Erick Manrique
03 — Writing

Writing & POV

Build-in-public notes. Some published, some still drafts — marked either way.

Notes

  • Oct 2025Published

    Closing Bootcampr

    The accountable exit — what 3.5 years and four iterations actually taught me.

  • Apr 2026Draft

    Middleware with a pulse

    Why the right abstraction for a solo builder is removing yourself from the handoff.

  • May 2026Draft

    The thing I knew how to build and didn’t

    The architecture was solid; the context was wrong. Restraint as a product skill.

  • 2026Draft

    What I won’t automate in the build loop

    CI discipline, advisory-not-blocking AI review, and where the human gate stays.