Hi, I'm Sameer
I use this site to write about what I'm learning, things I'm building, and ideas from books that change how I think.
My latest obsession has been the AI infrastructure layer -- context management, embeddings, RAG, and how all of it comes together to make AI systems actually useful. I also tinker on side projects and run personal experiments. Some of them end up as essays here.
On Product & AI
- what Cursor gets right about AI-native product, and where the moat is
- lessons from the original Apple team
- my favorite interview of all time. Full transcript notes
- why the thinking is the point
Experiments & Observations
- documenting what happens when you sit for an hour, Naval Ravikant-style
- three initial observations from my first few days as a new dad
- the case for doing nothing on purpose
- how specific preparation turns chance into skill
From the Bookshelf
- Morgan Housel defines 'Psychology of Money' as "a soft skill where how you behave is...
- I learnt so much from this book. It's a great (and long) read on how...
- This book absolutely blew my mind. It's the story of a British soldier that was...
- One of those books that genuinely made me think of my life choices – highly...
- A very well-written and engaging book on Churchill that deep-dives into his formative years. Started...
Latest
- My notes from Statistics Done Wrong by Alex Reinhart. This is one of those books...
- My notes from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson. This book is a...
- My notes from The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel. This book is a...
- My notes from Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon. Short book that will get you...
- My notes from Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon. Excellent book for those that...