Infrastructure That Survives You

Inspiration

Companies die, projects end, operators move on. The question isn't if but when. Do you build assuming immortality, or do you design for the handoff? Open formats, standard protocols, no magic configs, no hidden dependencies. Pebble shut down—but Rebble rose because the founders made it forkable. The best succession planning isn't about your exit strategy. It's about building infrastructure that speaks clearly to whoever arrives next week, next year, or next decade. Your code will run when you've moved on. Design it that way from the start.

Style Prompt

Mid-tempo prog-grunge at 115 BPM, forward momentum with clean structure. Driving rhythm guitar with bright arpeggiated figures, melodic bass carrying thematic weight, punchy drums. Confident male vocals, direct and clear. DIY energy with anthemic hooks. Patient build from verse to explosive chorus. Dynamic range showing infrastructure revealing itself—quiet contemplation to full architectural force.

Lyrics

Companies die, projects end
The question isn't if but when
Do you build assuming you'll remain
Or document the handoff lane?

Open formats, standard frames
No magic config, no hidden names
The architecture has to speak
To someone who arrives next week

Your infrastructure will outlive you
Design it that way from the start

Build for succession, make forking easy
Document the handoff, use the standards
Your code will run when you've moved on
Infrastructure that survives you
Survives you

Self-hosting without the cloud
No phone-home that can't be rerouted
Explicit paths, versioned calls
Clear setup when the mothership falls

Pebble shut down, Rebble rose
Community took what the founders chose
To make transparent, forkable, clean
The best succession you've ever seen

Your infrastructure will outlive you
Position it to change hands

Build for succession, make forking easy
Document the handoff, use the standards
Your code will run when you've moved on
Infrastructure that survives you
Survives you

Not planning to quit
Just planning to ship
Something that persists
Beyond your grip

Field stewardship in practice here
Build for the maintainers who'll appear
When you're gone

Build for succession, make forking easy
Document the handoff, use the standards
Your code will run when you've moved on
Infrastructure that survives you

Build for succession, communities ready
To take custody when you're not there
Permanent capability, beyond any operator
Infrastructure that survives you
Survives you

Design it that way from the start
Design it that way from the start