Founder. Building Cruxly and Planio, no investors.
Alex Bezrukov
I write about AI, software engineering,
learning systems and productivity.
Writing
Latest articles
Zettelkasten Explained Simply: How to Get Started
Notes pile up but the system doesn't work: links get saved, summaries get written, and none of it turns out to be usable later. Here's Zettelkasten without a Luhmann biography or an app comparison: what the method actually is, what notes you need, how to link them properly, and the one step to start with today.
AI and Learning: What Helps vs What Just Feels Like Progress
AI made explanations cheap, but it also got good at sounding convincing even when you haven't actually learned anything. Here's which scenarios actually train a skill, which ones just create the illusion of understanding, and the Rust example where I fell for it myself.
How to Connect AI Video Notes to Your Knowledge Base
A shelf of fifty AI video summaries nobody ever reopens isn't a knowledge base, it's an archive. A full pipeline for turning a summary into connected knowledge: separating source from knowledge, letting AI suggest links while you confirm them, and feeding what you already know back into the next video.
Building
Projects
An AI tool for videos, PDFs, and contracts: get a summary with a built-in AI chat, and saved fragments link themselves into a personal knowledge base over time.
A web app for service companies running on-site tradespeople (plumbers, electricians, appliance repair techs) that replaces notebooks and scattered messaging with one place for bookings, scheduling, staff roles, and team income tracking.
Who's behind this
About me
10+ years in engineering — now building a business on it
Two products, zero investors: Cruxly and Planio
Running both solo: code, sales, support
Writing about building AI products without a team