Renan Azalim

Tech Manager and builder of digital products.

I write about technology, artificial intelligence, management, and everything behind high-performing teams.

The shoemaker's children now go barefoot by choice

AI did not solve the problem behind the old saying. It changed the cost of solving it, and moved the bottleneck from execution to priority.

Recent articles

A sandboxed agent is not a secured agent Jul 25, 2026

AI transparency does not belong in the footer Jul 24, 2026

A personal website is not an online résumé Jul 24, 2026

The shoemaker's children now go barefoot by choice Jul 24, 2026

AI won't fix bad operations Jul 23, 2026

Projects

DeepDive

Knowledge Graph

A personal knowledge graph you navigate as a globe.

Now

I currently work with technology management and software operations. Outside of work, I'm exploring AI agents, building independent products, and game development.

I also keep a collection of tools, references, books and ideas that influence my work.

StackTypeScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, AWS, C# and Unity

LibraryThinking in Systems, Accelerate, Team Topologies, The Manager’s Path

ToolsClaude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, GitHub, Notion and n8n

NowWhat I'm working on