Decision Vault

Architecture Decision Records

Every significant technical decision tells a story. Here are the ones that shaped my engineering leadership, with the context, the options, the tradeoffs, and what actually happened

Mar 2019accepted

Validate the Problem Before Scaling the Product

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Jul 2019accepted

Avoid Building AI Before the Data and Use Case Are Mature

aidata-readinessstartup-lessonsresponsible-ai
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Feb 2020accepted

Prioritise Distribution and Adoption, Not Just Product Capability

product-market-fitdistributionstartup-lessonscommercial-awareness
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Aug 2021accepted

Choose Incremental Architecture Over Premature Abstraction

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Feb 2022accepted

Turn Founder Bottlenecks into Team Ownership

leadershipdelegationteam-scalingengineering-management
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Sep 2022accepted

Build Quality Gates Before the Codebase Becomes Expensive to Change

qualityci-cdcode-reviewengineering-culture
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Apr 2023accepted

Treat Technical Debt as Business Risk

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Sep 2023accepted

Document Decisions So the Team Does Not Repeat Old Debates

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Jan 2024accepted

Balance AI Ambition with Responsible Delivery

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Apr 2024accepted

Hire for Ownership, Not Just Technical Output

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Jul 2024accepted

Create a Security Baseline Before It Becomes Urgent

securitygovernanceenterprise-readinessengineering-quality
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Jan 2025accepted

Run Engineering with an Operating Rhythm, Not Heroics

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