Stop building AI/ML projects in 2026 like it's 2023
Do this instead.
1. Classic ML:
- Stock forecasting:
Use Yahoo Finance API for stock forecasting. Learn moving averages, seasonality, and other features. Apply statistics, feature engineering, and model training.
Use transfer learning (index as parent model, stock as child model). Study ML techniques in finance and implement them.
Perform model versioning, experimentation, and MLOps lifecycle with Docker, CI/CD, and drift detection.
- Image/Video classification:
Pick static data from Kaggle. Perform data annotation, augmentation, and class imbalance handling. Train neural networks and explore various techniques.
Understand quantization and inference on NVIDIA Triton Inference. Deploy a lightweight model on mobile devices with better latency.
Build a pipeline to switch to improved model versions and monitor performance plus GPU usage.
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2. Complete VLM/LLM pipeline:
- Design API for LLM:
Take any model from Unsloth. Understand fine-tuning stages, data cleaning, and chat templates.
Run fine-tuning on multi-GPU setup using PEFT. Save quantized versions on Hugging Face. Load the model in vLLM inference and build a complete FastAPI backend.
Fine-tune two models (one for text generation, one for reasoning). Route user queries with KV-cache and rate limiting.
Deploy the API with authentication on AWS/GCP. Monitor backend, tokens, and GPU usage. Stress-test the architecture and fix issues.
Excellent project.
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3. Multi-Agent System
- Agent Harness with Ops (currently building):
Design a multi-subagent system that operates in isolation. Add a memory layer for conversations.
Learn prompt caching vs semantic caching tradeoffs. Build a backend with Celery workers to handle requests without exhausting the LLM. Evaluate agent orchestration with prompt versioning.
Deploy the orchestration backend with Docker, observability, and Kubernetes.
Keep in mind for any project:
- Learn architecture design and flow.
- Use rate limiting, caching, and Docker every time.
- For LLM projects, track token usage and design session limits.
- Deployment is mandatory on AWS or GCP free tier.
- For mid-to-senior roles, focus on Kubernetes, load balancing, multi-GPU training, and inference layers over data and project titles.
Instead of wasting $100 on certificates, spend on cloud credits and API keys for hands-on end-to-end design.
Lastly, project design and system understanding matter more than fancy titles or LLM providers.
Always ask Claude and Chatgpt for peer coding and designing. Simulate QnA sessions for deeper understanding.
Keep learning ;)
Skip LinkedIn. Resources to find breakout startups hiring before everyone else:
• Ramp’s monthly vendor reports
• Harmonic’s quarterly Hot 25
• a16z Build newsletter
• Founders You Should Know
• Next Play newsletter
• YC startup directory
• Early Days Substack
Claude can now handle your job hunt while you show up and get paid.
If you’re currently searching for a remote job, copy & paste these 6 prompts to get started:
Steps to become a senior programmer:
1. Install my /teach skill
npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill teach
2. Create a new working directory on your laptop
mkdir junior-to-senior
cd junior-to-senior
3. Kick off your coding agent in the directory
claude
4. Copy this prompt
/teach me how to be a great strategic programmer. My opinion is that AI is eating 'tactical, on-the-ground' programming. The day-to-day work of a developer involves not only coding, but also planning, QA, codebase design, and much more. I'm interested in learning the strategic skills - that, in a previous era, would take me from junior to senior - but in this era are table stakes.
5. Paste it into the coding agent
Below is an example of what the first output will look like. I used Opus 4.8, medium effort.
6. Continue working with the agent until you're a senior
Dear beloved sports-loving Nigerian youths,
After watching the performances of Davido, Burna Boy, and Rema at the opening of the 2026 World Cup—at a time when Nigeria, the giant of Africa, is absent—I felt a measure of consolation. This was reinforced by the fact that many Nigerians playing for clubs worldwide are representing other countries. Felix Nmecha, for instance, set a record by scoring the fastest goal at six minutes for Germany. I write to you therefore, knowing that this country belongs to you, the youth.
You are more of stakeholders in Nigeria’s future than I am. I am 64 years old; by God’s grace, much of my journey is behind me, while yours lies ahead.
It is therefore imperative that you rise to the challenge by obtaining your PVC, your most powerful tool for driving the change you desire.
In the last three years alone, over 15 million Nigerians have turned 18—enough to decide who becomes President, Governor, Senator, Member of the House, or Local Government Chairman. Indeed, enough to shape the nation’s future.
I know many of you are sceptical about politics and political parties. I understand why, but scepticism must not become surrender.
You do not need to belong to any party or wait for anyone to organise you. Organise yourselves in your streets, campuses, communities, workplaces, churches, mosques, and social groups. Mobilise, debate, demand accountability, and take part in choosing those you wish to entrust with leadership.
If you are organised and wish to hear directly from me, invite me. I will come and share my plans for you and our nation.
Do not sit on the sidelines while others decide your future.
I appeal to you to register and vote. Your vote can shape who becomes the next President of our country.
My young friends, this is your country. Take it back.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Media Framing of Crime Along Ethnic Lines: Divisive.
As an Igbo man, I have endured stereotypes, judgment, and labelling solely based on my ethnic origins. This is not an isolated Igbo experience. Most Nigerians have, at some point, been reduced to their ethnicity rather than recognised for their true character.
I understand the pain of the ordinary Fulani man today, often unfairly judged by the actions of criminals he does not support, has never met, and who are not representative of his people.
Even in America, such unjust labelling fueled the civil rights movement and prompted Martin Luther King Jr. to declare that people should be judged by the content of their character, not the colour of their skin.
Every Nigerian ethnic group is known for its unique traditions, occupations, skills, and strengths. Crime, however, has no ethnicity. A thief is a thief. A terrorist is a terrorist. A kidnapper is a kidnapper. They are bad actors, not representatives of any people. They must be identified, arrested, and punished according to the law.
We must decisively abandon the dangerous practice of blaming entire ethnic groups for the actions of a few criminals. It is unjust, it breeds hatred, and it damages our national unity.
Let us proudly celebrate our diverse cultures, talents, and contributions, rather than falling prey to stereotypes and prejudices that politicians and divisive interests exploit for their gain.
A new Nigeria must emerge—one where no citizen is condemned because of tribe, religion, or birthplace. We can cherish our cultural roots while standing united by justice, mutual respect, and hope for a better future. We are capable of this.
A new Nigeria is within our reach. -PO
introducing Reelful
from a camera roll to a finished reel in just 10 minutes
live on the App Store now! by the end of the year, all short videos on the internet will be created with Reelful!
the ending is so funny 🤣😀
When I started I was broke and didn't have or want funding (still don't)
My only way to get the word out about my websites was tell my story on here and on my blog
But if I told a basic normal story nobody would care
So you need something special
Back then I lucked out kinda because doing startups without funding was special (now it's normal) and doing it from your laptop while backpacking was special (now it's normal too) so nobody will care now if you do that
But you can find a modern unique edge to make your story interesting, you can see interesting stories on here go viral every day!
I’m launching Stanley (AI Head of Content) on June 1, 2026.
Over the next 6-12 months, I'll grow it from $0 → $10M ARR.
In public.
(While running my $30M ARR business full time)
I will also be using only AI employees to do it, so you can copy the playbook.
I'll update this thread as I go. Bookmark it and follow along to hold me accountable 🤝
Comment "alpha" to get early access.
My social media stats as of today:
Unpopular opinion: most founders don't actually have a distribution problem.
They simply aren’t willing to put themselves out there.
They don’t want to DM strangers
(we send 300+ linkedIn messages daily across all our accounts)
They don’t want to post consistently when nobody is paying attention
(we post 12 pieces different pieces of content every day)
They don’t want to ask creators for partnerships.
(2 B2B influencers post about us daily)
They don’t want to spend weeks answering questions in communities before mentioning their product.
(We spend 1 hour per day responding to reddit comments)
They don’t want to send the first cold email.
(We send 7k+ cold emails daily)
They want a clean system. A playbook they can follow. A dashboard that tells them exactly what’s working.
Something that feels predictable, repeatable, and easy to scale without constantly putting themselves in uncomfortable situations or risking rejection.
But most early distribution feels messy while you're doing it.
You leave a comment and nobody responds.
You send 50 DMs and get a handful of replies.
You share something in a community and get ignored.
You record a Loom and never hear back.
Then one thing works.
Then you do it again.
Then you build a process around the parts that worked.
That's exactly why we built GojiberryAI.
So that founders and sales teams can turn outreach that works well into a repeatable system thanks to intent signals.
But let me tell you something:
If you do the minimum, you'll get the minimum.
No tool changes that.
No AI changes that.
No playbook changes that.
Some 20-year-old founder with nothing to lose, endless energy, and an unhealthy obsession with winning will happily steal your customer.
Even if their product is 3x worse.
Peter Obi leaving ADC for NDC is a testament that he will not get Nigeria into deals or agreements that will hurt Nigerians. He has an eagle's eye that can easily scan for problems way ahead.
This was my sister before cancer, full of life and dreams
Now she’s fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma and going through chemotherapy at just 22years. 🥹🥹
Please don’t let cancer be the end of Lauretta. Donation link is in my bio.
Nothing is too small
keep sharing and donating 🙏🏾🙏🏾
I have already shared the template on how to land this kind of job as someone with no international remote experience.
register on talent platforms like andela, turing, vanhack, e.t.c. set your expected salary around < $3k/m and apply to jobs like a mad man on these platforms.