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30 Tools in 30 Days20 / 30
Day 20 // May 1, 2026
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Anysphere's AI-native IDE reached $2B ARR in three years, deployed to 70% of the Fortune 1,000, and just drew a $60B acquisition option from SpaceX. The Build Engine arc ends with the tool that turns engineering leads into orchestrators.
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Marcus Castillo
Episode 01 · Marcus · The Castillos
The Offer
Marcus Castillo receives the opportunity of a lifetime. What he does next will define his family for years — and he doesn't know it yet.
Read →Edition 001 // JAN 22, 2026
Edition 001
A diagnostic framework for identifying "Legacy" vs "AI-Native" software.
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The Castillos
A serialized literary column following a Christian family navigating the weight of a once-in-a-generation decision. Four voices in one household, told four ways. New episodes Sundays.
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Quicksand Evaluations
Company-by-company analysis of software products being aged out by AI workflows. Which tools are sinking, which are adapting, and what the pattern reveals.
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Daily Briefings: AI Disruption Signals
Daily intelligence on how AI is reshaping marketing, sales, HR, and finance operations. Originally published December 2025 through January 2026.
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