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Bethany Crystal

@bethanymarz

It is February 2026, and we are once again in a moment of reckoning about how the world gets built. This time, the catalyst is artificial intelligence. Tools once gated by capital and engineering degrees are now open to anyone willing to learn in public and tolerate the inevitable growing pains. This moment feels different because the gates are finally open for anyone to build. But participating requires a deeper understanding of how ideas move from whiteboards to boardrooms. I’ve spent the last fifteen years poking at this question from different vantage points in my career and wanted to share a few reflections... It started in 2009, on the back of a golf cart. https://hardmodefirst.xyz/how-the-sausage-gets-made
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