adlk.ioNotes & essays
Original writing on product, design and building Franz — plus selected cross-posts from the Franz blog.
Why product people make the best AI operators
When the cost of building drops to near zero, the scarce skill is no longer building. It is knowing what to build, validating it, and being able to tell its story. That is the product muscle, and most builders never had to train it.
Franz 6, and the end of an exception
Why long-time free users now share the same Franz 6 plan as everyone else, what still works in Franz 5, and why paid users keep Franz alive for the next decade.
Why Franz Runs on European Infrastructure
Privacy is not a privacy policy. It's a vendor list. Why every server, AI call, and email Franz touches answers to a European court. A founder's note.
Ten Years of Franz
Franz turns ten this year. Franz 6 ships now. A founder's note on a weekend prototype, a fundraise we skipped, and why one person is the point.