Most people building online rent their entire business infrastructure from companies that don’t know they exist.
Email tools. CRM. Automation platforms. Analytics. Scheduling. A stack of monthly bills that could triple tomorrow — and there’s nothing you could do about it.
I spent 20 years building software. Somewhere along the way, I realized the tools I was paying for weren’t that complicated. They just felt inaccessible.
Then AI changed the equation.
What I’m building here
G8N•AI is about what I call Software Sovereignty — owning your tools instead of renting them. Not by becoming a programmer. By using AI to close the gap between “I wish this existed” and “I built it.”
I write about vibe coding, custom AI tools, and building systems that don't depend on other companies' pricing decisions. This isn't theory. I run my own stack:
Email sending for 18,000+ contacts: $17/month instead of $150+
CRM, automation, monitoring — all on infrastructure I control
Zero platform risk. Zero vendor lock-in.
It wasn’t easy. The email delivery company rejected my application twice. Both times, manual rejections with no explanation. The second one included “thank you for your understanding” when they’d told me nothing to understand. I pushed back, demanded a reason, and got approved a few days later without changing anything.
Bureaucratic friction is part of the game. I share the real process, not the polished version.
What you’ll get
A weekly newsletter and podcast covering:
Vibe coding — building functional tools by describing what you want, not writing traditional code
Software Sovereignty — which tools to own, which to rent, and how to make the switch
Building in public — the wins, the failures, and the actual numbers
AI as leverage — using AI to multiply output, not replace thinking
I show the work. Screenshots of conversations with Claude. The error messages. The costs. What took longer than expected and what surprised me by working.
Who this is for
Founders tired of software subscriptions scaling against them
Creators who want infrastructure they control
Builders who care about leverage over labor
Anyone curious whether they could build instead of buy
You don’t need a technical background. You need willingness to try things and ask questions when you get stuck.
Who this is not for
People looking for get-rich-quick AI hype
Anyone who wants theory without execution
Folks who’d rather complain about tools than build alternatives
About me
I’m Ahad Amdani. 20 years in software development — backend systems, data architecture, the unglamorous stuff that keeps businesses running. MBA from SMU. Currently a Senior Software Engineer while building G8N•AI on the side.
I’ve been laid off thrice in five years. All of those times reminded me that job security is a story companies tell. The only real safety net is the one you build yourself.
That’s what this publication is about. Building agency through building things.
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Either way, you’re in the right place if you’re done renting and ready to own.
Weekly newsletter + podcast. Real tools, shipped in public.
Let’s build.
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