Kill the backlog Most backlogs never get done, and those that do probably shouldn't have. If something matters, apply intentionality to it and ship it fast. The faster you ship, the sooner you learn and build what your user needs.
retro 2022 Last year was a year of transformation for me. I focused on personal growth, mental health, and self-improvement. Here are the things that most inspired me in 2022, in case any can benefit you or can spark a new interest.
The disaster of fake decentralization in crypto (and how to fix it) I can say one thing for sure: centralization is a symptom of a lack of access to technology. Do you care about crypto? Make it decentralized AND easy to use.
Remote doesn't work for everyone Remote doesn't work for everyone but flexibility does, and that's alright, but let's acknowledge it first.
Sensawunda to build amazing companies The true value of a company is on the human side: the people that work in it and the glue that holds them together: their culture. A sensawunda as the genetic makeup of a company will always attract and retain talent that is curious, that innovates, and that challenges established patterns.
Boring crypto is good crypto The blockchain – and crypto in general – is infrastructure and infrastructure is a means to an end. Infrastructure should be "boring"; when I say boring, I mean it doesn't provide aggregate value by itself. The blockchain's intrinsic value is the rails by which wealth can be transferred and the underlying contracts.
Can I say I made this with a straight face? also titled "A rave review of AI-generated art". It's the first time in decades that the art community will face again the question of "What is merit?". It happened with Warhol in the 1950s and 60s when he and other contemporary artists embraced mass production and used it to create
Startup advice: Seeking the uncomfortable truths We get emotionally attached to our ideas because they're a projection of our value – or so we may think. When someone questions those ideas, especially in a professional setting, it can trigger irrational responses that vary depending on your position of authority and leverage. As a company founder, you have
Managing complexity and communication in software projects Most software projects fail because they're too large and teams can't communicate effectively. I wish there were a more complex explanation, one full of crazy metaphors, but there isn't. Large projects are hard to manage because complexity doesn't grow linearly, but exponentially.
New founders: bootstrap The next generation of companies will be built on top of bootstrapping, not lavish vanity rounds I started writing this post with wild metaphors about the public markets, sprinkling in some anecdotes about the Coinbase IPO, trucks filled with Teslas in the 101, and general imagery depicting plentifulness and obscenity.
The founder of Rome, hidden inside a metaphor Every now and then, I’ll obsess about something and I’ll try to learn absolutely everything I can about a minuscule part of our history or knowledge. This is how I learned about the most important prostitute in history. The foundation of Rome is a historical mystery surrounded in