Current: CTO @ GensureTech

Ali Gündoğdu

I build products, grow and lead teams, and still write code now and then. Here I share ideas from inside the work, the things I try, and whatever stays on my mind along the way.

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9 min · August 11, 2026

Working Hard Does Not Get It Done: The Open Loops in Your Head

An unfinished task sits in your head like an open tab. Even when you step away, it keeps running in the background. Why working long is not the same as getting things done, and whether you really have to finish a task before you can put it down.
leadership

8 min · August 9, 2026

A 'Computer' Used to Be a Person

Prompt engineer, context engineer, loop engineer... Titles go stale in a year. That is not a junk pile, it is a dial showing how fast the border is moving. Read through Moravec, Lindy, and the invisible ledger: what should you actually invest in?
maker

10 min · August 1, 2026

For a Production Desktop Product, Wails Is Still the Sanest Choice. Here Is What the Tables Don't Tell You.

I built Seodisias with Wails; it runs in production on three operating systems, and I would pick Wails again without hesitation. This is the case for that confidence: using the bridge right, the signing chain, webview quirks, and building for three platforms from one Mac.
leadership

9 min · July 28, 2026

The Software You Depend On Has an Owner. Their Decision Never Shows Up on Any Spreadsheet.

The tool you rely on can double its price one morning, close its doors, or claw a feature back. That risk isn't written on any roadmap. So who puts it on the table?
leadership

10 min · July 23, 2026

Why Kings Wear Purple: The Color You Cannot Make by Saving the Day

Tyrian purple cost more than gold because it was a system, not a recipe. Why day-saving companies drift, and how a plan turns luck into opportunity.
leadership

10 min · July 16, 2026

RICE Will Not Make the Call for You. It Makes You Ask the Question You Are Avoiding.

For most people RICE is a corporate spreadsheet. Its real job is not to calculate a score, but to sit you down in front of the questions you are afraid to answer. Why I still come back to it, on a big team and as a team of one.

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Seodisias

A weekend experiment that became a real SEO tool. Crawls, audits, and surfaces what matters.

GoSEO

GeoMagnet GitHub

A weekly tradition I share with my son: visiting ancient cities and historical sites, then marking each place, exporting a 3D terrain slice (STL), and printing it on a 3D printer.

3D PrintTinkerCadFamily

TerraSTL GitHub

Open-source tool that lets you select any region on a map and export it as an STL file, ready for 3D printing. Great for custom terrain models and topographic visualizations.

3D PrintMapTerrainSTL