Agility Requires Safety
My second post on Y Combinator’s Macro Blog that discusses the safety mechanisms that make power agile software companies: Agility Requires Safety
Startup Ideas and Validation
Every startup begins with an idea. This is a talk I did as part of NerdWallet’s NerdTalks Series that discusses how to come up with startup ideas and validation t...
Agility Requires Safety
To go faster in a car, you need not only a powerful engine, but also safety mechanisms like brakes, airbags, and seat belts. This is a talk I did as part of NerdW...
Review: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
This seems to be the classical book about seeking enlightenment. It’s a quick read, with simple writing, and a simple story. I suspect much of it has become part ...
A Look Back at 2015
To paraphrase Bill Gates, most people overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do in a year. I definitely underestimated my 2015 and...