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A few interesting blog posts to read.

The CTO's AI Readiness Checklist: 10 Questions Before You Build
AI Readiness
CTO
AI Implementation
AI Strategy

Published 04/07/2026

The CTO's AI Readiness Checklist: 10 Questions Before You Build

Every CTO wants to build AI. Most aren't ready. Here are the 10 questions that separate the teams that ship from the teams that stall.

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Oscar Gallo

Fractional CTO for AI: What It Is, What It Costs, and When You Need One
Fractional CTO
AI
AI Architecture
Leadership

Published 03/31/2026

Fractional CTO for AI: What It Is, What It Costs, and When You Need One

Most companies don't need a full-time CTO to ship AI. They need someone who's done it before, can make the hard architecture decisions in the first 30 days, and then get out of the way.

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Oscar Gallo

You Can't Debug an Ugly Image - Building ByPosting.com
AI
Building
Prompt Engineering
GenAI

Published 03/26/2026

You Can't Debug an Ugly Image - Building ByPosting.com

I thought I was building a posting tool. I ended up learning 6 skills I didn't know existed, fighting scope explosion at every turn, and coming out the other side as a completely different builder.

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Oscar Gallo

Your Next.js Site Is Invisible to AI — Here's How I Fixed Mine
GEO
SEO
Next.js
Claude Code

Published 03/25/2026

Your Next.js Site Is Invisible to AI — Here's How I Fixed Mine

I spent a weekend going down the GEO rabbit hole. Then I built a Claude Code skill to audit any Next.js site in minutes. My score went from 7.1 to 8.4 out of 10.

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Oscar Gallo

Tools, Skills, and MCPs: The Three Building Blocks of Claude Agents
Claude
AI Agents
MCP
Tools

Published 03/19/2026

Tools, Skills, and MCPs: The Three Building Blocks of Claude Agents

Understanding what connects Claude to the world, what makes Claude smarter, and what bridges the gap between them.

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Oscar Gallo

The Hidden Cost of Progress: When AI Moves Faster Than We Can Adapt
AI
Technology
Future of Work

Published 01/08/2026

The Hidden Cost of Progress: When AI Moves Faster Than We Can Adapt

Adam Wathan laid off 75% of Tailwind's engineering team. Not because of poor management, but because AI fundamentally changed how people interact with documentation.

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Oscar Gallo

GPT-5.2 is Here: The New King of Reasoning?
AI
GPT-5.2
Reasoning

Published 12/12/2025

GPT-5.2 is Here: The New King of Reasoning?

Just when we thought the AI wars had settled down, OpenAI has dropped a massive update. GPT-5.2 is officially out.

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Oscar Gallo

The Future of AI: A Look into the Next Generation of AI
AI
Future
Generation

Published 06/11/2025

The Future of AI: A Look into the Next Generation of AI

The future of AI is bright, and the next generation of AI is already here. Let's take a look at what's coming next.

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Oscar Gallo

OpenAI o3 Pro: The Pro Model That Might Change Everything
OpenAI
AI
LLM
o3 Pro

Published 06/11/2025

OpenAI o3 Pro: The Pro Model That Might Change Everything

Yesterday, OpenAI launched their latest model: o3 Pro And while the naming system continues to get more confusing, let’s break down what “Pro” actually means

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Oscar Gallo

You’re Wrong About DeepSeek
DeepSeek
AI
LLM

Published 02/04/2025

You’re Wrong About DeepSeek

Lately, I’ve seen the ultimate meltdown over DeepSeek—a Chinese LLM hyped as a ChatGPT killer, supposedly way better than ChatGPT, and causing a ripple effect so massive it allegedly crashed the S&P 500 and Nvidia stocks.

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Oscar Gallo