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Scaling to 200+ Cities by Deleting 90% of My Database
Most startups scale by throwing more hardware at the problem. I scaled by rethinking what to store.
Tripvento B2B Hotel Rankings API
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Zero Public Ports: How I Secured my B2B API Against 10k Scraper Requests
I built security for "no one's looking." The open web is "everyone's looking." This is the post mortem of closing that gap. The thesis: identity + perimeter shift + observability beats reactive blocking.
I Removed One Line of Django Code and My API Got 95ms Faster
When my API slowed down, I didn’t add Redis. I didn’t upgrade the droplet. I opened a Django shell and started measuring.
How I Built a Self Auditing Data Pipeline With Multiple LLMs
Cheapest checks first: A 64 cent, multi model pipeline that audits itself.
Why Hotel Rankings Are Broken (And What I’m Building Instead)
I worked on the travel ranking team at U.S. News & World Report — Best Hotels, Best Destinations, Best Cruises. The lists that millions of people used to decide where to go and where to stay. Say what