Ersin's blog

Update: Deep in Scholarship Mode

Finding consciousness, AI souls, and an intellectual home

Apr 10 • Ersin Akinci

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March 2026

Rogue Philosopher-Builders

I quit a startup that later IPO'd and left the Bay Area on principle. Here's what rogue philosopher-builders like me actually need to come in from the…

Mar 19 • Ersin Akinci

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The Unbroken Chain

On teachers, ideas, and a dissertation I found last night

Mar 16 • Ersin Akinci

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Can a Fashion Designer Design a Nuclear Reactor?

On AI, information compression, and the skill that actually matters.

Mar 9 • Ersin Akinci

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October 2025

On becoming a human data cog

The first AI-native job for the rest of us?

Oct 1, 2025 • Ersin Akinci

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July 2025

January 2025

What makes a cracked junior SWE?

It's not who knows the language best.

Jan 20, 2025 • Ersin Akinci

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September 2024

My startup is about love

Tired of pretending that this company is about anything other than loving people

Sep 5, 2024 • Ersin Akinci

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December 2023

My bittersweet feelings about Bambu Lab

I gave up way too quickly on my 3D printing startup

Dec 4, 2023 • Ersin Akinci

October 2023

My new startup idea: make developing LLM apps way easier

Building AI apps is too expensive and requires too much AI knowledge. Let's build the Next.js of LLM apps. Calling cofounders and investors!

Oct 7, 2023 • Ersin Akinci

Practical AI for developers, part 1: intro, policies, and rewards

Learn how to confidently make AI apps without becoming an AI researcher. Part 1 introduces LLMs and how they make decisions.

Oct 5, 2023 • Ersin Akinci

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