Field Notes
Quick thoughts, observations, and ideas. An activity feed of what's on my mind.
Refreshing nicuparente.com (Fall 2026)
I've been quietly shipping updates to this site since spring, so here's a roundup of everything that's changed. 1// Notes can hold more than one photo This one shipped today. Notes now show multiple i…
September Recap: VetsinTech Seattle Turns One + Dreamforce
September Recap: VetsinTech Seattle Turns One + Dreamforce
Product Delight - Monarch
Be the man in the right arena.
Not the fodder in another man's battle. You can win it all and still lose what matters most.
There isn't enough tokens to burn or AI agents to deploy to fix a bad culture.
Technology has evolved over the centuries, but the hardest problem to solve is still people.
OpenRouter + Stripe = Universal Compute Credits?
OpenRouter + Stripe = Universal Compute Credits?
TL;AR
Got my WTA Green Hat
The goal of a PRD is clarity. Not 10,000 words.
So whether you're writing it or generating it with AI, make sure your team can actually read and comprehend the purpose of what you're building in 10 minutes. Or there will be a lot of "claude: give m…
Life has been lifing in the past 2.5 months
Between personal travel, demanding workload, and multiple Veterinary ER and specialist visits because Nala, one of our dogs, had heart cancer out of the blue. We ultimately lost her, and the entire or…
Compute as Comp
Compute as Comp
