April 2026 · 9 min read
Where the data infrastructure moat actually lives
A working theory of where defensibility shows up in the AI-native data stack — and where it stops being interesting.
Read essay →I'm Will. I work on product and strategy in AI infrastructure and data tooling — and I build to keep myself honest.
Strategy and operating background, currently spending more time in the trenches with the AI-and-data stack. This is where I keep the work, the writing, and the things I'm thinking about.
currently in Boston · casually exploring what's next
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Boston civic data
An opinionated data project on Massachusetts and Boston municipal sources. In progress.
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Building a local AI stack worth using
Six months of running modern AI tooling end-to-end on a personal machine — what earned its keep, what didn't, and what surprised me.
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This site
A from-scratch personal site, documented as it's built. The codebase, the choices, and what I learned.
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Project Stellar
An indie game in progress. Worldbuilding, mechanics, and the design notes as I go.
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