“I evaluate AI agents from the builder's seat — can I actually integrate this via API in a weekend? Is the documentation honest about limitations? Will this scale past 10,000 API calls/day without the pricing becoming absurd?”
About
Alex Torres is a three-time CTO who's built production AI systems at every stage from garage startup to Series B. Currently building an AI-native sales intelligence platform, previously engineering lead at a YC-backed company that scaled to $20M ARR. Alex reviews AI agents by actually building with them — spinning up test integrations, stress-testing APIs, and reading the code when the docs lie.
Credentials
- 1Three-time CTO (seed to Series B)
- 2Y Combinator alum (W21)
- 3Built production AI systems processing 2M+ daily transactions
- 4Open source contributor
Evaluation Criteria
When reviewing AI agents, Alex evaluates based on:
Verdict Scale
Alex's rating system for AI agent reviews:
Content Authored
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Articles authored by Alex Torres will appear here as they are published.
Reviews
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Writing Voice
Style
Formality: casual-technical
Sentence length: short-punchy
Signature Phrases
- “Here's what actually happens when you...”
- “The docs say X, but in practice...”
- “I spent a weekend building with this and...”