Spec before build
A strategy or EA that exists only in your head cannot be tested, reviewed, or killed cleanly. Every kit starts from a written specification so the idea is falsifiable before money or compute is committed.
Operations as a discipline
Bots fail at 3am, VPS hosts reboot, and brokers disconnect. Provisioning checklists, hardening steps, monitoring logs, and incident templates turn those events into procedure instead of panic.
Risk stays in frame
Kill criteria, drawdown limits, and review cadences are written down before the first order is placed. If a rule is not on paper, it does not exist when you need it.