Hadi Mahboob

Notes.

Short pieces on building products, companies and the systems behind them.

Sep 3, 2026Product

Build before you over-plan.

Strategy matters, but a plan is not a product. On the point where planning stops paying and shipping starts.

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Aug 11, 2026Venture building

What a venture studio actually does.

Most advice stops after design. A studio keeps going through engineering, launch and scale, with no handoffs in between.

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Jul 14, 2026Fintech

Stablecoin payments customers understand.

Businesses want the speed and cost of stablecoins without holding them. The product has to hide the part that scares people.

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