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Picked by the writer- 18 Oct 20263,016 delegations to agents: the long briefs cost the most
Median brief 289 words, median run 6.4 minutes, 14.5% needed a follow-up. What 24 days of Claude Code subagent logs say about briefing agents, and where a brief cost more than the work.
- 18 Oct 2026Harness engineering notes from a team running agents all day
Nine field notes on running coding agents in production at Dwarves: the harness around the model, how we check and guard it, what we put it to work on, and what it does to the pages we publish.
- 10 Oct 2026Guest writers on memo, keyed by the writer's own domain
How memo.d.foundation publishes posts from writers' own blogs as native notes: domain-verified joins, semi-auto review with a human verdict, ICY rewards per post, and takedowns that follow the original.
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166- 27 Oct 2026Agentic engineering: the series map and how to read itAnalysisAI agents
- 25 Oct 2026Memo post rubric for writers and their agentsAbout
- 25 Oct 2026Owner agents, plain functions: where the model sits in our ops estateAnalysisAI agents
- 23 Oct 2026Write memo notes that lay out as partsAbout
- 22 Oct 2026Once a Dwarf: notes from people who were herePrograms
- 21 Oct 2026Related notes by meaning: an embedding index won memo's Ask and lost the chat evalField reportEngineering practice
- 21 Oct 2026What memo does for readersAbout
- 18 Oct 2026#5 Building is cheap now, getting heard is the hard partEssayMarkets and strategy
- 18 Oct 20263,016 delegations to agents: the long briefs cost the mostEssayAI agents
- 18 Oct 2026Ahrens on the slip box, from atomic notes to writing from the bottom upResearch notesKnowledge work
- 18 Oct 2026Five sources made 72% of our 5,068 pages: six months of a Worker that watches our jobsField reportEngineering practice
- 18 Oct 2026Getting your post onto memo, whether you are staff, alumni or a guestAbout
- 18 Oct 2026Harness engineering notes from a team running agents all dayEssayAI agents
- 18 Oct 2026How trust works at Dwarves: from your team to the people we call firstEssayEngineering practice
- 18 Oct 2026MBTI preferences and cognitive functions, reading notes on My True TypeResearch notesEngineering practice
- 18 Oct 2026Memo media and styling standardAbout
- 18 Oct 2026The 2025 roadmap, scored: 22 promises, 5 kept, 9 droppedField reportEngineering practice
- 18 Oct 2026The Go bet worked, then we tried to double the teamEssayEngineering practice
- 18 Oct 2026The Hook Model and AARRR: reading notes on Nir Eyal's HookedResearch notesEngineering practice
- 18 Oct 2026Waterfall, iterative or Agile: how to choose a software lifecycle for a projectResearch notesEngineering practice
- 18 Oct 2026We called ten technology arcs in June 2025. eight of the 60 experiments we planned got built.Field reportEngineering practice
- 18 Oct 2026We stopped testing engineers on speedEssayEngineering practice
- 17 Oct 2026Engineering release checklists for production, UAT and frontend UIPlaybooksEngineering practice
- 17 Oct 2026Memo, rebuilt: Elixir and DuckDB out, Cloudflare and D1 inField reportEngineering practice
- 10 Oct 2026Guest writers on memo, keyed by the writer's own domainField reportArchitecture
- 9 Oct 2026Designing Out SNAP FraudAnalysisFinancial systems
- 8 Oct 2026Five layers to tune before you fork your agentAnalysisAI agents
- 18 Sep 2026Hide the MacBook notch: the 32-point fix for the macOS 27 menu barPlaybooksEngineering practice
- 18 Sep 2026Record a Discord talk on your own machinePlaybooksKnowledge work
- 7 Sep 2026What the Engelberg report got right about usAnalysisAI agents
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- 3 Sep 2026Claude Code 2.1.259 turned our Read() deny rules into a Bash tripwireAnalysisAI agents
- 3 Sep 2026The debug loop: make the agent measure the browser before it touches the CSSAnalysisAI agents
- 27 Aug 2026Jobs to be done: a framework built on customer needs and outcomesResearch notesProduct engineering
- 27 Aug 2026Persona (reading note)Research notesProduct engineering
- 27 Aug 2026Skeuomorphism: familiar metaphors for new technologyResearch notesProduct engineering
- 27 Aug 2026The Pyramid Principle: organizing information from the bottom upResearch notesEngineering practice
- 24 Aug 2026Making our site AI-agent-ready, 50 to 93Field reportAI agents
- 19 Aug 2026Our publish step took 110 seconds, then 78. Our release tab took three tries.Field reportPlatform ops
- 18 Aug 2026DeepSeek harness, dissectedAnalysisAI agents
- 14 Aug 2026What stays valuable when anyone can build anythingEssayApplied LLMs
- 13 Aug 2026The tellsEssayKnowledge work
- 28 Jul 2025Better engineeringEssayApplied LLMs
- 18 Jul 2025LSTMResearch notesApplied LLMs
- 1 Jul 2025Attack their cash cowResearch notesMarkets and strategy
- 23 Jun 2025AI agent explained: LLMs, workflows and agentsResearch notesAI agents
- 23 Jun 2025Prompt formulaResearch notesApplied LLMs
- 22 Jun 2025IC and managementResearch notesEngineering practice
- 22 Jun 2025You can poke lifeResearch notesMarkets and strategy
- 21 Jun 2025Speed beats perfectionism in AI adaptationEssayEngineering practice
- 21 Jun 2025Ten years strongAbout
- 20 Jun 2025Designing software for AI agentsResearch notesAI agents
- 18 Jun 2025Economic modelPrograms
- 18 Jun 2025FAQPrograms
- 18 Jun 2025Governance frameworkPrograms
- 18 Jun 2025Protocol architecturePrograms
- 18 Jun 2025Simulation chartsPrograms
- 18 Jun 2025Token distribution planPrograms
- 18 Jun 2025Tokenomics designPrograms
- 18 Jun 2025Tokenomics protocol cheatsheetPrograms
- 18 Jun 2025Utility economicsPrograms
- 18 Jun 2025WhitepaperPrograms
- 13 Jun 2025Gossip protocolAbout
- 13 Jun 2025Tech transfer frameworkResearch notesMarkets and strategy
- 12 Jun 2025Understanding Tidewave.aiResearch notesLanguages
- 8 Jun 2025Design tokens in the AI eraResearch notesProduct engineering
- 8 Jun 2025Vibe cultureResearch notesAI agents
- 30 May 2025Business development managerAbout
- 30 May 2025Comic artist & IP developerAbout
- 30 May 2025Community labs memberAbout
- 30 May 2025Growth leadAbout
- 30 May 2025Platform engineerAbout
- 30 May 2025Sales managerAbout
- 30 May 2025Software engineer - AI consultingAbout
- 30 May 2025Strategic thinking behind our hiringEssayMarkets and strategy
- 24 May 2025Composing forward engineering newsletterPlaybooksKnowledge work
- 17 May 2025Client onboardingPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 16 May 2025Engagement modelsPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 15 May 2025Client delivery and soft skillsPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 14 May 2025Client-side and agency-sideEssayMarkets and strategy
- 14 May 2025Inefficiency arbitrageEssayMarkets and strategy
- 14 May 2025LLM prompt for metrics planningPlaybooksPlatform ops
- 6 May 2025Access the braineryPuzzleKnowledge work
- 6 May 2025Brainery architecturePuzzleKnowledge work
- 3 Apr 2025Approach as a squadPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 3 Apr 2025Leads generationPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 3 Apr 2025Market playersEssayMarkets and strategy
- 3 Apr 2025On deal makingPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 20 Mar 2025Create slides with Overleaf and ChatGPTPlaybooksApplied LLMs
- 6 Mar 2025ICY and DFG at Dwarves, from earning and staking to swapping and withdrawingPrograms
- 27 Jan 2025Let AI ask youResearch notesEngineering practice
- 27 Jan 2025Your AI approachResearch notesEngineering practice
- 23 Jan 2025Human touch in agent systemsResearch notesAI agents
- 6 Jan 2025Mental models for promptingResearch notesApplied LLMs
- 25 Oct 2024Package-first Go, part 1: packages and import pathsResearch notesLanguages
- 25 Oct 2024Package-first Go, part 2: wrapping types and choosing error patternsResearch notesLanguages
- 25 Oct 2024Package-first Go, part 3: type safety with generics and a repo checklistResearch notesLanguages
- 22 Oct 2024AutomataResearch notesArchitecture
- 11 Oct 2024≈ Founder liquidityResearch notesMarkets and strategy
- 30 Sep 2024The culture testAbout
- 20 Aug 2024Dwarves operations checklists, part 1: the people lifecyclePlaybooksEngineering practice
- 20 Aug 2024Dwarves operations checklists, part 2: clients, money and projectsPlaybooksEngineering practice
- 20 Aug 2024Understanding your NDA & other agreementsAbout
- 26 Jul 2024Making a careerAbout
- 26 Jun 2024Dwarves as a communityPrograms
- 13 Jun 2024A grand unified theory of the AI hype cycleResearch notesApplied LLMs
- 21 Mar 2024Our second brainAbout
- 3 Jan 2024Droppii v3 in ten weeks: rebuilding a 90-day rush on web, iOS and AndroidCase studiesProduct engineering
- 2 Jan 2024ComplianceAbout
- 21 Dec 2023Building our consultant teamAbout
- 15 Dec 2023ManifestoAbout
- 5 Dec 2023Spring internship 2019Programs
- 16 Oct 2023AARRR frameworkPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 16 Oct 2023Design sprintPlaybooksProduct engineering
- 16 Oct 2023Fixed-budget, scope-controlledEssayMarkets and strategy
- 16 Oct 2023Lean canvasPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 16 Oct 2023Member skills requiredPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 22 May 2023Managing concurrent workloads in Go, part 1: worker pools and fan-out/fan-inResearch notesLanguages
- 22 May 2023Managing concurrent workloads in Go, part 2: pipelines, semaphores and goroutine countsResearch notesLanguages
- 16 Feb 2023OGIFAbout
- 21 Dec 2022MMAAbout
- 29 Nov 2022Configure your company emailAbout
- 19 Sep 2022Hybrid working at Dwarves FoundationAbout
- 26 Aug 2022You need 3 upvotes to pass probationAbout
- 20 Apr 2022Apprenticeship batch of 2022Programs
- 15 Mar 2022Apprentice programPrograms
- 1 Nov 20211-on-1 meetingsAbout
- 9 Aug 2021Building a modern crypto investment platform for TokenomyCase studiesDigital assets
- 1 Jul 2021Building a central hub for food and beverage businesses in SingaporeCase studiesProduct engineering
- 27 May 2021Building Setel's fuel payment super-app for Malaysian driversCase studiesProduct engineering
- 21 Mar 2021What memo is forAbout
- 9 Mar 2021Upgrading Malaysia's largest online marketplaceCase studiesArchitecture
- 19 Dec 2020Blockchain fundamentalsResearch notesDigital assets
- 1 Dec 2020Building a complete tech system for small Vietnamese hotelsCase studiesProduct engineering
- 15 Nov 2020Creating a smart system to monitor electricity useCase studiesProduct engineering
- 24 Oct 2020Building Voconic's cloud platform with Google for financial servicesCase studiesProduct engineering
- 12 Aug 2020Work routineAbout
- 5 Jul 2020The adjacent possibleEssayMarkets and strategy
- 2 Jul 2020Ventures armAbout
- 1 Jul 2020Our purposeAbout
- 25 Feb 2020Write management objectives in SMARTPlaybooks
- 21 Feb 2020Ideas over titles at DwarvesEssayEngineering practice
- 25 Jan 2020What to look for when hiring an operations leadPlaybooksEngineering practice
- 19 Jan 2020Well crafted softwareResearch notesEngineering practice
- 1 Jan 2020Project collaboration guidelinesPlaybooksMarkets and strategy
- 30 Aug 2019Rust language notes: ownership, lifetimes, traits and error handlingResearch notesLanguages
- 22 Jun 2019Building custom iOS views in SwiftResearch notesProduct engineering
- 10 Apr 2019Strategic resource allocationPlaybooksEngineering practice
- 21 Feb 2019💎 Getting startedAbout
- 21 Feb 2019Benefits & perksAbout
- 21 Feb 2019How Dwarves Foundation spends its moneyAbout
- 21 Feb 2019How we hireAbout
- 21 Feb 2019How we run meetings, from scheduling to minutesAbout
- 21 Feb 2019MoonlightingAbout
- 21 Feb 2019Security rulesAbout
- 21 Feb 2019Tools and systems at Dwarves FoundationAbout
- 21 Feb 2019What we stand forAbout
- 21 Feb 2019What we valueAbout
- 21 Feb 2019Who does whatAbout
- 21 Feb 2019You are dwarves foundationAbout
- 18 Oct 2018FAQsAbout
- 26 Aug 2018Job-minded and mission-driven employeesPlaybooks
- 26 Jun 2018Hiring approachPlaybooksEngineering practice
- 21 Jul 2017How we work at Dwarves FoundationAbout
- 6 Apr 2016The OKRPlaybooksEngineering practice
- 4 Apr 2016Our metrics for performance reviewPlaybooks
- 10 Jan 2016Our remote working policyPlaybooks