There's No Perfect Idea
Reflecting on why the initial concept rarely matters as much as you think.
KaiFebruary 21Authors
Kai
Psychologist, engineer and founder of oceanheart.ai
Kai has 15 years of experience in solutions-focused, mindfulness-centric psychotherapeutics. A self-taught software engineer, he has worked primarily in the big data sector, with notable roles at Brandwatch and EDITED. Seeing a growing need for psychotherapeutic tools in a rapidly evolving world, he founded oceanheart.ai to bridge the gap. When he couldn't find a solution that met his needs, he leveraged a year of AI exploration to enhance his private practice — now extending those innovations to therapists everywhere.
Most recent articles by Kai
KaiFebruary 21
Embracing Minimalism in the MVP
How a bare-bones approach keeps your side project manageable and moving forward.
KaiFebruary 21
Avoiding Complexity That Doesn't Matter
Why offloading and skipping unneeded tasks can save your side business.
KaiFebruary 21
Embracing Rework as Part of the Process
Why doing things twice can be a feature, not a bug, when building a side SaaS.
KaiFebruary 21
The Advantage of Finding a Smaller Niche
How aiming for a modest market can give your side project room to thrive.
KaiFebruary 21
A Side Project is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Staying consistent and preventing burnout in the long haul of solo SaaS.
KaiFebruary 21
Composable Agent Systems: Lessons Learned
Reflections on keeping overhead low and agility high when designing agent systems.
KaiFebruary 19
Iterative Verification in Agent Loops
Reflections on adding a quick test step before final outputs to ensure accuracy and save time.
KaiFebruary 19
Single-File Agent Architecture
How embedding an agent's logic, prompts, and dependencies into a single script can streamline development.
KaiFebruary 19
Scaling Agent Compute Through Multi-Step Reasoning
Reflections on how multiple loops of context gathering let agents refine their output while controlling cost.
KaiFebruary 19
Introducing oceanheart.ai
oceanheart.ai is a new AI-powered therapy platform combining a unique toolset to enhance your effectiveness and efficiency as a clinician
KaiFebruary 18