Every Answer Was Correct. That's What Made It Hard.
I passed Anthropic's Claude Certified Architect exam — maybe the first lawyer in Singapore to hold it — then wondered if I could even put it on my CV. It was hard because every answer was correct, and the gaps it found were my builder habits, not my knowledge.
I Got Rugpulled by Cowork. The Meter Is the Best Thing to Happen to Lawyer-Builders.
The meter that rugpulled my contract tool prices compute, not trust. That's exactly why the lawyer who can build it and vouch for it just got more valuable
From One Source to Three: When the Right Agent Showed Up
I've written about data.zeeker.sg for months without ever saying: go use it. Three databases now live. Here's the agent architecture that finally made solo ownership tractable enough to invite people in.
When Building Gets Cheap But Knowing Stays Expensive
In 2024, I spent hours crafting a 3-page prompt to generate an M&A term sheet for a legal tech competition. The result was a 4-page HTML document with timeline diagrams, color-coded risk tables (red/yellow/green), and professional typography that no standard Word template could match.
What I Learned at SMU's Legal Database Launch (And My Decision About zeeker.sg)
After 150+ hours building data.zeeker.sg, I attended SMU's SOLID database launch to see institutional legal data infrastructure in action. I applied my decision framework and made my choice: I'm continuing. Here's what I learned about when solo builders should persist alongside institutions.
