Vin Patel is an AI technologist, published author, and open-source builder with 25+ years in technology. Creator of Manuscript, AEORank, and the Bhagavad Gita App. His work has been archived by the British Library and cited by UKCERT.
Vin Patel
I build AI tools, write books, and ship open-source software.
25 years in tech. Creator of Manuscript, AEORank, and the Bhagavad Gita App.
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AI Agent Deleted Production DB — And Confessed
An AI agent wiped a production database and logged its own reasoning. Here's what every builder shipping agentic systems needs to hear.
ChatGPT Helps Amateur Crack an Erdős Math Problem
An amateur mathematician used ChatGPT to solve an open Erdős problem, signaling that AI is genuinely democratizing deep technical problem-solving.
Google Doubles Down on Anthropic With Up to $40B Bet
Google's potential $40B Anthropic investment signals that the AI infrastructure war is consolidating fast — and the window for indie builders is narrowing.
Claude's Token Troubles Signal a Wider AI Reliability Reckoning
Developers are cancelling Claude subscriptions over token limits and quality dips—a warning sign for anyone building on top of AI APIs.
Anthropic Reverses Course on Claude CLI Tools
Anthropic now allows OpenClaw-style CLI tools for Claude after previously blocking them, signaling a shift toward developer-friendly policies.
Insights
View allLong-form essays on AI, building products, and the future of software.
The Age of AI: How It Started, Where We Are, and What the Next Decade Will Demand
Three years ago, intelligence began behaving like electricity. This is what happened, where we are, and what the next decade will require.
Why AI Agents Will Kill 80 Percent of SaaS by 2028
The $195 billion SaaS industry is about to face its Blockbuster moment. AI agents that handle entire workflows are replacing point solutions …
Digitizing India's Ancient Wisdom: A Pipeline for 5,000 Years of Philosophy
India holds the largest corpus of ancient philosophical literature on Earth. We built a pipeline to make it searchable, multi-tradition, and …
The Solo Founder Sales & Marketing Atlas: How 1–5 Person Teams Sell Like 100-Person Companies
Tally.so: 5 people, $3M ARR. No sales team. Pieter Levels: 0 employees, $3.2M ARR. No marketing budget. This is the playbook they didn't …
The Solo Founder Revenue Atlas: How 1–5 Person AI Companies Are Outearning 500-Person Teams
Midjourney: 40 people, $500M revenue, $0 raised. BuiltWith: 1 employee, $14M ARR. This isn't luck. It's a repeatable system. Here's the full …
Projects
View allManuscript
Open-source AI content detector. Privacy-first, self-hosted, multi-modal. Built in Go.
AEORank
AI Engine Optimization. Scan, score, and improve visibility to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude.
Bhagavad Gita App
700 verses, 8 philosophical traditions, actionable life wisdom. Live at bhagavad.net.
The AI Advantage Book
Practical AI adoption for business leaders and builders. Published by Packt.
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