hand

The process, tradeoffs, mistakes, and changed decisions.

(03)

Useful

Ideas clear enough to carry into your own work.