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Building EchonLabs from nothing to sixty people and an exit — funding, hiring, product decisions, and the chaos of growth.
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A Model Context Protocol server that exposes an entire production SaaS platform to an AI agent — content, sessions, devices, analytics, billing, jobs. Seven layers, 289 tools, and no delete button anywhere on the surface.
A behind-the-scenes look at how I designed and built a production-ready prompt engine - from dynamic templates and reusable components to multi-layer guardrails, structured output, and parallel execution.
Building real-time computer vision on low-end mobile devices comes with unique challenges - especially when every second of inference drains battery. Here's how I optimised similarity search using HNSW and hybrid re-ranking to cut battery usage by over 50%.
When performance is non-negotiable and the app must shine on low-end devices, you start questioning your default stack. Here’s why I chose Preact - the tiny, powerful alternative to React - and how it reshaped my dev experience on the edge.
Shopify’s leaked AI memo isn’t just a company directive - it’s a call to arms for every business leader. If you’re not thinking AI-first in how you hire, build, and scale, you’re already falling behind. Here’s a breakdown of the memo’s most urgent insights and how to act on them today.
In the last chapter, I shared how a humble conversation in a university boarding room sparked the idea that would become EchonLabs. But what happened next? Some secrets are finally being revealed in this chapter - including things I’ve never shared before.
The SaaS industry is more competitive than ever, making it essential for businesses to implement strategic marketing approaches to attract, convert, and retain customers. This article explores the best SaaS marketing strategies for 2025, including content marketing, product-led growth, paid advertising, conversion rate optimization, and customer retention techniques.
Sri Lanka’s IT industry is at a turning point, and the only way forward is through innovation, collaboration, and an export-first mindset. This is the story of how a bold partnership between Janashakthi Insurance PLC and EchonLabs - a corporate giant and a young startup - proved that when big businesses invest in local talent, real transformation happens. From a high-stakes trial project to reshaping an entire industry, this journey was made possible by visionaries like KV Kuganathan, the Schaffter family, and a relentless team that believed in what was possible. This is the blueprint for reviving Sri Lanka’s IT sector - one partnership at a time.
