The
Log. — Writing by Tanish Singh Thakur on AI systems and founding products

US voice APIs at $0.07–0.15/min vs ~$0.02/min human telecallers. How to think about AI voice unit economics in India — and when to hire someone who has shipped it.

Agencies sell capacity. A founding engineer sells ownership. How to choose when you need a real product shipped — and how to hire without a 12-person team.

Using Cursor, Claude, and Copilot to architect systems. Stop feeling insecure about AI-assisted coding — the future belongs to architects, not typists.

Building AI voice bots with Vapi or Bland.ai is great in the US, but $0.15/minute in the Indian market is commercial suicide. How I reverse-engineered the stack to build Fluxdial.

Scaling from $20 video edits to building AI platforms. A harsh lesson: a founder's ego and demand for 'perfection' without investment kills projects faster than bad code.

It started in middle school with drag-and-drop sites and a $4 AdSense balance. When COVID hit, I pivoted to Premiere Pro, streaming, and Fiverr gigs. The 'Jugaad' mindset was born here.