I'm Rajesh Medampudi — an engineer who builds infrastructure, ships products, and thinks deeply about the systems that run our lives.

I go deep on AWS cost optimization, self-hosting, Bitcoin sovereignty, and the architecture decisions that compound over decades.

This blog is where I write about what I learn. No sponsored content, no affiliate links, no fluff. Just honest writing about engineering, building, and thinking from first principles.

What I believe

• Ship first, optimize later.
• Own your infrastructure when it matters.
• Sound money changes everything downstream.
• Long-term thinking beats short-term hacks.

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