<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Jonathon Byrdziak</title><description>Builder. Founder. Honest about AI.</description><link>https://byrdziak.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The 18-month window before agents commoditize</title><link>https://byrdziak.com/writing/2026-05-01-agent-window/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byrdziak.com/writing/2026-05-01-agent-window/</guid><description>Model providers can&apos;t credibly route to cheaper competitors — it cannibalizes their margin. The structural moat is real, but it&apos;s a window, not a permanent condition.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why most software projects die at 80%</title><link>https://byrdziak.com/writing/2026-04-24-death-at-80/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byrdziak.com/writing/2026-04-24-death-at-80/</guid><description>It&apos;s not that AI tools fail. It&apos;s that the long tail of integration work outlasts the developer&apos;s patience. AI doesn&apos;t fix that — it gives you infinite grinding capacity to push through.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shipping Sulla&apos;s marketplace: what I learned the hard way</title><link>https://byrdziak.com/writing/2026-04-17-sulla-marketplace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byrdziak.com/writing/2026-04-17-sulla-marketplace/</guid><description>The marketplace was the hardest piece of the platform to ship — not because of code, but because of taxonomy. Workflows vs. recipes vs. functions vs. agents.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>