00 Inspected by Marko
Think thrice, prompt twice, inspect always.
I’m Marko Živić. I inspect apps founders built with Lovable, Bolt, Replit or Cursor, and tell you in plain words what to fix first. Me and my team can fix it too.
GitHub Actions Team Lead, via Akvelon. GitHub Codespaces Tech Lead, via Experis. 10 years in software
01 Who it’s for
Intended for
Rejected, not for: Beginners at running a business. saves us both time
Rejected, not for: Anyone looking for quick money in AI.
02 The videos
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03 Inspection log
Take AI at face value and you get
“Oops, my bad.”
| Log | What AI said or did | Verdict | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Log 01 | AI said “This product strategy is bulletproof.” | Rejected | It missed the main competitor, which already did almost everything the product did. |
| Log 02 | AI said “A channel is a bad idea. | Bet placed | I’m making it anyway. |
| Log 03 | AI did Wrote an unsigned deal into about ten files | Fixed | New rule in the vault: a contract that is not signed is not revenue. |
04 About
About
Crossed out: Marko is a visionary AI thought leader. facts only:
I’m Marko Živić. I build and run businesses with AI, and I led a six-person team on GitHub’s Setup Actions, contracted through Akvelon, from January 2022 to May 2024. Every video shows the real files, logs and mistakes. No script. Receipts on screen.
Marko Živić
GitHub Actions Team Lead, via Akvelon
Jan 2022 to May 2024
Team of six
GitHub Codespaces Tech Lead, via Experis
Apr 2024 to Apr 2026
TypeScript and Azure
IBM QMF Product Owner through Teracloud
May to Nov 2025
Team of nine
OCTRA · Founder
Since 20 Apr 2020
My company, Serbia
05 Positions I’ll defend
Not slogans. The calls I make when the model sounds sure and the work still feels off.
P-01
AI can’t ship alone. Without your taste in the loop, it just sounds sure.
I still read every line before it leaves.
P-02
Taste is the scarce skill. Prompts are cheap, but knowing what’s good isn’t.
You feel it in the first bad suggestion you accept.
P-03
Focus is the hardest thing to build, first for ourselves, then for the work.
One tab open beats ten clever tools.
P-04
Models with thin context still write like AI from two years ago.
You can smell the filler in paragraph one.
06 Inspect me first
You’re about to trust me with your code. So here’s my own inspection, in the format I use for yours.
| ID | Finding | Evidence | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| M-01 | Some videos open barefoot in my garden. One sentence outside, then back to the desk. |  Ideas come on walks. I record them right away. | Confirmed |
| M-02 | I explain things by drawing them. A3 paper, markers and a few stickers. |  | Confirmed |
| M-03 | I once let AI reply to a LinkedIn post. The post was sarcastic. The AI missed it, and people laughed at the reply. | the one time | Admitted |
| M-04 | I use as few tools as possible. Every extra tool makes the day more complicated, not less. | Claude · Obsidian · Figma · a spreadsheet The whole desk | Confirmed |
| M-05 | No rich connections, no mentors. I learned it all myself and paid for every lesson. | I made it from nothing. In my words | Confirmed |
| M-06 | This channel is my 10th YT channel idea and my 4th start. The first three died on memorized scripts and heavy production. |
| In progress |
6 findings · 1 admitted · 0 hidden
Checked by Marko Živić · 14 Oct 2026
07 Work with me
// app/api/orders/route.ts
export async function GET(req: Request) {
const userId = req.headers.get("x-user-id")
const orders = await db.order.findMany({
where: { userId },
})
for (const order of orders) {
order.items = await db.item.findMany({
where: { orderId: order.id },
})
}
return Response.json(orders)
}Notes
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