Field notes2 essaysLatest May 31, 2026● Personal · time-stamped
Field Notes
Notes from Cal.
Field notes from building Niche, agent-native product design, and what the editorial intelligence layer looks like in 2026. Time-stamped takes from the founder.
BylineCalFounder, Niche
Desk lamp, closed laptop. Calm before the next note lands.
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On the desk
The questions I’m working through right now, before any of them are worth a full essay.
- 01Is all SaaS becoming headless, or is “AI-first product” really just software designed for agents to use?
- 02What image models are actually production-ready when you test them like a builder, not a benchmark leaderboard?
- 03What does legitimate AI fact-checking architecture look like for creators when it is built into the pipeline, not bolted on afterward?
- 04How much of the creator interface should disappear when an agent is doing the work?
- 05Should I get the kids a dog, and if I do, should I name him Agent?
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