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BusinessMay 26, 2026 · 1 min read

Welcome to Golden Passport

Why I’m starting a blog about automation, and how the Business and Tech tracks fit together.

This is the first post, so it gets to be a manifesto.

I’m starting Golden Passport because most automation projects fail in the same boring way: not the tech, but the seam between what the business wants and what the tech can credibly deliver. I sit on that seam for a living, and I wanted a place to write about it openly.

Two tracks, same audience

Posts here come in two flavours:

  • Business. Operating models, where automation pays back, how to scope it without burning the team out, when not to automate.
  • Tech. Patterns, tools, trade-offs. Working code where it helps the point land.

Same reader, often. Operators who care about how the sausage is made; engineers who care why they’re making it.

What you can expect

Short posts when a short post is enough. Longer ones when the topic deserves it. No clickbait, no trend-chasing. Just the things I actually run into, written down while they’re fresh.

Thanks for being early. More soon.