"I want to work somewhere that values building things more than running meetings, where the founders are still running the company, and there's a small enough number of engineers that you can get things done by talking to people." — a programmer I'm introducing to startups

A pretty good visual to communicate “tech debt”

thinking about this one every day

Oh my sweet summer child.

being a CEO is basically constantly convincing people that just trying stuff is jedi not idiotic

In a technology-enabled service provider, $1mm of revenue is not the mark of Product-Market Fit. >50% variable margin is. https://t.co/jXI2oC2S9H Video: https://t.co/fidp7bUinm

Life Advice: Avoid the temptation to "win the argument". "That makes sense, you're right. I need to think about it a bit more."

1/ A thread on "founder types" & how to hire those who complement you There are no "exact types" of founders but to simplify: A framework I think most founders broadly fall into: 1. Product centric 2. Tech centric 3. Customer centric It helps to figure out which you have / are

Apple really perfected the timing to juice excess Mac upgrades. First, they finally fix the laptop keyboards after half a decade of torment. Then they wait as everyone desperately upgrades such that they can type again. Second, they roll out the M1 revolution...

A couple Slack themes based on Dieter Rams colour palettes https://t.co/szaXO8sRnZ. Copy-paste the hex codes into a Slack message and you can switch to that theme. Enjoy!

If everyone used this algorithm when requesting a phone call, the world would be a much more efficient place:

Here's one thing they don't tell you about perf reviews, career ladders, promos, etc. Do everything by the book, tie yourself in knots to get the work done _and_ check all the boxes, and all you get is a marginal increase in comp.

These look pretty sweet

ACCURATE

Wow. I've been working in a part of the house that sometimes drops me to 2.4GHz. Finally found a way to force my macbook to use 5GHz. Went from speeds of 16Mbps to 230Mbps+. Now I can force my LG tv to also do the same.

One of the keys to success is communicating how hard something is going to be from the beginning, which Jeff Bezos explains well

Most founders can’t read a P&L and balance sheet. This is like flying a plane without understanding how to read the altimeter and fuel gauge. (That’s bad.)

You're under no obligation to remain the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or even a day ago. You are here to create yourself, continuously. 🧠

The Queen’s Gambit was so good. I couldn’t think of anything they could have done better.

Since I don’t do any dev work anymore, I could seriously consider getting one.