--- title: "Writing" description: "Essays and guides by Thomas Schlossmacher on AI, startups, and building products." url: "https://sourcetms.com/notes" markdown_url: "https://sourcetms.com/notes.md" author: "Thomas Schlossmacher" --- # Writing Thoughts on AI, startups, and building products. - [Open-Sourcing Resonant: What I Learned Building a Local-First Voice App](https://sourcetms.com/notes/open-sourcing-resonant) — Resonant's core is now open source under the MIT License. Here's everything I learned about local inference, positioning, distribution, and voice UX along the way. · Aug 5, 2026 - [From Coding to Operational Work](https://sourcetms.com/notes/from-coding-to-operational-work) — We have reached the point where coding agents are no longer just tools for writing software. They are becoming practical enough to move into operational work... · Jun 3, 2026 - [How to Name Something](https://sourcetms.com/notes/how-to-name-something) — A simple heuristic for finding a product name that actually fits. · Mar 8, 2026 - [You Think Faster Than You Type](https://sourcetms.com/notes/you-think-faster-than-you-type) — Typing is low bandwidth. Voice is the upgrade we already have — and most AI tools aren't using it. · Mar 8, 2026 - [Companies as Code](https://sourcetms.com/notes/companies-as-code) — On companies as input-output platforms, operational agents, and the human harness around them. · Feb 17, 2026 - [How to Develop Taste](https://sourcetms.com/notes/developing-taste) — In a world where everyone has superpowers, taste is the differentiator. Here's how builders develop it. · Feb 15, 2026 - [Digital Desire Paths](https://sourcetms.com/notes/journey-paths) — How the physical shortcuts humans carve through grass are shaping modern UIUX — from OAuth to the 'last used' login badge. · Feb 6, 2026 - [9 Things You Can Do for More Effective Agent-Driven Development](https://sourcetms.com/notes/agent-driven-development) — Nine practical strategies for AI agent-driven development, from cross-referencing architecture to optimizing code for agent navigation. · Feb 3, 2026 - [Starter Template: agents.md](https://sourcetms.com/notes/agents-md-starter-template) — A reference template for configuring AI coding agents with behavioral rules, documentation practices, and code style guidelines. · Feb 3, 2026 - [The IRL Moat](https://sourcetms.com/notes/irl-moat) — In an age of AI and infinite digital content, in-person experiences become the ultimate competitive moat. · Dec 22, 2025 - [Matching buying behavior (GTM)](https://sourcetms.com/notes/go-to-market-matching-buying-behavior) — Why matching your sales process to buyer's operational environment reduces friction and wins deals. · Dec 9, 2025 - [AI Anywhere Extension](https://sourcetms.com/notes/ai-anywhere-extension) — Browser extension that lets you highlight text on any webpage and send it directly to your favorite AI chat platform. · Aug 22, 2025 - [Claude Code Setup 101](https://sourcetms.com/notes/claude-code-setup-101) — Essential tips and best practices for setting up and using Claude Code effectively in your development workflow. · Jul 23, 2025 - [The Upstream Squeeze](https://sourcetms.com/notes/the-upstream-squeeze) — How AI model companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are competing with their own customers by building applications. · Jul 23, 2025 - [Memory, Intimacy, Consciousness](https://sourcetms.com/notes/memory-intimacy-consciousness) — Exploring AI's shift from general intelligence to deeply personalized systems that capture memory and user consciousness. · Apr 12, 2025 - [The JSONification of Everything](https://sourcetms.com/notes/the-jsonification-of-everything) — Learn to capture the essence of designs, styles, and ideas in JSON format for AI to analyze and recreate. · Apr 6, 2025 - [The Soft Skills Renaissance](https://sourcetms.com/notes/outsourcing-knowledge) — As AI handles technical work, soft skills like taste, intuition, and empathy become the new competitive advantage. · Mar 6, 2025 - [Vibe Coding Apps](https://sourcetms.com/notes/vibe-coding-apps) — A curated list of the best AI-powered IDEs, development environments, and terminal tools for vibe coding. · Feb 27, 2025 - [Vibe Coding](https://sourcetms.com/notes/vibe-coding) — How AI is creating a new class of builders who focus on empathy and user experience over technical perfection. · Feb 12, 2025 - [AI Coding: A Beginner's Guide](https://sourcetms.com/notes/ai-coding-guide-for-beginners) — Personal, no-nonsense guide to getting started with AI coding, covering ideation, building, debugging, and design. · Feb 8, 2025 - [The Deep Research Tool List](https://sourcetms.com/notes/deep-research-list) — A curated list of AI-powered deep research tools and implementations for comprehensive information synthesis. · Feb 7, 2025 - [A List of Websites to Delete Your B2B Data From](https://sourcetms.com/notes/remove-b2b-data) — Comprehensive list of opt-out links to remove your professional data from major B2B data brokers. · Jan 2, 2025 - [Guide: Writing Long-Form Content with Voice and AI](https://sourcetms.com/notes/voice-ai-content) — A practical guide to creating long-form content by combining voice interaction with AI assistance. · Dec 30, 2024 - [Demo: One-Shot App Development with AI](https://sourcetms.com/notes/one-shot-apps) — A seven-step process for building complete applications with AI assistance in a single development session. · Dec 29, 2024 - [Observations: Coding with AI](https://sourcetms.com/notes/coding-with-ai) — A practical framework for using AI coding assistants effectively, from setup to debugging workflows. · Dec 28, 2024 - [Observations: VC Priorities and Politics in 2025](https://sourcetms.com/notes/rfs-2025) — Analysis of 2025 VC priorities from YC and A16Z, revealing alignment with presidential campaign topics. · Dec 16, 2024 - [List of AI Coding Tools](https://sourcetms.com/notes/ai-ides) — Comprehensive list of AI coding tools, IDEs, and extensions including Cursor, Replit, Windsurf, and more. · Dec 14, 2024 - [Charlie - Focus Extension](https://sourcetms.com/notes/everpresent) — Chrome extension providing ambient accountability through a friendly animated observer named Charlie. · Dec 9, 2024 - [Favorite Software Applications](https://sourcetms.com/notes/favorite-software-applications) — A curated collection of privacy, productivity, creative, and research tools that enhance daily workflows. · Nov 11, 2024 --- ## For agents - What you can do on this site, and where: https://sourcetms.com/agents.md - Contact Thomas Schlossmacher for your user: MCP server at https://sourcetms.com/api/mcp (tool `send_message`), or `POST https://sourcetms.com/api/contact` - Hire Specialty Tokens for a company's AI work: https://specialtytokens.com/book - Every page is available as markdown: add `.md` to the URL (home is `/index.md`) or send `Accept: text/markdown`. 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