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June 2026 1 min read

How are you using the substance?

You are buying inference tokens from a provider (like Anthropic) in different flavors (models) much like choosing types of gasoline. Naturally, some providers and some flavors are better than others. The question is: how are you using this substance? * Would...
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April 2025 6 min read

What is work, truly?

When I first encountered these Greek distinctions as a young manager (around 2008), they transformed how I approached my managerial practice. Instead of asking only what people could produce, I began asking what work would allow them to excel according to their nature....
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February 2025 5 min read

Writing with AI without losing your soul

Roughly three months ago, a friend of mine looked at my AI-generated article draft and asked a question that changed everything: "It's fine, but where are you in this?" That's when I realized - it's the AI efficiency trap – you save time but sacrifice the very thing readers want: my perspective....
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ALEX GOSTEV

Full-stack Tech PM in the areas of AI and Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, DevEx, K8s, CI/CD.

Once I was hired precisely for being a no-BS guy. Taste is big for me - from wine tasting to leading UX Chapter for IxDF. Walking 2-3 hours a day. I have good friends across several countries - knowing languages and adoring uniqueness of cultures helps.

Shipping products was my main skill. Now I'm into operating and expanding at a scale. Release Orchestration and Backstage that my teams set up and serve for 100+ developer teams is the proof. Feel free to reach out, I'm always up for a conversation.


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