Some writings here. I also have some open source projects and say random things on twitter.
2025
2020
- An Ode To Rabbit HolesI’ve been reading The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. In it he mentions a quote from John Bogle (the founder of Vanguard and pioneer of index fu...
- How to Have Impact> The best minds of our generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks. – Jeffrey Hammerbacher [https://www.fastcompany....
- Inefficient Progress> “Don’t mistake motion for progress.” This phrase used to be up on the wall at Slack (maybe it still is). It’s a good sentiment. Every time I walked
2019
- The Anti-StartupI wasn’t expecting this tweet to hit a nerve: > The anti-startup: do small things that solve small problems, open source everything you build, don’t
- People-first decision makingThe mental model that has been most helpful to me in making big life/work decisions is what I think of as "people-first decision making."
- The automation of politenessAre we going through the motions with one another and expressing things a computer would say, or are we being truly thoughtful, empathetic and considerate?
- Why choose entrepreneurshipWhy choose entrepreneurship? There are plenty of other things to do that are less stressful, more predictable and afford better work/life balance— in other words, easier. For me, it comes down to these things.