https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/ Insights on finance, real estate, automation, and building. en-us https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/why-every-ai-agent-gets-a-handoff-doc/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/why-every-ai-agent-gets-a-handoff-doc/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Before an AI agent touches a real business process, I write it a one-page handoff: scope, gates, stop rules and a ledger. Here is the template. AI & Engineering https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/running-multiple-ventures-solo/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/running-multiple-ventures-solo/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How I run five ventures simultaneously without a co-founder — the prioritization system, automation layer, and the failure modes that nearly broke it. Solo Founder Operations https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/codex-vs-claude-code/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/codex-vs-claude-code/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How I use OpenAI Codex CLI and Claude Code together — the actual task split, review gates, what each one gets wrong, and why I stopped picking one. AI & Engineering https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/claude-code-dangerously-skip-permissions/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/claude-code-dangerously-skip-permissions/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT What Claude Code --dangerously-skip-permissions turns off, how auto mode differs, and the container gates I run before unattended agents. AI Workflow & Context Engineering https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/ai-systems-architect-palm-beach-florida/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/ai-systems-architect-palm-beach-florida/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Zach Vorsteg on AI systems architecture as a solo technical founder in Palm Beach — tools, costs, and what the job market data misses. AI & Engineering https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/metrics-i-track-running-multiple-ventures-solo/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/metrics-i-track-running-multiple-ventures-solo/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most founder dashboards are noise. Here are the specific numbers I check every day across five ventures—and what I stopped tracking entirely. Solo Founder Operations https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/what-my-ai-development-stack-actually-costs/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/what-my-ai-development-stack-actually-costs/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT A March 2026 snapshot of my $257/month development stack: coding tools, infrastructure, what I dropped and how I evaluate the cost. Finance https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/agentic-engineering-patterns/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/agentic-engineering-patterns/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical guide to agentic engineering: break work into tasks, set review gates and decide when AI-generated code needs human intervention. AI Workflow & Context Engineering https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/context-engineering-ai-agents/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/context-engineering-ai-agents/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT How I configure agent instructions, tool routing, memory and permission hooks for production workflows across my ventures. AI Workflow & Context Engineering https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/how-i-use-agentic-ai-one-person-company/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/how-i-use-agentic-ai-one-person-company/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT How I use AI agents across real estate, trading, hardware and apps: tasks I delegate, limits I work around, and lessons for a one-person company. AI Workflow & Context Engineering https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/shipping-iot-hardware-solo/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/shipping-iot-hardware-solo/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT From ESP32 prototype to field deployment: lessons from building an IoT thermal detection system with infrared sensors and cellular connectivity. Hardware & PropTech https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/vibe-coding-vs-real-engineering/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/vibe-coding-vs-real-engineering/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Where AI-assisted coding helps, where it creates risk, and how I choose between rapid prototypes and engineering for production systems. AI & Engineering https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/what-breaks-when-you-automate-everything/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/what-breaks-when-you-automate-everything/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT What breaks when a solo founder automates trading, hardware and apps: cascading failures, monitoring blind spots and what still needs human judgment. Solo Founder Operations https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/algorithmic-trading-bots-side-project/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/algorithmic-trading-bots-side-project/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT I run 54 trading bots across 5 markets. Here's what 3 years taught me about strategy decay, slippage, correlated drawdowns, and what actually breaks. Automation & Trading https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/how-i-build-in-public-as-a-technical-founder/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/how-i-build-in-public-as-a-technical-founder/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT How I share progress across software, trading and hardware: what to publish, what to keep private, and a practical framework for building in public. Building in Public https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/my-solo-founder-automation-stack/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/my-solo-founder-automation-stack/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT I run 54 automated bots on a single Mac using Python and launchctl — for $8/month. Full architecture, real failures, and cost analysis vs. cloud. Automation & Systems https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/why-im-a-commercial-real-estate-sales-associate-who-codes/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/why-im-a-commercial-real-estate-sales-associate-who-codes/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT How coding helps me analyze deals and serve commercial real estate clients, and why I combine software building with work as a licensed sales associate. Hardware & PropTech https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/financial-modeling-fundamentals/ https://zacharyvorsteg.com/blog/financial-modeling-fundamentals/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT DCF, LBO, and merger models explained — the three financial models that drive every M&A valuation, with synergy frameworks and sensitivity analysis. Finance