Why I'm Canceling ChatGPT
Opinion piece on canceling ChatGPT subscription and switching to Claude after Anthropic was labeled a 'supply chain risk' for requesting guardrails on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
I help businesses and professionals in non-tech industries adopt AI — through speaking, writing, and building.
Head of Product at Fulfill.com. Founder of DeployedEngineer.ai. I write and speak about making AI practical for people who aren't engineers.
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Speaking
I speak at industry conferences on AI adoption — translating complex technology into practical, actionable guidance.
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Writing
I write about AI for non-technical professionals — honest takes on what works, what doesn't, and what's coming next.
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Building
I embed with small businesses to replace manual, spreadsheet-heavy workflows with custom AI-powered systems.
Recent Writing
View all →32 Lessons at 32
Annual birthday ritual — 32 life lessons and rules collected over the years. Covers gratitude, curiosity, relationships, financial discipline, therapy, and living for yourself rather than an imaginary audience.
Reflecting on One Year at Fulfill.com
Reflective essay on Dawson's first year at Fulfill. Covers burnout recovery, how the co-founders created an environment for great work, the value of bootstrapping, and rediscovering career purpose.
About me
I'm a hybrid builder-operator sitting at the intersection of product, engineering, and go-to-market. I've scaled SaaS companies from zero to millions in ARR, managed product roadmaps, and built outbound sales systems from scratch. Today, I operate as an AI-native full-stack engineer — shipping production applications in TypeScript, React, and PostgreSQL at a fraction of the traditional cost and time.
My path here wasn't linear: CS dropout, enterprise sales at AWS, early employee at two YC startups, Head of Product at Fulfill.com, and now building AI systems for non-tech businesses through DeployedEngineer.ai.
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