Update — I have migrated this blog!Hi all — my count of followers on Medium is steadily climbing upwards, despite the fact I no longer write here :) You can subsribe to my…Feb 28Feb 28
Published inStartup StashThoughts on Interviewing (And AI, Inevitably)I’ve been interviewed at many companies, and have interviewed dozens of candidates myself. The discrepancy in different companies’ ability…May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
Published inStartup StashEverything you want to know about subscriptionsPaid subscriptions and membership schemes are in vogue: there’s one for pretty much everything under the sun — newspapers, gyms, music and…May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
There is no ‘good’ AGI scenarioThere’s a lot of debate these days on whether we’re on track to build Artificial General Intelligence, and on whether succeeding in doing…May 21, 2023May 21, 2023
Published inGoPenAIThoughts on coding with GPTLast month I wrote about how I used ChatGPT to build a simple word game (which is live, here!).Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
Published inBetter ProgrammingHow I Used ChatGPT to Create a GameGenerate letter tiles based on the frequency of each letterMar 5, 2023Mar 5, 2023
Thoughts on paternity pt IIIWhen my son was born, four years ago, I wrote two posts on my first thoughts on being a father. Four years + a daughter later, here’s the…Dec 29, 2022Dec 29, 2022
Published inStartup StashWhy Are Most Organizations so Slow?A lot of people I know complain that the organizations they work for move too slowly. I’m often frustrated by the same thing, so I decided…Dec 18, 2022Dec 18, 2022
Published inBetter ProgrammingGood feedback, bad feedback, and coachingIn two of the three companies I’ve worked, “receiving good feedback” is one of the things people are the least satisfied with according to…Feb 7, 20238Feb 7, 20238
Innovation & Finance & CryptoCompanies live and die by innovation: those that invest in it prosper, and those that don’t become obsolete. Even monopoly power does not…Sep 18, 2022Sep 18, 2022