Bo Frese
Articles

Thinking out loud.
The search, not the answers.

How software organisations work — and why they don't. What AI is genuinely changing about how we build, and what it isn't. Where the real leverage is. I don't write to deliver conclusions — I write to chase them. Connecting dots, questioning what everyone assumes is obvious, looking for what's actually underneath.

April 2026

The AI Amplifier

Most people use AI backwards - asking it for answers instead of bringing it their ideas. The real unlock is using it as a thinking partner that challenges you.

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December 2025

When Complexity Becomes Your Badge of Honour

Large organisations often wear complexity like a mark of seriousness. Managing hundreds of developers, sprawling architectures, and enormous budgets feels like real engineering. It isn't.

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