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Build-vs-buy, technology operations, security, and what it actually takes to ship software as an operator.
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Both Sides of the Firewall Now Have an AI
The Signal for June 23, 2026 — FortiBleed burns 110M credentials the same week OpenAI ships an AI that finds and patches the bugs behind them. An operator's read on the day.
The SignalSecurityAI4 min read - 02
The Fixer Turns Forty
I turned 40 and built paulsapio.com. The whole story — from a Google help desk out of high school to CIO and full-stack AI builder, and why I built this.
AboutAICareer6 min read - 03
The Build-vs-Buy Test I Run Before Writing a Line of Code
A practical framework for deciding when to replace SaaS with software you own — and the reasoning that eliminated $900K in recurring cost.
Build vs BuyOperationsStrategy3 min read