Writing — Nishu LahotiEssays and notes from Nishu Lahoti.https://nishulahoti.com/en-usGrowth loops and funnelshttps://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/growth-loops-and-funnels/https://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/growth-loops-and-funnels/A funnel moves people toward a purchase. A loop turns helping one person into a way of reaching the next.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdistributionfounderHow to design a useful primitivehttps://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/how-to-design-primitives/https://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/how-to-design-primitives/The best primitive compresses complexity into a capability that other people can build upon.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproduct-designdeveloper-experiencesoftware-factoriesDistribution is a product you should buildhttps://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/thoughts-on-distribution/https://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/thoughts-on-distribution/Focus less on willpower and more on building a system that you can repeatedly run.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdistributionMinimum viable loopshttps://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/minimum-viable-loops/https://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/minimum-viable-loops/Coding agents make it easy to start a project. A minimum viable loop makes it easier to keep going.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcontext-engineeringsoftware-factoriesDesign around the user's mental modelhttps://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/learning-interaction-design/https://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/learning-interaction-design/A good interface represents the work as the user understands it, not the system underneath it.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproduct-designinformation-architectureui-uxAI adoption outpacing governancehttps://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/internal-vibe-coding/https://nishulahoti.com/writing/notes/internal-vibe-coding/Organizations are starting to think about the guardrails required to support their AI adoption goals.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTagentic-engineeringcontext-engineeringai-toolingFall to the level of our systemshttps://nishulahoti.com/writing/fall-to-systems/https://nishulahoti.com/writing/fall-to-systems/Building a system you can repeatably use is more important than setting goals.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfirst-principles-thinkingfounderEveryone will build their own softwarehttps://nishulahoti.com/writing/everyone-will-write-software/https://nishulahoti.com/writing/everyone-will-write-software/The barrier to building software is collapsing. The first principles of building it well are not.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTagentic-engineeringai-toolingdeveloper-experienceclaude-code