The Archive
Deep dives into AI, sales engineering, and personal growth.
The AI Stack Is Now a Political Dependency
Anthropic got blacklisted by executive order. If your product runs on Claude, your entire stack just became a federal liability overnight. Here's what model-agnostic architecture actually looks like.
Your Job Just Leveled Up
Your team is scared AI will replace them. They're not wrong to worry, but the real shift isn't replacement. It's a layer of abstraction. Developers are becoming managers of systems, not writers of code.
The Spec Is the Product
I built 18 extensions by talking to a coding agent. The ones with specs shipped clean. The ones without specs shipped twice. Here's the framework I use now.
Introducing Aivena: A Vibe Coded AI Assistant
I vibe coded a personal AI assistant that remembers everything, manages my contacts, tracks my calendar, chats with me on Telegram, and runs background jobs. Every extension, every feature — built by talking to the agent.
OpenClaw for Sales: Your 24/7 Assistant That Needs a Badge and a Background Check
OpenClaw gives every sales exec a tireless personal assistant. But like any new hire with access to your systems, you need to onboard it carefully. Here's how to make it work — and how to keep it from becoming a liability.
Managers Win With Agentic AI - Here’s the 3‑Week Plan
A practical, outcome‑first 3‑week plan for managers to turn agentic AI into measurable business impact - without the hype.
How to Use AI Without It Sounding Like AI
AI-generated content has a smell. Here's how to use tools like Copilot to speed up your work while still sounding like yourself.
Meet Espen Nilsen: From Arctic Norway to Enterprise Sales Leadership
An introduction to my journey from IT infrastructure in Tromsø to leading enterprise sales at Lenovo, while building AI systems and exploring the intersection of technical expertise and business strategy.
Building This Blog with 11ty and Claude Code
How I went from idea to deployed blog in a few hours using Claude Code, 11ty, and GitHub Pages. Plus lessons learned and what's coming next.