Resources
Curated lists of AI learning material, Kurdistan business resources, developer tools, and writers I follow. No affiliate links — these are what I actually use.
AI learning (English)
Where I send clients who want to understand AI before committing to a project.
- Anthropic — Building agents ↗
Best free explainer for what AI agents are and how to design them. Read this before paying anyone for an 'AI agent project'.
- OpenAI — Prompt engineering guide ↗
If you only read one document about working with LLMs, this is it.
- Hamel Husain — Your AI product needs evals ↗
How to actually measure whether your AI is good. Most projects skip this; the ones that don't ship better products.
Kurdistan business resources
Practical local resources I keep coming back to.
- KRG Board of Investment ↗
Official body for investment in the Kurdistan Region. Useful for understanding incentives and registration.
- Rudaw Business ↗
Most consistent English-language coverage of Kurdistan business news.
- Kurdistan24 Business ↗
Second source I cross-reference for Kurdistan business reporting.
For builders & technologists
If you're a developer or aspiring engineer in Kurdistan, these are the resources I recommend.
- Next.js learn ↗
Free, official, hands-on. The fastest way to ship a real app in 2026.
- Supabase docs ↗
Free Postgres + Auth + Realtime. The default backend I reach for.
- Cloudflare Workers docs ↗
Edge compute that serves Kurdistan well. Free tier is generous.
- MDN Web Docs ↗
Still the canonical reference for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web APIs.
Writers I read
People whose thinking shapes mine on building businesses, AI, and engineering.
- Patrick McKenzie (patio11) — Bits about money ↗
How payments and finance actually work — essential reading for anyone building business software.
- Simon Willison — TIL & blog ↗
Best running practical journal of working with LLMs in production.
- Rob Fitzpatrick — The Mom Test ↗
How to talk to customers without lying to yourself. Mandatory before validating any product idea.
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