Build with receipts

A working rule for products, resumes, and public claims: show the thing or mark the gap.

Receipts do not have to be dramatic. A live URL, a screenshot, a dated note, a verified credential, a changelog, or a public demo can be enough.

What matters is the habit: every claim should either be supported or left unpublished. That is how a portfolio stays useful after the launch excitement wears off.

The rule becomes more important as systems gain autonomy. A release note should point back to evidence. A public project claim should point to a live surface, a repository, an owned capture, or an approved source. A résumé should separate verified dates from remembered impressions. A design should carry its source and its verification state.

Receipts are not bureaucracy for its own sake. They are how a team moves quickly without losing the ability to explain what happened, why it happened, and whether the result deserves trust.