Posts about Startups

On Testing

A few lessons I've learned about testing code while building Ada


Some Recent Updates

Site updates including improved AI description generation, updates to personal pages, and the shutdown of Stitch to focus on Ada.


Tom MacWright via Simon Wilison

Thoughts from my chat with Tom MacWright about finding the right balance with tech debt in startups. It's a tricky game between speed and sustainability!


Drew Houston on Latent Space

Insights from Drew Houston on the Latent Space podcast about his founder journey, the challenges of leadership, and the evolution of "Founder Mode."


Hard Part Interview

Quick notes on my interview on the Hard Part Interview podcast.


Scaling Software

My answer to the question 'What is the most important yet often overlooked aspect of scaling software?'


Somebody Doesn't Work Here

A great quote about creating a culture of ownership from the tale of Slack's first years


Craft as Advantage


Service Health

My list of qualities that resilient, highly availabile services should have.


Product Market Fit

My personal experience and framework for finding product market fit


Hard Times Create Strong Companies


Small

Looking back, I wish that as a founder I had been more aware about the