About From Scratch
Writing about how useful things get built.
I'm Christopher Castro, a Workflow & Usability Specialist with a background in IT and an MBA. From Scratch is my home for practical thinking about systems, strategy, AI, cooking, and craft.
What this site is for
This is a place to look at work from the ground up: what people are trying to do, what gets in their way, and what kind of structure helps the better version happen more often.
The writing is professional, direct, and grounded in practice. It is less interested in buzzwords than in the honest mechanics of better execution.
Core themes
- The Recipe: process, workflow, and repeatable improvement
- The Playbook: strategy, sports, and performance under pressure
- The Build: technology, AI, and tools worth understanding
- The Kitchen: cooking, creativity, and craft in motion