Welcome to DAVID'S BLUEPRINT: Debugging Code, Business, and Life

If you are reading this, you are likely a developer, a founder, or someone trying to navigate the messy intersection of the two.

Welcome to DAVID'S BLUEPRINT.

I’ve spent the last 5 years running a startup studio, working at giants like ServiceTitan, and vibe-coding my way through 5 products in a single month. Through it all, I realized that the frameworks we use to debug software are surprisingly effective when applied to business and life.

This newsletter isn’t just about tutorials. It’s about finding the frameworks that actually work.

Here is what you can expect.

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1. Debugging Code: The "Vibe Coding" Era

I have a confession: I get angry when AI generates C# code.

Why? Because I know C# deeply. I see the flaws, the inefficiencies, and the subtle bugs. But when I switch to Next.js or generic JavaScript? I don't care about the code quality at all. I just want it to work.

This paradox is the future of software engineering.

In this section, we will cover:

• The Vibe Coding Shift: How I built and launched 5 products in one month using AI, and why TDD (Test Driven Development) is no longer optional—it’s the only way to survive AI-generated code.
• Tech Stack Wars: Why I switched to Next.js, why I think Ruby is the perfect language for kids, and why you should sometimes use "old" libraries with modern AI.
• The Reality Check: The challenges of AI coding (like why Claude struggles with specific contexts, such as Armenian language nuances) and why you still need to be an engineer, not just a prompter.

2. Debugging Business: From Ideas to Execution

I used to think my ideas sucked because I lacked niche domain expertise. I thought, "All my ideas are just tools for other developers."

Then I realized: Ideas are cheap. Execution is the product.

I’ve failed with co-founders, lost friends due to mismatched expectations, and learned that "trust" is a metric you can't afford to churn.

In this section, we will explore:

• The Startup Studio Playbook: What I learned running a studio for 5 years, and why falling in love with an idea that doesn't work is the biggest risk you'll take.
• Leadership & Culture: Why gossip is the most destructive force in a company, and why negative people can rot a culture faster than bad code rots a product.
• The Tactics: Why the PRD (Product Requirements Document) matters now more than ever, how to build landing pages that convert, and why "Client Pleasing" is actually a masterclass in leverage.

3. Debugging Life: Sharpening the Saw

There is an old story about two woodcutters. One works for 8 hours straight, sweating and exhausted. The other works for 50 minutes, rests for 10, and produces more wood. When asked how, the second woodcutter says: "When I was resting, I was sharpening my saw." (Or as we say in Armenian: Որ սղոցդ սրես).

Founders often forget to sharpen the saw. We burn out. We lose perspective.

In this section, we will get personal:

• Mental Mechanics: Why solving logical puzzles and playing Chess is essential for software engineers, and why playing Mafia teaches you more about real-life deception and trust than any business book.
• Resourcefulness: How I learned the Russian philosophy of "Use everything at hand and don't look for another" to win informatics competitions, and how to apply that to your MVP.
• The "Why": Inspired by Simon Sinek, we'll dig into why you do what you do. Why rest is productive. Why helping others is the ultimate growth hack.

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Join the Blueprint

I am not here to be a guru. I am here to share the blueprint of what I’m building, what I’m breaking, and what I’m learning in real-time.

Whether it's a script to update YouTube titles via API, or a deep dive into why your co-founder relationship is failing—we are going to debug it together.

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