Build Better Products, Faster

Hi — I’m Alex. I help SaaS teams ship reliable, valuable products faster.

As a Portfolio CTO I focus on pragmatic architecture, clear product thinking, and leadership that scales. I partner with CEOs and engineering leaders to remove technical drag—modernise platforms, adopt leading-edge technology safely, and build teams that deliver.

Here I blog about engineering leadership, product architecture, and applied AI—ideas you can use next week.

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Mindful Chef Review: a long-term reflection
24 January 2026

I’ve been cooking with Mindful Chef for about two years. For those who don’t know, it’s sort of yet another meal kit service — you can probably think of similar names — but with a focus on nutrition and balanced meals. If you’ve been thinking about trying it out, I can heartily recommend it, but it’s not going to suit everyone. Read my (too extensive?) thoughts to see if it’s right for you.

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Why I Left Twitter
10 January 2026

I left Twitter not long after it rebranded to X. At the time, I didn’t write about why — I simply walked away. But recent developments have prompted me to finally put my thoughts down.

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Jobs in the AI Future
21 May 2023

Everyone is talking about what AI can do right now, and the impact that it is likely to have on us. This weekends’s Semafor Flagship (which is an excellent newsletter; I recommend subscribing!) asks a great question: “What do we teach the AI generation?”. As someone who grew up with computers, knowing he wanted to write software, and knowing that tech was a growth area, I never had to grapple with this type of worry personally. But I do have kids now. And I do worry. I’m genuinely unsure what I would recommend a teenager to do today, right now. But here’s my current thinking.

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Alex Hudson

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