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How I Replaced WordPress with a .NET Razor Pages Site in a Single Session

2026-03-19

I replaced my bloated WordPress site with a lean ASP.NET Core Razor Pages app — no database, markdown-powered, deployed to the same Lightsail server. Here's exactly how I did it.

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5 Lessons from a Year of Fractional CTO Work

2024-02-20

What I've learned helping multiple startups as a fractional CTO — the patterns, pitfalls, and what actually moves the needle.

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