DEREK COLEMAN
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Long-form writing on technology, finance, and fitness.

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Tech

Running Llama-3 Behind Your Own Firewall: a vLLM Production Checklist

GPU memory headroom, continuous batching, API-key rotation, and the monitoring you need before an internal LLM endpoint counts as production.

July 20269 min read Draft — full post coming soon
Tech

The API Proxy Gateway Pattern for LLM Traffic

Put one gateway between every app and every model — routing, budget caps, PII scrubbing, and audit logs in a single choke point.

July 20267 min read Draft — full post coming soon
Tech

Avoiding the Vulnerability De-listing Trap in Cloud Marketplaces

Why a marketplace image that passed certification last month can be de-listed today, and the CVE-freshening pipeline that prevents it.

June 20268 min read Draft — full post coming soon
Finance

SaaS Pricing Models for Infrastructure Software

Per-vCPU, per-node, flat-tier: what actually clears procurement in enterprise accounts, with real marketplace data.

July 20266 min read Draft — full post coming soon
Finance

Burning Down Committed Cloud Spend Without Wasting It

Committed-spend agreements expire whether you use them or not. A framework for routing real workloads at the burn-down.

June 20267 min read Draft — full post coming soon
Finance

Strategic Planning for a Family-Owned Technology Business

Annual planning that survives contact with reality: capital allocation, partner programs, and when to say no to growth.

May 202610 min read Draft — full post coming soon
Fitness

Training Consistency When You Run a Company

The minimum-effective-dose program that survives travel weeks, launch weeks, and everything in between.

July 20265 min read Draft — full post coming soon
Fitness

A Diet Plan You Can Actually Sustain at a Desk

Protein targets, meal timing around deep-work blocks, and what to keep out of the office entirely.

June 20266 min read Draft — full post coming soon