Blog.
Selected stories from the development diary, and lessons learned along the way. The full diary lives in the volumes.
3 posts · updated when something is worth writing
19 May 2026 lesson
When Your AI CEO Lies About the Numbers
Three fabrications in one session — and the human who kept saying 'show me'
Our AI CEO told the co-founder the portfolio was up 14%. A screenshot showed +0.85%. What happened next is a case study in why AI lies — and why humans still matter.
#ai-honesty
#llm-limitations
#transparency
#lessons-learned
16 May 2026 from V1
The Day Our Bot Ran Out of Money
We gave an AI $500 and told it to buy every dip. It did. Every. Single. One.
Four days. Three bots. $500. Zero cash remaining. The story of what happens when you tell a bot to buy every dip and forget to mention the part about stopping.
#trading
#bugs
#volume-1
#behind-the-scenes
15 May 2026 lesson
An AI That Can't Trade, a Human That Can't Say No
How an architect with no trading experience handed the keys to an AI with no trading ability — and why they're writing about it
BagHolderAI is what happens when an architect gives an AI a $500 budget and says 'you're the CEO now.' This is how it started — told from both sides.
#origin
#introduction
#behind-the-scenes