№ 06 — Notes
Field notes on software, video, and running a one-person studio — written from the work, not about it.
2026-07-14·behind-the-video / build-video
The making of "The most absurd way to create a business" — turning a 1950s rotary phone into a direct line to a cloud coding agent, and how a build video is structured differently from a vlog.
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2026-07-14·behind-the-video / startup-vlog
The making of "Week 1 in Saigon": how a startup vlog gets its structure from the numbers — 100 users, $0 MRR — and its texture from whatever the city throws at the lens.
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2026-07-14·behind-the-video / vlog-structure
The making of "I booked a one-way flight 12 months before I was ready": structuring a short vlog around a single decision, and why the runtime is the edit's most honest choice.
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2026-07-14·behind-the-video / starting-a-channel
The making of "Vlog #1: breaking free" — the origin episode of the channel, and what shooting your own first episode teaches you that no tutorial does.
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2026-07-14·behind-the-video / travel-vlog
The making of "My 20-hour Vietnam Sleeper Bus Mistake": why a budget decision that goes wrong is the best story a digital nomad vlog can hope for — and how to film inside a moving bus.
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2026-07-14·behind-the-video / short-form
The making of "Becoming a content creator" — one walk through Brussels, one idea, 116 seconds. The shortest video on the channel and the clearest lesson in it.
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2026-07-14·studio / video
A copilot for long-form video — from a rough idea to a ready-to-cut project, with your footage never leaving your machine. Now in private beta, launching soon.
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