"The most powerful tools are built by those who needed them most."
We're the team at Be01, and we have a confession: we're figuring this out as we go.
We started as designers & product engineers who wanted to build our own tools. Then we found ourselves combining design intuition with technical problem-solving in ways we hadn't seen before. Now we're documenting every step, stumble, and revelation along the way.
Modern Make is where we explore the messy intersection of imagination and implementation. It's complex, often frustrating, but always worth it.
Each week, we share what we're learning about:
Integrating design, engineering, and product thinking in ways that can be reimagined through AI
Building tools in public (the good, the bad, and the "wait, let's try that again")
How AI is enabling small but mighty teams to create what once required armies of specialists
The questions we're still wrestling with as bootstrappers (there are many)
We're writing for the curious—aspiring founders, solopreneurs wearing too many hats, small teams with outsized ambitions, and specialists ready to expand their impact. People who see the value in both thoughtful design and technical craftsmanship.
We don't claim expertise. We share experience, frameworks that work for us, and a willingness to be wrong in public if it helps us all move forward.
The path forward isn't clear, but the questions are interesting. Let's compare notes.
New letters every few weeks.
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