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Web Development

Build a Fast, SEO-Friendly Portfolio Website From Scratch

A practical, no-fluff walkthrough of the decisions that actually make a portfolio site fast, accessible and easy for Google to understand: semantic HTML, Core Web Vitals, structured data.

28 Aug 2026 9 min read

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Coming soon UI/UX Design

Designing Interfaces People Actually Enjoy Using

The small, unglamorous decisions (spacing, motion, copy) that separate a functional interface from a delightful one.

Coming soon Entrepreneurship

Lessons From Co-Founding an Edtech Startup

What building Blackbox Learning taught me about shipping fast, hiring well and staying sane.

Coming soon Full-Stack

React vs. Plain JavaScript: Choosing the Right Tool

A framework isn't always the answer. How I decide what a project actually needs before writing a line of code.

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