Three Focus Pillars for 2026

This is a follow-up to the 2025 annual review with a tighter set of constraints for 2026. ...

January 1, 2026 · 1 min · Akshay Surve

Annual Review 2025

A year of steady reps: more time in the gym and on the mat, more time at home, and more time shipping things into the world. ...

December 31, 2025 · 3 min · Akshay Surve

Lessons from Building a Multi-Agent System

Real-world learnings from building AskPrisma.ai using Autogen, presented at the Applied AI Bootcamp.

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · Akshay Surve

Good Enough: The Real Value of AI Today

AI’s real-world value today lies not in replacing deep expertise, but in enabling high-leverage cross-functional work across domains.

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · Akshay Surve

Good Engineer vs Coding Agents in the Age of AI

The rise of coding agents calls for new ways of evaluating impact. Lines of code written are a poor substitute for real-world engineering judgment.

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · Akshay Surve