I read quite a bit during the unusual summer of 2020. Over half of these were consumed as audio books, generally while jogging in Central Park. outdoors. Below are the majority of them, with minor commentary. Entertainment The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by…

To get stuff done — Parkinson’s Law is the old adage that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. It’s not difficult to observe this effect in our own lives. …

While “no code” seems to be rising in popularity, I’d argue that it’s far from a new or original concept — and I certainly wouldn’t call it a “movement.” I recently tweeted the following: And it was met with a fairly terse rebuttal from the Webflow CEO. I…

Over the past week, I dabbled in something that I should have started years ago – video production. More specifically, amateur video editing. I bought an entry-level camera, a microphone, and a couple mic stands and started recording myself. …

Last year I joined Postmates company to lead product and engineering for the Buyer team. Ben Lee, a talented designer and my previous cofounder, also joined to lead design. …

Building a team of leads — Two weeks ago, I left San Francisco and moved to Manhattan. The move was for personal reasons as I’ve spent my entire adult life on the west coast and the gravitational pull toward NYC has only grown stronger in recent years. But, the challenge I face now is remotely leading…

Today is the day I hoped would never come, but I knew would have to. We have to say goodbye, for the last time. I rescued you almost 7 years ago. Dad adopted you 3 years later. I promised to bring you back, but you two fell in love and…

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I’m an engineer, not an artist. But recently I jumped head first into the world of pixel art specifically for creating assets from scratch for small game projects. And trust me, if I can do it, then you can too, which is why I decided to write this. Ages ago…