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Welcome to My Blog

An introduction to my thoughts on software engineering, web development, and technology trends.

By Jackson Ly
September 4, 2025
3 min read
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On this page

  • What You'll Find Here
  • My Story So Far
  • The Real Talk
  • Let's Build Together

Welcome to My Blog

Hey, I'm Jackson. 23 years old, building fastpal.com as CTO and co-founder, and someone who believes in helping people exceed their limits through technology and business.

What You'll Find Here

This blog is where I share raw insights from the trenches of building AI-powered products and scaling tech startups. Expect:

Building in Public — Real stories from developing FastPal (our AI sales supervisor), DeepSlate (my productivity system), and other ventures. The wins, the failures, the 3am debugging sessions.

AI & Sales Tech — Deep dives into building AI agents that actually work in production. How we're helping teams close more deals with AI, and what I'm learning about the intersection of machine learning and human psychology.

Technical Deep Dives — Architecture decisions, scaling challenges, and engineering solutions from someone who's been coding since 15 but studied Business Administration. I bridge both worlds.

Startup Reality Checks — No sugar coating. What it's really like going from €125k revenue at my first venture to building a lean team of 4 at FastPal. The grind, the pivot decisions, the actual numbers.

Growth & Marketing Engineering — How to build systems that grow themselves. Organic content strategies, viral mechanics, and why I believe in building products that market themselves.

My Story So Far

Started coding at 15. Built ViralPoint and hit €125k in revenue. Graduated from Frankfurt School with a Business Admin degree (thesis: 1.0). Now I'm the technical co-founder at FastPal, where we're building AI that helps salespeople actually close deals, not just record them.

I'm a multi-talent who thrives in software engineering but people say I'm solid at marketing, sales, and finance too. Currently juggling FastPal, a marketing agency, and indie projects like wraithy.io (social media trend analytics).

My mission? Help myself, my environment, and my nearest and dearest exceed their limits and lead a free life. And to be remembered as someone who never gave up and had the most positive impact possible.

The Real Talk

This isn't your typical "10x developer" blog. I'm in "move fast and break things" mode because we're launching soon, but I also think about long-term effects. I'll challenge conventional wisdom, share actual code that ships to production, and tell you exactly what's working (and what's burning cash).

I write in essays and paragraphs because bullet points are boring. I want to come across as a knowledgeable friend who happens to be brilliant, not another tech bro with a podcast.

Let's Build Together

Whether you're a founder grinding through your first startup, an engineer curious about AI implementation, or someone who just wants to understand how modern tech companies actually work, you'll find something here.

Follow along as we build FastPal into something meaningful. The journey's just getting started.

Want to connect? Find me building in public or check out more of what I'm working on at jacksonly.xyz.

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